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| 8194001640 | language is... | a system of communication that uses signs, symbols, gestures, marks, or vocal sounds to communicate thoughts, feelings, and ideas | 0 | |
| 8194014386 | differences in language | grammar, writing direction, alphabets, and allowable sounds | 1 | |
| 8194020682 | most spoken language family | Indo-European | 2 | |
| 8194093380 | most commonly spoken languages (top 5) | 1. Mandarin 2. Spanish 3.English 4. Arabic 5. Hindi | 3 | |
| 8194103247 | Sedentary Farmer Hypothesis or Renfew Hypothesis | developed by Colin Renfew; Indo-European started in the Fertile Cresent; stated that language diffuse peacefully through ag trade | 4 | |
| 8194120923 | Conquest Theory | developed by Marjinja Gimbutas; The theory states the Indo-European was spread by the Kurgain Warriors when they conquered other areas. Also stated that is began in the vicinity of Russia. | 5 | |
| 8194136553 | language divergence | spatial interactions between speakers break down causing ne words to develop; cause new languages | 6 | |
| 8194143912 | language convergence | 2 languages become one due to spatial interaction; causes language extinction | 7 | |
| 8194151417 | language families | languages with a shared, but fairly distant origin | 8 | |
| 8194158947 | dialects | regional variants of a standard language | 9 | |
| 8194168190 | linguistic fragmentation | occurs when people in a country speak many different languages | 10 | |
| 8194180283 | official language | the language used by the government when making laws | 11 | |
| 8194186094 | toponymy | the study of place names | 12 | |
| 8194188288 | descriptive toponym | derives from physical features | 13 | |
| 8194194953 | associative toponym | named after something associated with the place | 14 | |
| 8194196205 | commemorative toponym | commemorating someone or thing | 15 | |
| 8194196206 | manufactured toponym | a name that is made up by people that isn't special | 16 | |
| 8194198482 | incident toponym | named after an event | 17 | |
| 8194198483 | possessive toponym | named for a person, perhaps founder | 18 | |
| 8194229829 | English language origin | Germanic tribes, Latin, Old norse, Norman, French, Celtic tribe | 19 | |
| 8194249046 | Old English | 450CE- 1100CE | 20 |
