Cards in this guide (21)
Which language family is spoken mostly in the Pacific Ocean region
What term is defined as a new hypothetical language created by a comparative reconstruction of similar languages
Which of these terms is synonymous with the concept of intragenerational mobility
The study of the language of a specific ethnic group within a culture
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
According to Census 2000 which state had the largest increase of people who do not speak English during the 1990s
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
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
The examination of the hieroglyphics in an ancient Egyptian pyramid would be part of which discipline
What other term is comparative linguistics known
diachronic and/or historical linguistcs
According to Census 2000 what happened between 1990 and 2000 to the number of people in the US who spoke Spanish
According to Census 2000 what percent of the US population is foreign born
According to Census 2000 which state had the largest two or more races population
During which century did Europeans begin to search by sea for a new route to Asia looking for trade wealth and territory
What term refers to the study of the origin of words
How does the Bill of Rights protect citizens from abuses of power from the government
It's protects citizens from not letting one part of the
government get to strong and overpower the rest of the
government
What does the study of the meaning or interpretation of words parts of words phrases or sentences
Which president signed civil right acts of 1964
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights act of
1964.