World Language FamiliesOnline version Language evolution by PEDREROS MAYORGA ANGELA IVONNE 1 The theory of one single language spoken by all the humanity comes from: a The linguists b The bible c The human history 2 The original dialects changed and became different languages because: a The tribes wanted to be original b The tribes wanted new words to show power c The tribes got separated and lived in different conditions 3 What is a protolanguage? a A language ancestor b The first words of a language c The newest version of a language 4 Some factors that can determine the relation among languages are: a Phonetics b Vocabulary and phonetics c Grammar, syntax and basic vocabulary 5 One of the problems linguist face constructing language family trees is: a The number of dialects b The number of languages c Which dialects should be considered separate languages 6 The second problem linguists face is related with: a The quantity of dialects and languages b The political decisions of a country c The evidence about languages in ancient times 7 Do all the languages have been studied? a No, because not all the native languages haven't been studied yet b No, because linguists haven't studied the old languages c No, because linguists study just the most common languages
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