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5626234248CreoleA language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated.0
5626234249DialectA regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation1
5626234250EbonicsDialect spoken by some African Americans.2
5626234251Extinct LanguageA language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used.3
5626234252FranglaisA term used by the French for English words that have entered the French language4
5626234253IdeogramsThe system of writing used in China and other East Asian countries in which each symbol represents an idea or concept rather than a specific sound, as is the case with letters in English.5
5626234254IsoglossA boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate.6
5626234255Isolated LanguageA language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family7
5626234256LanguageA system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning.8
5626234257Language Brancha collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago9
5626234258Language FamilyA collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history.10
5626234259Language GroupA collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary.11
5626234260Lingua FrancaA language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages12
5626234261Literary traditionA language that is written as well as spoken13
5626234262Official languageThe language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents.14
5626234263Pidgin languageA form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca, used for communications among speakers of two different languages.15
5626234264SpanglishCombination of Spanish and English, spoken by Hispanic-Americans.16
5626234265Standard languageThe form of a language used for official government business, education, and mass communications.17
5626234266Vulgar LatinA form of Latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans, as opposed to the standard dialect, which was used for official documents.18
5626234267hierarchical diffusionA form of diffusion in which an idea or innovation spreads by passing first among the most connected places or peoples.19
5626234268Most numerous language speakers on earth:Mandarin Chinese speakers20
5626234269Second most numerous speakers on earth:Spanish speakers21
5626234270Third most numerous speakers on earth:English speakers22
5626234271Fourth most numerous speakers on earth:Arabic speakers23
5626234272Fifth most numerous speakers on earth:Hindi speakers24
5626234273AccentA way of pronouncing words that indicates the place of origin or social background of the speaker.25
5626234274EsperantoA made-up Latin-based language, which its European proponents in the early twentieth century hoped would become a global language26
5626234275OrthographyThe art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.27
5626234276Pidginwhen two or more languages are combined in a simplified structure and vocabulary28
5626234277Trade LanguageA language used by speakers of a different native language for communication in commercial trade29
5626234278VernacularEveryday language of ordinary people30
5626234279BilingualAble to speak two languages31
5626234280Multilingualable to speak several languages32

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