Across
- 1. an activity or purpose natural to or intended for a person or thing
- 4. the origin or mode of formation of something
- 5. Content that is read or viewed, also plays a role in communicating with others
- 11. A rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history
- 12. a distinctive attribute or aspect of something.
- 14. The quality or condition of being diversified or various
- 15. Those who indicated English-only as their mother tongue and filled out the questionnaire in English.
- 17. Exchange (something) for something else, typically as a commercial transaction.
- 18. the long-lasting impact of particular events
- 19. a component or constituent of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole
- 21. A system of communication used by a particular country or community.
- 23. of, pertaining to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private
- 26. A variety of a language used by a particular social group; a social dialect
- 29. The scientific study of language
Down
- 1. A thing that is known or proved to be true
- 2. a form of Chinese spoken mainly in southeastern China
- 3. a class or division of people or things regarded as having particular shared characteristics
- 6. A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position
- 7. Comprehension of text, including how the arrangement of words within sentences impacts the meaning
- 8. Less personal than informal language
- 9. The knowledge of and study of the past
- 10. An organization or club formed for a particular purpose or activity
- 13. Portion of the total information contained in a message that can be eliminated without loss of essential information
- 16. Rules of a language governing the sounds, words, sentences, and other elements, as well as their combination and interpretation
- 20. A member of a people originally of central Luzon in the Philippines
- 22. Prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these
- 24. A group of people who share a similar culture, language and religion
- 25. Having the quality of being "significant" — meaningful, important
- 27. Considered to be the lingua franca of the world.
- 28. Historically transmitted system of symbols, meanings, and norms