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Ch 5 KI 3 & 4 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Creole | A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated |
Dialect | A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling and pronunciation |
Isogloss | A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate |
Received Pronunciation | The dialect of English associated with upper-class Britons living in London and now considered the standard in the UK |
Standard Language | The form of a language used for official government business, education and mass communication |
Denglish | A combination of German and English |
African-American Vernacular English (Ebonics) | A dialect of English spoken by some African Americans |
Extinct Language | A language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used |
Franglais | A term used by the French for English words that have entered the French language |
Isolated Language | A language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family |
Lingua Franca | A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages |
Pidgin Language | A form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca; commonly used for communications among speakers of two different languages |
Spanglish | A combination of Spanish and English spoken by Hispanic Americans |