Language Diversity and Origins Quiz
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How many living languages have been cataloged by one group of scholars?

  • 5,000
  • 10,000
  • 3,000
  • 7,097 (correct)

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

  • Sign language
  • Verbal language
  • Body language (correct)
  • Written language

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

  • India
  • Japan (correct)
  • China
  • Thailand

    • Which of the following is NOT true about sign languages?

    <p>Sign languages are only used by people who are deaf</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

    <p>people imitating sounds, especially animal calls</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>love, play, poetry, and song</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The parts of the body that make speech</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Humans communicated using sign language before speech development</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did scientists estimate that humans developed speech?

    <p>Between 100,000 and 70,000 years ago</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Latin is considered to be 'dead' but it is still alive and lives on in the Romance languages, including Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Romanian.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Facial expressions and gestures are universal across all cultures.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Egyptian hieroglyphs are easily interpreted by modern scholars?

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

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