Language Diversity and Origins Quiz

How many living languages have been cataloged by one group of scholars?

Which of the following refers to the various ways in which human beings use their bodies to communicate?

In which country is raising the eyebrows considered to be indecent?

Which of the following is NOT true about sign languages?

According to Otto Jespersen, how many main theories about the beginnings of human language were there?

According to the Bow-Wow theory, how did language start?

According to Jespersen's La-La theory, what were the first sounds related to?

What did researchers study to form ideas about the origins of language?

What do cave drawings and the use of tools before the estimated time of speech development suggest?

When did scientists estimate that humans developed speech?

Which language is considered to be 'dead' but is actually still alive?

Facial expressions and gestures are universal across all cultures.

Monastic sign language is used by members of religious orders who have taken vows of silence.

Human language has a definitive origin that is known to scholars.

Pooh-Pooh theory suggests that humans first came up with language to express emotions.

Egyptian hieroglyphs are easily interpreted by modern scholars?