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Language Quiz

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1. Syncretism




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2. Pidgin language




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3. Language group




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4. Language family




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5. Monolinguality




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6. Creole (or creolized) language




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7. Lingua franca




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8. Linguist




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9. Isolated language




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10. Multilinguality




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11. Speaking two languages




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12. A system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning




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13. A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation




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14. Where people within one culture adopt some of the traits of another while still retaining their own distinct culture.




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15. A language that is written as well as spoken




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16. A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Differences are not as extensive or old as with languages families, and archaeological evidence can confirm that these derived from the same family




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17. Is a category of acculturation in which the interaction of two cultures results in one culture adopting almost ALL of the customs, traditions, language, and other culture traits of the other. An individual or group that has fully assimilated into a culture will be indistinguishable socially and culturally from others in the culture.




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18. A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate




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19. Language family including the germanic and romance languages that is spoken by about 50% of the world's people




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20.  A symbol that represents a word rather than a sound





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