Chapter 6 Quiz

The spread of one language and the culture native to that language to common use around a region is an example of:


a. cultural invasion
b.literacy rate
c.mother tongue
d.Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
e.None of the above

That the term “human rights” can refer to freedom of speech in one country and universal health care in another reflects the translation problem of conceptual equivalence

True or False

Canada has two official national language

True or False

The phrase “read btw the line” is an example of :

a. creole
b. Esperanto
c. Idiom
d. Pidgin
e. Syntax

By definition, pidgins are acquired by children as their first language

True or False

The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis accounts for the differences in languages across cultures

True or False

Hindi is the one official national language of India

True or False

In contrast to the explicit language of the Koran, the
Arabic language reflecting its culture is poetic using repetition, metaphors
and similes

True or False

English idioms are easily translated unambiguously into
other languages

True or False

In 1990, Native Americans Language Act discourages the use
of American Indian languages in schools

True or False

Esperanto is a simplified language developed for use in
science and technology

True or False