Endangered Languages of Africa Quiz
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What is an endangered language?

  • A language that is threatened by extinction and will have no speakers within a few generations (correct)
  • A language that is spoken by a small community
  • A language that is spoken by less than 100,000 people
  • A language that is not widely used in international communication

    • What is language shift?

  • When a language becomes the official language of a country
  • When speakers abandon their language, willingly or under pressure, in favor of another language (correct)
  • When a language evolves into a new dialect
  • When a language gains new vocabulary from another language

    • What did Krauss predict about the fate of mankind's languages by the next century?

  • 90% of mankind’s languages will face death or doom (correct)
  • All of mankind’s languages will be extinct
  • Only 10% of mankind’s languages will be endangered
  • 50% of mankind’s languages will thrive

    • What is the state of language death?

    <p>The language is no longer used to communicate or socialize</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many languages does Krauss predict the world will have by 2100?

    <p>About 650 of the present 6528 languages</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the scope of LPLP according to the text?

    <p>Intervention by various authorities to maintain or change language and linguistic behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Fishman (1987) define language planning?

    <p>Authoritative allocation of resources to language status and corpus goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Cooper (1989: 45), what does language planning involve?

    <p>Deliberate efforts to influence the behavior of others with respect to language acquisition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of LPLP as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Maintaining or changing the language itself or the linguistic behavior of users/speakers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does LPLP encompass, according to the text?

    <p>Any language-related intervention by state actors, linguists, institutions, community members, families, or other actors</p> Signup and view all the answers

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