Unit2: Chapter5-Language (vocab) Flashcards
Tonal Language
a language in which different tones distinguish different meanings
Trade Language
A language used between native speakers of different languages to allow them to communicate so that they can trade with each other.
Pidgin Language
A form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca, used for communications among speakers of two different languages.
Lingua Franca
a common language used by speakers of different languages
Dialect
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
Creole
a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages
Official Language
a governmentally designated language of instruction and other official public and private communication
Literary Tradition
A language that is written as well as spoken
Language Family
large groups of languages having similar roots
Language
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
Monoglot
person who only speaks one language
Language Subfamily
a smaller group of related languages within a language family
Language Divergence
new languages are formed when a language breaks into dialects
Language Convergence
languages form together into one
Isogloss
A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate
