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AP Human Ch. 5 Vocab

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FIRST SET OF VOCAB

Second set of pop vocab

Term	Definition
Creole	A language that results from mixing a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated
Language branch	A collection of languages related by a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago, derived from the same family
Standard language	The form of a language used for official government business, education, and mass communications
Literary tradition	A language that is written as well as spoken
Isogloss	A boundary between regions where different dialects predominate
Ebonics	A dialect spoken by some African Americans
Pidgin language	A form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca, used for communication between speakers of two different languages
Lingua franca	A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people with different native languages
Language family	A collection of languages related by a common ancestor long before recorded history
Received Pronunciation (RP)	The dialect of English associated with upper-class Britons living in London and now considered the standard of the UK
Isolated language	A language that is unrelated to any other language and therefore not attached to any language family
Official language	The language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents
Vulgar Latin	A form of Latin used in conversation by ancient Romans, as opposed to the standard dialect used in official documents
Logogram	A symbol that represents a word rather than a sound
Dialect	A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronounciation
Extinct language	A language that was once used in daily activities but is no longer used
Language group	A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display few differences in grammar and vocabulary

language	A language that results from mixing a colonizer's _____ with the indigenous language of the people being dominated	1	1	true
Language branch	Definition: A collection of languages related by a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago, derived from the same family	2	0	false
Standard language	Definition: The form of a language used for official government business, education, and mass communications	3	0	false
Literary tradition	Definition: A language that is written as well as spoken	4	0	false
Isogloss	Definition: A boundary between regions where different dialects predominate	5	0	false
dialect	A _____ spoken by some African Americans	6	1	true
Pidgin language	Definition: A form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca, used for communication between speakers of two different languages	7	0	false
native	A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people with different _____ languages	8	1	true
Language family	Definition: A collection of languages related by a common ancestor long before recorded history	9	0	false
Britons	The dialect of English associated with upper-class _____ living in London and now considered the standard of the UK	10	1	true
Isolated language	Definition: A language that is unrelated to any other language and therefore not attached to any language family	11	0	true
government	The language adopted for use by the _____ for the conduct of business and publication of documents	12	1	true
standard	A form of Latin used in conversation by ancient Romans, as opposed to the _____ dialect used in official documents	13	1	true
Logogram	Definition: A symbol that represents a word rather than a sound	14	0	false
variety	A regional _____ of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronounciation	15	1	true
Extinct language	Definition: A language that was once used in daily activities but is no longer used	16	0	false
Language group	Definition: A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display few differences in grammar and vocabulary	17	0	false