Unit 3 Flashcards
Animism
Belief that objects, such as plants or stones, or natural events like thunder storms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirt and conscious life.
Autonomous Religion
A religion that does not have a central authority, but shares ideas and cooperates informally.
Branch
A large and fun demential division within a religion.
British Received Pronunciation
The dialect of English accociated with upper-class Britons living in London and now considered standard in the U.K.
Caste
The class or district hereditary order into which a hindu is assigned according to religious law.
Cosmogony
A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe.
Creole or Creolized Language
A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer’s language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated.
Custom
The frequent repetition of an act to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act.
Denglish
Combination of German and English.
Denomination
A division of a branch that unites a number of local religious congregations in a single legal and administrative body.
Dialect
A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
Ebonics
Dialect spoken by some African- Americans.
Ethnic Religion
A religious with a relatively concentrated spatial distribution whose principles are likely to be based on the physical characteristics of the particular location in which its adherents are concentrated.
Extinct Language
A language that was once used in daily activities, but is no longer used.
Folk Culture
Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous,, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.
Franglais
A term used by the French for English words that have entered that French language.
Fundamentalism
The literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion.
Ghetto
A term used to denote a section of a city in which members of any minority group live because of social, legal, or economic pressure.
Habit
A repetitive act performed by a particular individual.
Hierarchical Religion
A religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control.
Ideograms
The system of writing used in China and other East Asian countries in which each symbol represents an idea or concept rather than a specific sound like English letters.
Isogloss
A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate.
Isolated Language
A language that is unrelated to any other languages and is not attached to a language family. -> An orphan!
Language Branch
A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago.
Language Family
A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed long before recorded history.
Language Group
A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in tie relatively recent past and display few differences.
Lingue Franca
A common language used for trade by people who have different native tongues.
Literary Tradition
A language that is both written and spoken.
Monotheism
The belief of only one god.
Official Language
The language adopted for use by the government for business/documents.
Pagan
A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times.
Pidgin Language
A simplified form of a language with limited vocabulary and grammar.
Pilgrimage
A journey for religious purposes to a place considered sacred.
Polytheism
The belief of more than one god.
Popular Culture
Culture found in large, heterogenous societies that shares certain habits despite the differences.
Sect
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination.
Spanglish
Combination of Spanish and English, spoken by Hispanic Americans.
Standard Language
The form of a language used for official government business and mass communications.
Taboo
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.
Terrior
A contribution of a location’s distinctive physical features to the way food tastes
Universalizing Religion
A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a certain location.
Vulgar Latin
A form of latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans instead of the standard dialect.
Commodification
To treat as an article of trade or commerce.
Cultural Appropriation
NEED TO FIX ! ! !
Globalization
The act of extending to other or all parts of the world.
Material Culture
The physical aspects and artifacts in culture.
Neolocalism
The act of living away from society alone.
Nonmaterial Culture
The non-physical aspects of a society like thoughts, religion, etc…
