Unit 3: 7.2-7.3 Flashcards
Lingua Franca
Common languages among speakers
Examples: The lingua franca of the world is English
Creolization
The blending of 2+ languages
Examples: The word Kindergarten in English actually came from the German language
Cultural convergence
Cultures becoming more similar to each other
Examples: CONverge COMing together CONverge CONnect
Acculturation
The process by which people in one culture adopt traits of another. While still maintaining characteristics of distinct culture
Assimilation
The interaction between multiple cultures that forms 1 culture. Adopting majority of the other traditions
Syncretism
Process of innovation combining different cultures features into something new
Multiculturalism
Where different cultures live together without assimilating (combining).
Cultural appropriation
Collectivist cultures
A culture in which people are expected to conform to a collective responsible family.