Ch.5 Flashcards
Geographically distinct version of a single language that vary somewhat from the parent form
Dialect
Form of Latin
Vulgar Latin
Geographical boundary line
Isogloss
Form of language used for official government business, education, and mass communication
Standard Language
Language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents
Official Language
Communication through speech
Oral tradition
Communication through writing
Literary Tradition
Collection of many languages before recorded history
Language Family
Collection of languages existed several thousand years ago
Language Branch
Collection of languages within a branch that share origin in recent past
Language Group
Pidgin language evolves to point at which it becomes primary language
Creole
Theory- first speakers of the Indo-European language were Russian, migrated for food, conquered Europe and South Asia
Kurgan-Gimbuta
Theory- first speakers were from Turkey, agricultural practices
Anatolian-Renfrew
Pictures or symbols used in system of writing to represent a thing or idea
Ideograms
Language no longer in use by any living people
Extinct Language
Languages that depend on the political or military strength of its speakers to prevent extinction
Endangered Languages
Polygot
Multilingual states
Language unrelated to any other
Isolated language
Language that has less opportunity to learn new words and no reason to change their language
Unchanging Language
Language that may develop when 2 groups of people with different languages meet. Simplified version of Lingua Franca
Pidgin Language
Language used to facilitate trade among groups speaking different languages
Lingua Franca
Dialect of sone African Americans
Ebonics
Combination of Spanish and English
Spanglish
Diffusion of English words into German
Denglish
French speaking citizens in Canada
Québécois
Most comprehensive existing language inventory
Ethnologue
