Chapter 8 Lanuage Flashcards
why cant Mutual intelligibility be measured
lanuages would not be compatable because of dialects
What is mutual intelligibility
Two people can understand each other When speaking
Standard language
Widely distributed published purposefully taught
dilects
Differences in vocabulary pronunciation syntax cadence
what influenced Madagascar lang
isolation preserved sw asian influnce
indo proto european
the mother of latin sanskirt, greek
The conquest theory
European spread from conquering ppl
What is the agricultural thorey
Early speakers moved westward with the diffusion of agriculture site which means he was completely penetrated the European frontier in 1500 years has evidence through genes
Dispersal hypothesis
First carried eastward into Southwest Asia around the Caspian Sea it across the brush in Ukraine planes and into the Balkans
Hearth was Antonia
What language is completely different than other European languages
basque language
Germanic languages examples
English German Danish Norwegian Swedish
Romance languages example
Italian Spanish French Romanian Portuguese
Slavic languages which is examples
Russian polis check Silva Ukrainian Slovenian Serbo-Croatian Bulgarian
What correlation is between language and politics
Shows down trees between countries
Lingua franca
A common language use among speakers of a different language and purposes for trade and commerce