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LING 115 FinalWhich of the following are advantages of English as a global lingua franca?
Everyone will get along better because they speak the same language.
Communications in international organizations like the Association of South-East Asian Nations is easier.
International travel is more accessible.
People for whom English is an L1 (ex: people in Great Britain and the US) don't have to learn more than
one language.
English is sophisticated and easy to learn compared to other potential lingua francas, for instance
Chinese. - correct answer ✔✔Communications in international organizations like the Association of
South-East Asian Nations is easier.
International travel is more accessible.
People for whom English is an L1 (ex: people in Great Britain and the US) don't have to learn more than
one language
The biggest factor that caused English to be the dominant language in California was:
The colonization of California
Immigration into California
The Mexican-American War
,The Gold Rush - correct answer ✔✔The Gold Rush
The effect of Prop. 63 in California is that:
California has an extensive bilingual education system in the schools
California publishes official government materials in English only.
California must promote English, but it can and does still publish official government materials in many
languages.
California must publish official government materials in many languages because of Prop. 63. - correct
answer ✔✔California must promote English, but it can and does still publish official government
materials in many languages.
What percentage of Californians are monolingual in English (according to the 2000 census data)?
98
82
60
10 - correct answer ✔✔60
What percentage of the US speaks English monolingually?
98
, 82
60
10 - correct answer ✔✔82
When did the government of California begin using English?
When California was colonized, establishing an English speaking colonial government over the
indigenous population.
After the United States bought the California territory from Mexico as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe-
Hidalgo.
After the United States conquered the California territory, ending with the Treaty of Pablo-Esperanto.
After France gave the California territory to the United States at the end of the Mexican-American War. -
correct answer ✔✔After the United States bought the California territory from Mexico as part of the
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
What was the biggest factor in establishing English as the dominant language in the United States?
Number of Speakers (as compared to other languages)
How easy English was for speakers of other languages to learn (ex: it doesn't have gender or case on the
nouns)
All of the schools taught exclusively in English from the time of the first British colonies.
English was the language of religion. - correct answer ✔✔Number of Speakers (as compared to other
languages)
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