AP Human Geography Chapter 5 Language Flashcards
Language
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| 8194194405 | Dialect | A particular form of a language that is particular to a specific region or social group. |  | 0 |
| 8194194408 | Ideogram | A written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it. An Example: 6 (six) |  | 1 |
| 8194194409 | Isogloss | A geographic boundary line delimiting the area in which a given linguistic feature occurs. |  | 2 |
| 8194194417 | Lingua Franca | A Language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages |  | 3 |
| 8194194422 | Official Language | The language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents. |  | 4 |
| 8194194423 | Orthography | The conventional spelling system of a language. |  | 5 |
| 8194194426 | Toponym | a place name or a word derived from the name of a place |  | 6 |
| 8194194428 | Vernacular | Using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language. It is usually the language of the common people. | 7 | |
| 8194194429 | Creole | a mother tongue formed from the contact of two languages through an earlier pidgin stage |  | 8 |
| 8194253123 | syntax | 9 |