LING 101 Midterm: Midterm Review 2
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Note: exact topics and point distribution may vary slightly, but this is a rough guide to help you study. There are 17 questions, 20 pts total on this exam. Answer these questions on the scantron sheets (#2 pencil): 1-15. Answer these questions on the answer sheets: 16, 17: (1pt. ) One or more of these topics: language is always gradually changing, dialect vs. language (mutual intelligibility def"n), political interference in characterization of. Language families for these languages (you only need to know the highest-level historical family, e. g. "indo-european", "salish", etc. You do not need to know branches within the families (e. g. you do not need to mark "germanic" or "west-germanic", etc. Also know: general geographic locations for halq"emeylem language, dravidian family,and indo-aryan languages. English dialects: canadian vs. rp vs. cockney (identify the dialect, and/or describe sound changes and features specific to this dialect)
