AP Human Geo: Language Flashcards
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| 9699045373 | Creole | A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated | 0 | |
| 9699045374 | Dialect | A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation. | 1 | |
| 9699045375 | Isogloss | A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate. | 2 | |
| 9699045376 | Language | A system of communication through the use of speech; a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning | 3 | |
| 9699045377 | Language Family | A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed before recorded history. | 4 | |
| 9699045378 | Language Group | A 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 | 5 | |
| 9699045379 | Lingua Franca | A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people with different native languages | 6 | |
| 9699045380 | Pidgin Language | A form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca; used for communication among speakers of two different languages | 7 | |
| 9699045381 | Toponymy | The study of the origins and meaning of place-names. | 8 |