Author Question: When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent A) dialects. ... (Read 206 times)

hbsimmons88 · **on:** Jul 14, 2018

When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent

A) dialects.
B) language groups.
C) language families.
D) possible prehistoric superfamilies.
E) language sects.

Question 2

A group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages is a

A) dialect.
B) language branch.
C) language family.
D) language group.
E) language root.