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Every two weeks a language disappears. By 2100 nearly half of the 6,000 spoken today may be gone. Migration, either between coun
Every two weeks a language disappears. By 2100 nearly half of the 6,000 spoken today may be gone. Migration, either between coun
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2018-03-01
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Every two weeks a language disappears. By 2100 nearly half of the 6,000 spoken today may be gone. Migration, either between countries or from the countryside to cities, is one reason; though new arrivals generally stick with their mother tongue, at least at home, their children rarely do. The dominance of English is another. But one tongue against the trend is Romani, spoken by 4m of the roughly 11m Roma people worldwide. Its health attests to the importance of language in shaping identity.
Unlike most languages, Romani has no country to call home. Its roots lie in India, but since the 10th century its speakers have scattered and kept moving. One result is that they are everywhere a linguistic minority. Another is that 150 different dialects are in use. "Anglo-Romani", spoken in Britain, differs widely from dialects in France, Bulgaria and Latvia. One Roma man in New Zealand speaks a dialect previously only heard in Wales.
The 290,000 native Swedish speakers in Finland show no signs of dropping their language—but it is their country’s second official one, compulsory in all schools and spoken by 9. 5m Swedes next door. Irish hangs on partly because of government spending on translating road signs and documents, broadcasting, teaching and extra marks for brave students who use the tongue in their final school exams.
But without a government to champion it, Romani is used mostly in the home. Academics and linguists have written it down and tried to standardise it, but many of those who speak it do not read it. America printed a Romani guide to its 2000 census form, but that is a rarity; it almost never features in official documents.
The lack of texts complicates attempts to teach it formally. Roma Kulturklass, a Swedish Romani-language school, is one of a handful in the world. Its 35 pupils study everything except Swedish and English in both Romani and Swedish. But with few textbooks, says Angelina Dimiter Taikon, the head teacher, staff must make do with their own translations.
Which one is true about Romani?
选项
A、Its speakers spread all over the world.
B、It is spoken by a large group of people.
C、It has 150 dialects, most of which have died down.
D、It is widely spoken in Britain and some other countries.
答案
A
解析
根据选项C中的“150 dialects”可以定位到第二段。选项A对应第二段第二句:Its roots lie in India, but since the 10th century its speakers have scattered and kept moving. 其中“scattered(分散,分布)”对应“spread”;第三句的“everywhere”对应“all over the world”。故该项原文有提到,是正确选项。选项B的“spoken by a large group of people”与第三句“One result is that they are everywhere a linguistic minority”中的“linguistic minority”不符,故错误。选项C对应“Another is that 150 different dialects are in use”一句,其中“have died down(已经消失)”与原文“are in use(仍在使用)”不符,故错误。选项D中的“widely spoken”与选项B中的“spoken by a large group of people”意思是一样的,故该项也是错误的。综上所述,答案为选项A。
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