Language: Unit 4
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| 3546116060 | Creole Language | A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated. Significance: important for communication | 0 | |
| 3546116061 | Dialect | A regional variety of a language, with differences in vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation; also a form of a language spoken by members of a particular social class or profession Significance: many dialects around the world | 1 | |
| 3546116062 | Extinct Language | A language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used. Significance: some are in the process of being revived | 2 | |
| 3546116063 | Isogloss | A line on a dialect map marking the boundary between linguistic features. Significance: marks the language separation | 3 | |
| 3546116064 | Language | a system of words used in a particular discipline Significance: language is how things communicate | 4 | |
| 3546116065 | Language Branch | A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Significance: see how languages are related | 5 | |
| 3546116066 | Language Family | A collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history. Significance: see languages before history | 6 | |
| 3546116067 | Language Group | A set of languages with a relatively recent common origin and many similar characteristics Significance: recent language similarities | 7 | |
| 3546116068 | Lingua Franca | A common language used by speakers of different languages Example: English | 8 | |
| 3546116069 | Official Language | The language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents. Significance: important for nationwide communication | 9 | |
| 3546116070 | Standard Language | The form of a language used for official government business, education, and mass communications. Example: English and Spanish in US | 10 |
