3.6-3.7 Flashcards
Ideas, concepts, predictions that have been created and accepted by people in society (3.6)
Social Constructs
Cultures becoming too similar to each other by sharing more cultural traits and beliefs (3.6)
Cultural Convergence
The idea that a culture may change over time as elements of distance, time and modern technology create divisions (3.6)
Cultural Divergence
Scientists who study languages (3.7)
Linguists
Relationship between language families (3.7)
Language Tree
Large group of languages that might have descended from a language spoken 6,000 years ago (3.7)
Indo-European Language Family
Unifying language of Latin diverged into dozens of distinct, now regional languages
Ex. French, Italian (3.7)
Romance Languages
Variations in accent, grammar, usage and spelling (3.7)
Dialects
Boundaries between variations in pronunciation or word usage (3.7)
Isoglosses
Sayings that attempt to express a truth about life
Ex. Early bird gets the worm (3.7)
Adages
Names of places that provide insight on the physical geography, history or culture of a location (3.7)
Toponyms
One designated by law to be the language of the government (3.7)
Official Language
Made up of largely ethnically similar people (3.7)
Homogenous
Believers in their faith (3.7)
Adherents
Belief traditions that emphasize strong cultural characteristics among their followers (3.7)
Ethnic Religions