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  • What's are 2 synonyms of the word 'rise'
    increase, grow
  • Roughly, how many languages are there worldwide?
    Just over 7,000
  • What are 3 arguments for language preservation?
    ...
  • What's are 2 synonyms of the word 'fall'
    decrease, decline
  • What are 4 benefits of learning a second language?
    ...
  • How many years can learning a language offset dementia by?
    Around 5 years
  • Some people think that everyone ______ learn more than 1 language.
    should / must
  • What are the four most spoken languages in the world?
    Mandarin Chinese, English, Spanish, Hindi
  • Approximately, how many official languages are there in India?
    Between 20 - 27.
  • More or less, how many languages are endangered worldwide?
    Just over 3,000
  • True or false, the United States of America is a linguistically diverse country?
    True!
  • What's a lingua franca?
    a common language between speakers whose native languages are different
  • More or less, how many indigenous languages are there in Papa New Guinea?
    840
  • Some people think that all languages must __ preserved.
    BE
  • What was the name of the tower that we studied to first introduce this topic?
    The Tower of Babel
  • What are 3 arguments against language preservation?
    ...
  • What's the name of a graph that uses lines with different heights that are represent vertically or horizontally?
    A bar graph
  • What's the name of a chart that is round and is divided into slices?
    A pie chart!