language Flashcards
incell
a man that cant get a date
in japanese the most important word to learn is?
Sumimase
what does the word Sumimasen mean?
Suminasen means : sorry or excuse me in japanese
Shigata ga nai means .
it cant be helped or its only karma
68% of the worlds internet is in what language?
english is 68% of the worlds internet
what % of internet users speak english as their native language?
27% of internet users has english as their native language.
why will the chinese language not become the universal language?
Chinese will not become the universal language because it is a tonal language
brussels is a bi-lingual region of what two languages
Brussels is bi-lingual french and flemish
french speakers expect more
socialism from the state.
Dutch speakers expect more
Dutch speakers expect more freedom and capitalism
what is one way for a dominate culture to suppress a minority culture?
ban the use of their language and require their children to be educated in the dominate language.
What are two opposing forces in the modern world
globalization of culture
preservation of local and national culture.
official chinese is based on
the Northern Mandarin dialect spoken around Bejing
How many dialects of Chinese are there?
there are 1400 dialects of Chinese
how many foreign films are allowed to be shown every year in China?
only 20 foreign films are allowed to be shown in China every year.
whata re the two main dialects of Chinese?
The two main dialects of Chinese are Cantonese and Mandarin
old definition was that a language was
a dialect with an army
Language is a set of mutually agreed on?
sounds and symbols that are used for communication
feature that is different in two dialects?
isoglass, or boundry
dialects are variations on?
a particular theme
Some countries have formal exams of?
Standard language proficiancy, especialy for government workers
what languages are so similar that speakers of them can understand and communicate with each other yet are still considered separate languages?
1) Norwegion and Danish
2)Serbian and Croation
3)Hindi and Urdu
4)Spanish and Portugese
5) Navajo and Apache
Kings English is refers to as
British Received Pronunciation, the standard
what is the dialect heard most often around London
“Kings English”
Americans associate what accent with having good manners?
Oxbridge or BBC
Actors and academics who have what is called Oxbridge or BBC english do well in?
the United States
Who are the native speakers of english?
America, Britian, Australia/New Zealand
It is estimated that there are about how many languages worldwide?
It is estimated that there are about 6,900 languages worldwide, depends on how you count dialects
How many people speak Mandarin, the official Chinese
Only about 600 million Chinese speak Mandarin the official Chinese
It is estimated that in 100 years from now there will only be how many languages left?
600 languages
Languages are thought to die out at the rate of ?
Languages are thought to die out about the rate of one every two weeks
How many people speak Chinese?
more than 1.2 billion people speak Chinese
How many speakers does Spanish Have?
310 million people speak Spanish
what is the Universal language of the modern world?
English is the universal language spoken by native speakers and foreign socialites.
Why is Chinese not a world language?
Because Chinese is geographically restricted
what countries are least likely to learn another language?
America, Britain, Australia/New Zealand
200 years ago Englishwas the unwritten language of?
Iron Age people, living in Denmark.
How many people speak Hindi?
Hindi has 305 million speakers
How many people speak English?
English has 400 million speakers
How many people speak Portugese?
Portugese has 165 million speakers
How many speakers does Russian have?
150 million people speak Russian?
How many people speak Bengali?
130 million people speak Bengali
How many people speak German?
100 million people speak German
How many people speak French?
80 million people speak french.
how many people speak Italian?
60 million people speak Italian.
Sumerian and Etruscan survive only in?
Fragments of their written form
Sanskrit and Latin live on in their?
descendant languages.
Language loss can be stopped through?
Revival movements
What increases the value of learning any particular language?
Value of learning any particular language is increased by the number of people who already speak it.
Welsh, Maori and Hawiian are currently experiencing?
Revivals
Where is the most languages in one place?
the big island of New Guinea.
About how many languages are spoken in the deep valleys of PNG?
about 890
Because of migration how many languages are spoken in New York city?
830 languages spoken in New York City.
