Chapter 5 - Languages Flashcards
1
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Creole Language
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A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer’s language with the indigenous
2
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language branch, family, group, dielect
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3
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Lingua Franca
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A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages (English)
4
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Pidgin
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Basically a lingua Franca but simpler grammar/vocabulary
5
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Standard language
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language used for business, government, etc
6
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Isogloss
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a boundary that separates regions where there are different predominate languages.
