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Chapter Report #3
SOC 2129-01 - Cultural Geography
Spring 2022
Name: _Sophia Novoa_____________________
All responses to the following questions must be derived from the course’s textbook from (No Internet sources
)
Type or mark
your responses in the space provided. Submit this sheet (
WORD or PDF
) by due date/time
.
Language (Ch. 6)
1.
In mutual intelligibility discussion, it is stated that Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese Chinese speakers
can understand each other but Danish and Norwegian speakers cannot understand each other.
(Choose: True /
False
) F
2.
The primary languages people in Madagascar speak are not part of a language family found in Africa,
but instead are part of the Austronesian family. Explain (1) anthropological evidence for this statement;
and (2) why languages in Madagascar were preserved. Write a sentence for each
.
(1) it is the finding evidence seafarers from islands of southeast Aisa crossing Indian ocean,
(2) Because there is no african diffused to the island which preserves Southeast Asian settlements and
languages for centuries
3.
Spanish and Portuguese have become distinct languages over time as a result of (language convergence /
language divergence
). (Choose one
)
4.
According to the text, where is the proposed hearth of the Proto-Indo-European language? Describe the
general area mentioned and
a country in modern days.
It was somewhere in the vicinity of the Black Sea-very possibly central Anatolia (present-day Turkey).
5.
Which language survives today as a probable direct link to Europe’s preagricultural era?
Euskera
6.
English is a Germanic language today but is also intermixed with a Romance language (French). Who
brought the Romance influence on the British Isles in 1066?
The Normans
7.
Languages in North America had distinct problems. What happened in Quebec in 2013 as international
news reported as a ‘scandal’ with respect to its language policies?
In 2013, the province’s strict language policies made international news when an Italian restaurant was
asked to provide French-language translations for menu items, including pasta.
8.
Which of the following country has officially chosen to recognize one official language?
A. Indonesia
B.
Canada
C.
U.S.
D.
Belgium
9.
Which of the following statements reflects the future prospect of a global language by the authors?
A.
Japanese and German will continue to grow as global languages of sciences and technologies
B.
English is a major language of cross-cultural communication today but its role will be diminishing
C.
Chinese could be a future global language for cross-communication as China grows in power
D.
There will be a new global language established so that all people can communicate with each other
10. According to George Stewart who studied American toponyms, which city in the U.S. is classified as a
‘
manufactured
’ toponym?
Lancaster
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