The Role of Writing in Language Quiz
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The Role of Writing in Language Quiz

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Which alphabet evolved from the Phoenician consonantal alphabet?

  • Proto-Sinaitic
  • Latin (correct)
  • Etruscan
  • Greek

    • Which letters evolved from a single Phoenician letter?

  • F (correct)
  • B
  • W
  • U

    • What is the common assumption about the genesis of writing?

  • Writing evolved from tally systems (correct)
  • True writing evolved from tally systems
  • Writing began with religious iconography
  • Writing was invented multiple times

    • What is the term for the belief that writing was only invented once?

    <p>Monogenesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the newer thinking about the evolution of writing?

    <p>True writing evolved separately from tally systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of reflexive marking does Kitúba have?

    <p>Analytic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the perfect aspect marked in Kitúba?

    <p>By 'finish'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the verbal morphology of Kitúba verbs in terms of agreement and tense/aspect suffixes?

    <p>Lack agreement and have only some tense/aspect suffixes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the habitual aspect formed in Kitúba?

    <p>With 'sit and'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Kitúba, how is the reflexive marking different from Kikóngo?

    <p>Kitúba has analytic reflexive marking, Kikóngo has synthetic</p> Signup and view all the answers

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