Week 9 Flashcards
0
Q
A system of written communication
A
literary tradition
1
Q
A system of communication through speech, a collection of sounds that a group of people understand to have the same meaning
A
language
2
Q
The one used by the government for laws, reports, and public objects, such as roadsigns, money, and stamps
A
Official language
3
Q
A collection of language related through a common ancestral language that existed long before recorded history
A
language family
4
Q
A collection of languages within a family related through a common ancestral language that existed several thousand years ago
A
language branch
5
Q
A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin and the relativity recent past and display many similarities and grammar and vocabulary
A
language group
