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Language Contact: Typology and Language Contact

Description: This quiz evaluates your understanding of the various types of language contact and their effects on language change.
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What is the term for the process by which two or more languages influence each other?

  1. Language Contact

  2. Language Convergence

  3. Language Divergence

  4. Language Shift


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Language contact is the process by which two or more languages come into contact with each other and influence each other's development.

Which of the following is NOT a type of language contact?

  1. Borrowing

  2. Code-Switching

  3. Convergence

  4. Pidginization


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Convergence is not a type of language contact, but rather a result of language contact. It refers to the process by which two or more languages become more similar over time.

What is the term for a new language that develops from the contact between two or more languages?

  1. Creole

  2. Pidgin

  3. Dialect

  4. Register


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A creole is a new language that develops from the contact between two or more languages. It is typically spoken by a community of people who have no other common language.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a pidgin?

  1. It is a simplified language.

  2. It has no native speakers.

  3. It is used for communication between people who do not share a common language.

  4. It is a stable language.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pidgins are not stable languages. They are typically used for communication between people who do not share a common language, and they can change rapidly over time.

What is the term for the process by which a pidgin becomes a creole?

  1. Creolization

  2. Pidginization

  3. Convergence

  4. Divergence


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Creolization is the process by which a pidgin becomes a creole. It occurs when a pidgin is adopted by a community of people as their native language.

Which of the following is NOT a type of language borrowing?

  1. Loanwords

  2. Calques

  3. Semantic Shifts

  4. Code-Switching


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Code-switching is not a type of language borrowing. It is a type of language contact in which speakers switch between two or more languages in the same conversation.

What is the term for a word that is borrowed from another language?

  1. Loanword

  2. Calque

  3. Semantic Shift

  4. Cognate


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A loanword is a word that is borrowed from another language.

Which of the following is NOT a type of calque?

  1. Loan Translation

  2. Loan Phonology

  3. Loan Syntax

  4. Loan Morphology


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Loan phonology is not a type of calque. It is a type of language borrowing in which a word from one language is adapted to the phonological system of another language.

What is the term for a change in the meaning of a word?

  1. Loanword

  2. Calque

  3. Semantic Shift

  4. Cognate


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A semantic shift is a change in the meaning of a word.

Which of the following is NOT a type of language convergence?

  1. Grammatical Convergence

  2. Lexical Convergence

  3. Phonological Convergence

  4. Semantic Convergence


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Semantic convergence is not a type of language convergence. It is a type of language change in which the meanings of words in two or more languages become more similar.

What is the term for the process by which two or more languages become more different over time?

  1. Language Contact

  2. Language Convergence

  3. Language Divergence

  4. Language Shift


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Language divergence is the process by which two or more languages become more different over time.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that can contribute to language divergence?

  1. Geographical Separation

  2. Social Separation

  3. Political Separation

  4. Cultural Separation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cultural separation is not a factor that can contribute to language divergence. In fact, cultural contact can often lead to language convergence.

What is the term for the process by which a language is replaced by another language?

  1. Language Contact

  2. Language Convergence

  3. Language Divergence

  4. Language Shift


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Language shift is the process by which a language is replaced by another language.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that can contribute to language shift?

  1. Political Dominance

  2. Economic Dominance

  3. Social Dominance

  4. Geographical Isolation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Geographical isolation is not a factor that can contribute to language shift. In fact, geographical isolation can often lead to language divergence.

What is the term for the process by which a language becomes extinct?

  1. Language Death

  2. Language Shift

  3. Language Convergence

  4. Language Divergence


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Language death is the process by which a language becomes extinct.

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