Draft:Languages/Quiz

Languages is an effort, in a lecture format, to describe the components of languages, often as applied in linguistics.

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Quiz
{Yes or No, There are approximately 3,000–6,000 languages that are spoken by humans today. + Yes - No
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{Yes or No, A language family is a set of languages which have evolved from a common ancestor. + Yes - No
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{True or False, A dominant group for languages differs from a control group in that it rules the treatment of the control group. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Yes or No, Most languages in Europe belong to the Indo-European language family. + Yes - No
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{Evidence that demonstrates that a model or idea for languages versus a control group is feasible is called a { proof of concept (i) }.
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{Yes or No, Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. + Yes - No
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{True or False, A control group may be used for languages to demonstrate no effect or a standard effect versus a novel effort applied to a treatment group. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Yes or No, In Europe there is the Basque language which is an isolate unrelated to any other group. + Yes - No
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{Complete the text: A short or { incomplete (i) } realization of a certain { method (i) } or idea to { demonstrate (i) } a treament's feasibility for languages is called a proof of { concept (i) }.
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{Yes or No, A form of communication using words either spoken or gestured with the hands and structured with grammar, often with a writing system, is called a language. + Yes - No
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{True or False, Pure languages involve no doing apart from themselves. + TRUE - FALSE
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{Yes or No, The Maltese language is the only Semitic language with national language status in Europe. + Yes - No
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{Complete the text: A proof-of-concept structure of languages, including a control group, consists of { background (i) }, procedures, findings, and { interpretation (i) }.
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{Yes or No, Several languages of Europe are classified as endangered languages. + Yes - No
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{True or False, The purpose of a treatment group for languages is to describe natural processes or phenomena for the first time relative to a control group. + TRUE - FALSE
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Hypotheses

 * 1) The root of the various languages may be some form of geographic or loss of trade route isolation of larger population centers.