12 Questions
What is the main reason for the limited understanding of Kinaray-a by Hiligaynon speakers from other areas?
Geographic distance
What is the relationship between Kapampangan and Malay?
They are languages in the same language family
What is the primary characteristic of vernacular languages?
They are the first language learned by people in multilingual communities
What is the necessary condition for a language to be considered standardized?
It must be codified and stabilized
What is the term for the 'most informal and colloquial variety of a language'?
Vernacular language
What is the significance of standard English in the context of language standardization?
It is a dialect that has gained prestige due to social, economic, and political factors
What is the primary factor that leads to the development of a linguistic area?
Contact between languages in an area
Which of the following languages are of Austronesian origin?
Hiligaynon, Kinaray-a, and Cebuano
What is the term for the presence of different language families or branches of languages in an area?
Phylogenic diversity
What is the result of language contact in a linguistic area?
The development of similar structural features
What is the term for a group of languages with a common ancestor?
Language family
In a linguistic area, what is the primary factor that influences the development of structural features?
Language contact
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