Language Flashcards
language
a system of communication using sounds that are understood by a group of people to have the same meaning
language family
A collection of languages with related to each other with a common ancestor long before recorded history
language branch
A collection of languages though a common ancestor that can be confirmed through archaeological evidence
language group
A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past that display few differences in grammar and vocabulary
Vulgar Latin
A form of Latin used in daily conversation in the Roman Empire but differed from the standard form used in documents.
lingua franca
The language understood to be used for trade by speakers of different native languages
pidgin language
A form of speech that adopts simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca used to communicate between speakers of different languages
logograms
A symbol that represents a word instead of a sound
Isogloss
A boundary that separates areas with different language uses
Creole
A language that is a mix of a colonizer’s language and the indigenous language of the dominated people
isolated language
A language that is unrelated to any other languages and is therefore not attached to any language family
Received Pronunciation
The dialect of English associated upper-class Britons living in London and now considered standard in the UK
dialect
A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling and pronunciation
language
a system of communication using sounds that are understood by a group of people to have the same meaning
institutional language
a language used in work education, government and mass media
