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Which language family is spoken mostly in the Pacific Ocean region

malayo-polynesian

What term is defined as a new hypothetical language created by a comparative reconstruction of similar languages

protolanguage

Which of these was created because of the need to understand Native American languages

Structuralism was created because of the need to understand Native American languages.

According to information in Senate Resolution 28 what percent of Europeans speak their native language and another language fluently

52.7 %

According to Census 2000 which state had the largest increase of people who do not speak English during the 1990s

Nevada

What term describes a variety of a language that is distinguished by pronunciation

A variety of a language that is distinguished by pronunciation is a dialect.

About how many countries have significant populations in the US

100

Which of these best describes the syntactic component of grammar

it displays how the arrangement of the words is related to the meaning of the sentence.

Which of these language families includes the Chinese language

Sino-Tibetan

The examination of the hieroglyphics in an ancient Egyptian pyramid would be part of which discipline

philology

According to Census 2000 what happened between 1990 and 2000 to the number of people in the US who spoke Spanish

It increased.

According to Census 2000 what percent of the US population is foreign born

11.1 percent

According to Census 2000 which state had the largest two or more races population

California

During which century did Europeans begin to search by sea for a new route to Asia looking for trade wealth and territory

15th Century

A+

What term refers to the study of the origin of words

Ethymology.

What does the study of the meaning or interpretation of words parts of words phrases or sentences

semantics

Which president signed civil right acts of 1964

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights act of 1964.

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