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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?

The language is no longer used to communicate or socialize (B) Signup and view all the answers

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

About 650 of the present 6528 languages (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the scope of LPLP according to the text?

Intervention by various authorities to maintain or change language and linguistic behavior (C) Signup and view all the answers

How does Fishman (1987) define language planning?

Authoritative allocation of resources to language status and corpus goals (D) Signup and view all the answers

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

Deliberate efforts to influence the behavior of others with respect to language acquisition (C) Signup and view all the answers

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

Maintaining or changing the language itself or the linguistic behavior of users/speakers (B) Signup and view all the answers

What does LPLP encompass, according to the text?

Any language-related intervention by state actors, linguists, institutions, community members, families, or other actors (D) Signup and view all the answers