ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why are so many different languages spoken in Europe today?
A
Tribes migrated to Europe & settled in different regions; language changed and developed over time
B
Tribes migrated to Asia & settled in different regions; language changed and developed over time
C
Tribes migrated to the Africa & settled in different regions; language changed and developed over time
D
Tribes migrated to China & settled in different regions; language changed and developed over time
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Reasons for the language diversity are many. There are many countries that comprise Europe and each one of them has its own history. It could be because of the native speakers, the number of translators in the continent and maybe because some of the languages are globally recognized.

Detailed explanation-2: -We can tell many languages originated from the Indo-European language because the languages spoken in areas where these tribes migrated share linguistic roots–for example, “mother” in English is similar to “muhdáhr” in Persian.

Detailed explanation-3: -We can trace the majority of languages in Europe back to the same root – the Proto-Indo-European language. This was spoken about 6, 000 years ago in Russia. Like a tree, Proto-Indo-European divides into different branches. The three biggest branches are Germanic, Romance and Slavic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some scholars think that Indo-European languages spread with farming techniques from Turkey across Europe and Asia 8, 000–9, 500 years ago. Others suggest that nomadic ‘Kurgan’ horsemen brought the origins of Indo-European language from central Asia about 6, 000 years ago.

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