AP GEO LANGUAGE *Incomplete Flashcards

4400607172	Language	A set of sounds and symbols that is used for communication. It shapes and reflects culture.	0
4400618887	Devolution	The process whereby regions within a state demand and gain political strength and growing autonomy at the expense of the central government. *Ex: Belgium and Wales	1
4400635293	How do languages become spoken, and how do they change?	- Language - Communication - Government - Monolingual States - Multilingual States	2
4400643946	Lingua Franca	Trade and Communication Language - Language used among speakers of different languages for the purpose of trade, commerce, and basic communication.	3
4409017540	Dialect	Regional variation of a language with distinctive vocabulary, pronunciation, and spelling. - The most commonly accepted dialect is the Standard Language Ex: Ebonics, Cockney, Appalachian	4
4400655770	Pidgin Language	Trade and Communication - Simplified combination of two different languages. Ex: Hawaiian Pidgin, Nigerian Pidgin	5
4400676173	Creole	Communication - More concrete, structured pidgin that is used as the native language of a people. Ex: Singlish, Jamaican-Patois	6
4400696963	Multicultural Unity	- Language as a tool for combining disparate linguistic groups and cultures,	7
4400709579	Nationalism	- Language as a way to promote national identity, pride, and loyalty *Ex: Russian and Hebrew	8
4400725741	Cultural Identity	- Language as a way to preserve cultural values, traditions, and thinking.	9
4400733928	Tourism and Dying Languages	- Tourism is increasingly becoming a way to preserve local, often endangered, languages. Ex: Manx and Maori Why do languages die? - Physical Threats - Government Policy - Industrialization and Urbanization - Globalization	10