Chapter 5 Review

Question 1

A group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages is a:

Answer 1

language branch

Question 2

A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a:

Answer 2

language family

Question 3

The second-largest language family is:

Answer 3

Sino-Tibetan

Question 4

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the roots of the trees below the surface represent:

Answer 4

possible prehistoric superfamilies

Question 5

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent
dialects:

Answer 5

language families

Question 6

Germanic invaders of England included all but which tribe?

A. Angles
B. Saxons
C. Jutes

Answer 6

Normans

Question 7

Both the Angles and the Normans contributed to the development of the English language, because they:

Answer 7

invaded England

Question 8

English is the most important language in North America primarily because of:

Answer 8

the diffusion of English colonies