CHAPTER 5: National language and language planning

What is the primary function of a national language?

a) Utilitarian

b) Symbolic

c) Linguistic

d) Cultural

Which country shares official status between English and an indigenous language?

a) Malaysia

b) Paraguay

c) Tanzania

d) Vanuatu

What are the four interrelated steps in planning for a national official language?

a) Selection, codification, elaboration, acceptance

b) Standardization, elaboration, codification, acceptance

c) Codification, acceptance, selection, elaboration

d) Acceptance, selection, elaboration, codification

In Tanzania, which language was chosen as the official national language?

a) Bislama

b) Guaraní

c) Malay

d) Swahili

What does the success of Swahili as the national language in Tanzania primarily attribute to?

a) Its utilitarian function

b) Its association with a particular tribe

c) Its neutral status

d) Its linguistic processing

Which two approaches were taken to develop a standard written variety of Norwegian?

a) Bokmål and Nynorsk

b) Danish and Landsmål

c) Danish and Bokmål

d) Nynorsk and Landsmål

In Norway, what effort was made to bring Bokmål and Nynorsk closer together?

a) Codification efforts

b) Standardization efforts

c) Elaboration efforts

d) Acceptance efforts

What is the role of linguists in language planning?

a) Developing vocabulary

b) Codification of orthography

c) Influencing standardization

d) All of the above

What does acceptance in language planning refer to?

a) The selection of a language variety

b) The codification of linguistic features

c) The intuitive judgments by users of a language

d) The development of vocabulary

What is another term for acquisition planning in language planning?

a) Status planning

b) Prestige planning

c) Language-in-education planning

d) Corpus planning