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Animism

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Belief that objects, such as plants or stones, or natural events like thunder storms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirt and conscious life.

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Autonomous Religion

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A religion that does not have a central authority, but shares ideas and cooperates informally.

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Branch

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A large and fun demential division within a religion.

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British Received Pronunciation

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The dialect of English accociated with upper-class Britons living in London and now considered standard in the U.K.

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Caste

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The class or district hereditary order into which a hindu is assigned according to religious law.

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Cosmogony

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A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe.

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Creole or Creolized Language

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A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer’s language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated.

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Custom

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The frequent repetition of an act to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group of people performing the act.

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Denglish

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Combination of German and English.

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Denomination

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A division of a branch that unites a number of local religious congregations in a single legal and administrative body.

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Dialect

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A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

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Ebonics

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Dialect spoken by some African- Americans.

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Ethnic Religion

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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.

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Extinct Language

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A language that was once used in daily activities, but is no longer used.

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Folk Culture

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Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous,, rural group living in relative isolation from other groups.

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Franglais

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A term used by the French for English words that have entered that French language.

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Fundamentalism

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The literal interpretation and strict adherence to basic principles of a religion.

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Ghetto

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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.

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Habit

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A repetitive act performed by a particular individual.

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Hierarchical Religion

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A religion in which a central authority exercises a high degree of control.

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Ideograms

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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.

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Isogloss

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A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate.

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Isolated Language

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A language that is unrelated to any other languages and is not attached to a language family. -> An orphan!

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Language Branch

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A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago.

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Language Family

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A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed long before recorded history.

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Language Group

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A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in tie relatively recent past and display few differences.

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Lingue Franca

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A common language used for trade by people who have different native tongues.

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Literary Tradition

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A language that is both written and spoken.

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Monotheism

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The belief of only one god.

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Official Language

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The language adopted for use by the government for business/documents.

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Pagan

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A follower of a polytheistic religion in ancient times.

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Pidgin Language

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A simplified form of a language with limited vocabulary and grammar.

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Pilgrimage

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A journey for religious purposes to a place considered sacred.

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Polytheism

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The belief of more than one god.

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Popular Culture

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Culture found in large, heterogenous societies that shares certain habits despite the differences.

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Sect

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A relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination.

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Spanglish

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Combination of Spanish and English, spoken by Hispanic Americans.

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Standard Language

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The form of a language used for official government business and mass communications.

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Taboo

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A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.

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Terrior

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A contribution of a location’s distinctive physical features to the way food tastes

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Universalizing Religion

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A religion that attempts to appeal to all people, not just those living in a certain location.

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Vulgar Latin

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A form of latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans instead of the standard dialect.

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Commodification

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To treat as an article of trade or commerce.

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Cultural Appropriation

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NEED TO FIX ! ! !

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Globalization

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The act of extending to other or all parts of the world.

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Material Culture

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The physical aspects and artifacts in culture.

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Neolocalism

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The act of living away from society alone.

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Nonmaterial Culture

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The non-physical aspects of a society like thoughts, religion, etc…

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