LANGUAGE

Match the following

Match the following

what is the synonym of "fluency"?

But with modern communication technology now widely available, researchers say whistled languages like Silbo are threatened with ​ (a)   With dwindling numbers of Gomera islanders still ​ (b)   in the language, Canaries’ authorities are taking steps to try to ensure its​ (c)   .

There are thought to be as many as 70 whistled languages still in use, though only 12 have been described and ​ (a)   scientifically.This form of communication is an ​ (b)   found among cultures where people are often ​ (c)   from each other, according to Julien Meyer, a researcher at the Institute of Human Sciences in Lyon, France. ‘They are mostly used in ​ (d)   or dense forests,’ he says. ‘Whistled languages are quite clearly defined and represent an ​ (e)   adaptation of the spoken language for the needs of isolated human groups.

In fact, the research is very clear. When children continue to develop their abilities in two or more languages throughout primary school, they gain a deeper ​ (a)   of language and how to use it effectively. (UNDERSTAND)

Many people marvel at how quickly ​ (a)   children seem to 'pick up' conversational skills in the majority language at school (although it takes much longer for them to catch ​ (b)   with native speakers in academic language skills). However, educators are often much less ​ (c)   of how quickly children can lose their ability to use their mother tongue, even in the home context. The extent and rapidity of language loss will ​ (d)   according to the concentration of families from a particular linguistic group in the neighborhood. Where the ​ (e)   is used extensively in the community, then language loss among young children will be less.

the ability to use two languages equally well is called (a)  

that state in which some languages may become extinct is called " (a)   "