AP human Language Flashcards
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| 5554643763 | language | communication through sound and speech | 0 | |
| 5554643764 | literary tradition | written communication | 1 | |
| 5554643765 | official language | the language the government uses | 2 | |
| 5554643766 | language family | languages that are related through common ancestors | 3 | |
| 5554643767 | language branch | a grouping more distinct than a family | 4 | |
| 5554643768 | language group | small variation between the languages | 5 | |
| 5554643769 | logograms | symbols that represent words | 6 | |
| 5554643770 | dialect | regional variations of a language through vocab spelling and pronunciation | 7 | |
| 5554643771 | isogloss | a word that isn't used everywhere in a country but means the same thing | 8 | |
| 5554643772 | standard language | dialect chosen most appropriate for the government | 9 | |
| 5554643773 | creolized language | mixing a colonizer language with the language of the people being dominated | 10 | |
| 5554643774 | isolated languages | languages that are unattached to any branch and family | 11 | |
| 5554643775 | extinct language | a language that isn't used or written daily | 12 | |
| 5554643776 | lingua franca | the language that is used for world trading | 13 | |
| 5554643777 | pidgin language | A mixture of grammar and words of the lingua Franca and your own language | 14 |