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  • Which language was an international language throughout the Roman Empire?
    Latin
  • What does it mean that something evolves?
    It develops gradually
  • What do linguists do?
    Study languages
  • In how many countries is English an official language?
    67
  • What is the Icelandic term for embassy?
    Sendiráð
  • How many languages are spoken in the world today, approximately?
    7,000
  • Explain what it mean to be bilingual.
    Able to speak more that one language equally well.
  • What does it mean that a language has become extinct?
    It is longer spoken
  • Mention five countries where English is an official language
    Great Britain, Canada, The USA, Australia, Barbados, Nigeria, Ghana, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Fiji, etc.
  • How many years is a millennium?
    One thousand years
  • What are the two most spoken languages in the world?
    English and Mandarin Chinese
  • What is a colony?
    A country or area under the full or partial political control of another country and occupied by settlers from that country.
  • English is the language of diplomacy. Explain what diplomacy is.
    The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations.
  • What does it mean that a word is obsolete?
    No longer used.
  • How many languages, in the world, approximately, have less than 1,000 speakers?
    2,000
  • What is a dialect?
    A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group.
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