Chapter 8 Flashcards
1
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Language Family
A
A group of languages that share a common ancestral language from a particular hearth, or region of origin
2
Q
Isolate
A
A language that is unrelated to any other known language
3
Q
Language Group
A
Languages within a language branch that share a common ancestor in the relatively recent past and have vocabularies with high degree of overlap
4
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Universalizing Religion
A
A religion that tries to appeal to all humans and is open membership by everyone
5
Q
Ethnic Religion
A
A religion that is closely tied with a particular ethnic group often living in a particular place
6
Q
Secular
A
Focused on worldly rather than spiritual concerns
