Question

Which of the following reasons account for the large number of languages that have become extinct during the period from 1500 to 2000?

a. Some languages are not easily translatable into the world's most-spoken languages
b. Increased contact among formerly isolated groups
c. Increased human migrations into already populated areas of the earth
d. Both increased contact among formerly isolated groups and increased human migrations into already populated areas of the earth are correct

Answer 1

One of the things that accounts for the large number of languages that have become extinct during the period from 1500 to 2000 was "b. Increased contact among formerly isolated groups," since this led to "language" and cultural diffusion.