AP Human Language
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isolated language | A language that is unrelated to any other language and is unattached from any language family.
🗑
|
||||
| Language | A system of communication meant to express things. Often used in a homogeneous group of people.
🗑
|
||||
| Language Branch | A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Differences, while prevalent, aren't extensive.
🗑
|
||||
| Language Family | A collection of languages related to each other trough a common ancestor predating recorded history.
🗑
|
||||
| Language Group | A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in relatively few years and displays fewer differences.
🗑
|
||||
| Lingua Franca | The language of common trade and international business.
🗑
|
||||
| Literary Tradition | A verbal and written language.
🗑
|
||||
| Official Language | The language used in conducting governmental business and publication of documents.
🗑
|
||||
| Pidgin Language | A form of speech that adopts simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of the lingua franca. Used for communications among speakers of two different languages.
🗑
|
||||
| Spanglish | Combination of Spanish and English.
🗑
|
||||
| Franglish | Combination of French and English.
🗑
|
||||
| Denglish | Combination of German and English.
🗑
|
||||
| Standard Language | The form of a language used for official governmental business, education, and mass communication.
🗑
|
||||
| Vulgar Latin | A form of Latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans as opposed to the standard dialect, used in official documents.
🗑
|
||||
| Ideograms | Representation of ideas or concepts, not specific pronunciations.
🗑
|
||||
| Isogloss | Dialect boundaries.
🗑
|
||||
| Dialect | Regional variation of language distinguished by vocabulary, pronunciation and spelling.
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
GoeJo
Popular AP Human Geography sets