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Objective Questions

1. What is the Latin phrase that refers to a common language?
2. Considering the native speakers, which is the most spoken language in the
world?
3. What is the term used for fluency in two languages?
4. What is a language that is a mixture of two different languages called?
5. What is the term used for the English spoken by native Indians?
6. Name the hybrid language formed by the following pair of languages-
a. Kannada and English
b. Punjabi and English
c. Hindi and English

d. Tamil and English
7. What are the physical barriers that might arise while communicating in a for-
eign tongue?
8. Name the method to overcome inhibition where one is encouraged to speak in
English and his or her mistakes are not corrected immediately but later.
9. What type of barrier does obstructs people of financially low backgrounds
from communicating in English?
10. Which method in learning English does include help from peer groups?

Answers

1. Lingua franca
2. Mandarin
3. Bilingualism
4. Hybrid language
5. Indian English
6. a. Kanglish
b. Punglish
c. Hinglish
d. Tanglish
7. Lisping, stammering, stuttering, deafness
8. Non-correctional method
9. Economic background
10. Peer practice

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