Language and Religion

Question 1

Lingua Franca

Answer 1

a common language used by people who do not share the same native language

ex: Nigerians commonly speak one of 500 indigenous languages at home, but they learn English to communicate with everyone who does not speak their language.

Question 2

Slang

Answer 2

words used informally by a segment of the population

ex: cap, fr, boomer

Question 3

Pidgin Language

Answer 3

a simplified mixture of two languages

ex: In Papua New Guinea, the pidgin combines English and Papuan languages

Question 4

Creole Language

Answer 4

when two or more separate languages can mix and develop a more formal structure and vocabulary so that they are no longer a pidgin language– therefore they create a new combined language, creole language

ex: Afrikaans is a creole language spoken in South Africa that combines Dutch with several European and African languages

Question 5

Linguists

Answer 5

scientists who study language

Question 6

Indo-European Language Family

Answer 6

(one of the 15 major language families) a large group of languages that might have descended from a language spoken around 6,000 years ago

*half of the world speaks this