AP Geo- Language Flashcards
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| 8307364925 | Dialect | Geographically distinct versions of a single language that vary somewhat from the parent form in accent, vocabulary and grammar. | 0 | |
| 8307367150 | Language Groups | A collection of many languages, all of which came from the same original language branch, but have different characteristics. | 1 | |
| 8307374237 | Indo-European | Most widely spoken language family; includes Germanic, Romance & Slavic branches among others. | 2 | |
| 8307377693 | Creole Language | The language of a distinct people which originated from various languages. In many cases, it is a pidgin language that has evolved to become it's own official language. | 3 | |
| 8307380119 | Pidgin Language | When two groups of people with different languages meet, a new language with some characteristics of each may result in order to facilitate communication | 4 | |
| 8307383401 | Language | One of the oldest, most geographically diverse, and most complex cultural traits on Earth. It is currently divided into groups, branches and families and many can be traced back for thousands of years. | 5 | |
| 8307386236 | Lingua Franca | A language (often simplified) usually for purpose of trade that is widespread in use over a region. | 6 | |
| 8307389501 | Language Extinction | Occurs when a language is no longer use by any living people. | 7 | |
| 8307398669 | Language Families | Largest and oldest classification of languages. | 8 | |
| 8307400592 | Language Branches | A set of languages with a relatively recent common origin that break off of a language family. | 9 | |
| 8307415092 | Conquest Theory | Kurgan warriors from the steppes (plains) north of the Black Sea spread westward on horseback, overpowering earlier inhabitants and beginning the diffusion and differentiation of Indo-European tongues | 10 | |
| 8307567438 | Agriculture Theory | With increased food supply and increased population, peaceful farmers from Turkey/Anatolia migrated into Europe diffusing their proto Indo-European language. | 11 | |
| 8307571967 | Denglish | A combination of German and English | 12 | |
| 8348984416 | Ebonics | A dialect spoken by some African Americans | 13 | |
| 8348991740 | Franglais | A term used by the French for English words that have entered the French language | 14 | |
| 8349008189 | Literary Tradition | A language that is written as well as spoken | 15 | |
| 8349013548 | Logogram | A symbol that represents a word rather than a sound | 16 | |
| 8349025613 | Official Language | The language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents | 17 | |
| 8349048369 | Spanglish | A combination of English and Spanish spoken by Hispanic Americans | 18 | |
| 8349053128 | Vulgar Latin | A form of Latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans, as opposed to standard dialect, which was used for official documents | 19 |