Chapter 3 (diffusion of language) Flashcards
1
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Language families
A
Indo-European:
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Portuguese
- Russian
- Hindi
2
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Language trees
A
A visual representation of a language family that are divided into smaller groups
3
Q
Dialects of languages
A
Regional variation of the same language (not a new language some different words)
4
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Accents of languages
A
The pronunciation of a language (same words)
5
Q
Pidgin
A
A mixture of two languages but is not an official new language
6
Q
Creole
A
A mixture of two languages that is an official new language
7
Q
Lingua franca
A
A common language used by people who don’t share the same native language (can lead to language extinction)
8
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Toponym
A
A name of a place
