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8329532326CreoleA language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated.0
8329532327DialectA regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation1
8329532332IsoglossA boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate.2
8329532333Isolated LanguageA language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family3
8329532334LanguageA system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning.4
8329532335Language Brancha collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago5
8329532336Language FamilyA collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history.6
8329532337Language 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.7
8329532338Lingua FrancaA language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages8
8329532339Literary traditionA language that is written as well as spoken9
8329532340Official languageThe language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents.10
8329532341Pidgin 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.11
8329532342SpanglishCombination of Spanish and English, spoken by Hispanic-Americans.12
8329532343Standard languageThe form of a language used for official government business, education, and mass communications.13
8329532344Vulgar LatinA form of Latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans, as opposed to the standard dialect, which was used for official documents.14
8329532345hierarchical diffusionA form of diffusion in which an idea or innovation spreads by passing first among the most connected places or peoples.15
8329532346Most numerous language speakers on earth:Mandarin Chinese speakers16
8329532347Second most numerous speakers on earth:Spanish speakers17
8329532348Third most numerous speakers on earth:English speakers18
8329532349Fourth most numerous speakers on earth:Arabic speakers19
8329532350Fifth most numerous speakers on earth:Hindi speakers20
8329532351AccentA way of pronouncing words that indicates the place of origin or social background of the speaker.21
8329532352EsperantoA made-up Latin-based language, which its European proponents in the early twentieth century hoped would become a global language22
8329532353OrthographyThe art or study of correct spelling according to established usage.23
8329532354Pidginwhen two or more languages are combined in a simplified structure and vocabulary24
8329532355Trade LanguageA language used by speakers of a different native language for communication in commercial trade25
8329532356VernacularEveryday language of ordinary people26
8329532357BilingualAble to speak two languages27
8329532358Multilingualable to speak several languages28

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