What are language families?
Q: What are language families?
A: Language families are groups of languages that are related to each other because they come from a common older language.
Q: How are languages within a language family similar?
A: Languages within a language family are similar in their vocabulary or structure.
Q: Give an example of two languages that come from the same language family.
A: French and Spanish both come from Latin.
Q: Why are French and Spanish considered different languages?
A: French and Spanish are considered different languages because most words are said a little differently in each language.
Q: What are language isolates?
A: Language isolates are languages that do not belong to a language family.
Q: What are constructed languages?
A: Constructed languages are languages that are made for different reasons, such as making a 'world language', for fun, for use in fiction, etc.
Q: Can constructed languages belong to a language family?
A: No, constructed languages cannot belong to a language family because they are artificially created and not developed from a common older language.
