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5179871953LanguageOrganized system of spoken words by which people communicate with one another with mutual comprehension0
5179871954Standard LanguageLanguage in a certain area that is widely taught, government seeks to promote its use1
5179871955DialectRegional variation of a language by pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary2
5179871956IsoglossBoundaries that separate dialects3
5179871957Mutual IntelligibilityWhen two people can understand each other when speaking4
5179871958Dialect ChainsDistribution of dialect across space, closer to an area is more more similar to it5
5179871959Language familyLargest classification of languages, fairly distant origin (Indo-European)6
5179987236Language subfamilyDivisions of a language with more commonalities, more recent origin (Romance)7
5179871960Language groupsSet of individual languages, relatively recent/common origin8
5179871961Indo-European languageLargest number of speakers, widest distribution of language families9
5179871962Lingua francaLanguage used for trade by two people who speak native tongues (English)10
5179871963Pidgin languageWhen two different languages are combined into a simplified structure and vocabulary (Swahili)11
5179871964Trade languageLanguage used between native speakers of 2 different languages to allow for communication for trade12
5179871965Creole languagePidgin language that had developed a more complex structure and vocab, becomes native language of a group of people13
5179871966Monolingual statesCountries where almost everyone speaks the same language (Japan)14
5179871967Multilingual statesCountries in which more than one language is used (India)15
5179871968Official languageLanguage adopted by government to be used, commonly in areas with multiple languages or taken as a colony16
5179871969Global languageCommon language of trade and commerce used around the world17
5179871970Linguistic diversityVariety of languages used in an area18
5179871971ToponymsPlace name, tells of history or characteristics (MLK blvd)19

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