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Linguistics Flashcards

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Dialect

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regional variety of language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation

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Colloquialism

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expression usually accepted in informal situations or regions

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Pidgin

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simplified language developed as means of communication between two or more groups that do not have language in common

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Creole

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stable natural language developed from mixing of parent languages

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Regionalism

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word or phrase used by population in particular region

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