Chapter 5 Flashcards
Creole
evolves from a pidgin but is more fully developed
simplified mixed languages to facilitate communication
Dialect
A regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
Isogloss
Word-usage boundary
Language
A system of communication through speech
Lingua franca
Languages used as common tongues among people of an area where several languages are spoken
Indo-European languages
Most extensively spoken language
English is a part of it
Language family
A collection of languages related through a common ancestral language that existed long before recorded history
Language group
a collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary
Extinct languages
languages once in use but no longer spoken or read in daily activities by anyone in the world
Pidgin
An auxiliary language derived, with reduced vocabulary and simplified structure, from other languages
Official language
A governmentally designated language of instruction, of government, of the courts, and other public and private communication
Franglais
The widespread use of English in the French language
Spanglish
a combination of Spanish and English
Diffusion of Spanish language from the 34 million Hispanics in the US
Isolated languages
Language unrelated to any language family, creating diversity
Toponymy
study of place names
