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Human Geograpy
Chapter 5: Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Creole or creolized language | A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated. |
| Denglish | Combination of German and English. |
| Dialect | A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation. |
| 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 ; a combination of francais and anglais the French words for "French" and :"English" respectively. |
| Isogloss | Geographical boundary of a language feature. |
| Isolated language | A language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family. |
| Language | A system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning. |
| Language branch | A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. |
| Language family | A collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history. |
| Language group | a collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display many similarities in grammar and vocabulary. |
| Lingua franca | A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages. |
| Literary tradition | A language that is written as well as spoken. |
| Native speakers | people for whom a particular language is their first language. |
| Official Language | The language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents. |
| Pidgin language | A language that mixes a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca with another language. |
| Spanglish | Combination of Spanish and English , spoken by Hispanic Americans. |
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