3B II Origin and Diffusion of the English Language Flashcards
1
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Dialect
A
Regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
2
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Standard Language
A
Language used for government business, education, and mass communications
3
Q
Isogloss
A
Boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate
4
Q
Creolized Language
A
Language resulting from mixing a colonizer’s and indigenous language together
