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The language spoken by the greatest number of native speakers in the world
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Mandarin
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Two largest language families in the world are
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Indo-European Sino-Tibean
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What language family encompasses the Peoples Republic of China?
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Sino-Tibetan
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Nearly half the people in the world speak a language from this family
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Indo-European
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A group of language families that share a common ancestor before recorded history
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Language family
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English: What language family?
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Indo-European
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English: What language branch??
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Germanic
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English: What language group?
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West Germanic
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What three Germanic tribes was English influenced by?
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Angles Saxons Jutes
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Hebrew
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Revived
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Icelandic
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Isolated
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Celtic
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Endangered
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Basque
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Isolated
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Gothic
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Extinct
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Why do so many countries around the world speak English?
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History of Colonization
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Define franglais
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Widespread use of English in the French language
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Define lingua franca
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Language of international communication
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Why do groups try to preserve their languages?
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because oral history will be lost if the language is not preserved.
because language is an essential part of a culture’s identity. to resist the onslaught of English and global culture
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How can groups preserve their local langauges?
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Government policies Communications Community groups Tourism
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Nigeria has over 400 distinct langauges.
True or False. Nigeria has over 400 distinct langauges.
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True
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What are the official languages of Canada?
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English French
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The Flemings and Walloons live in which country?
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Belgium
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Name two of the official languages of Switzerland.
(there are 4)
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German French Italian Romansh
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The Greek and Turkish communities are in conflict in which country in the Mediterranean?
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Cyprus
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Why might there be a problem in multilingual states?
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Increased costs (printing signs)
Antagonism Confusion
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