AP Human Geo Language Flashcards
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| 8239454276 | Official language | The main language spoken by a country | 0 | |
| 8239461868 | Dialect | A branch of a language that is spoken by a certain region | 1 | |
| 8239470011 | Standard language | The original language that dialects branch off from | 2 | |
| 8239484590 | Isogloss | A line that divides regions of different dialects | 3 | |
| 8239484591 | Language Family | A group of languages that came from one overlying language | 4 | |
| 8239504767 | Language Branch | A group of languages that have more similarities than languages of the same family | 5 | |
| 8239512472 | Creole Language | A language developed between different cultures that combines multiple languages | 6 | |
| 8239516500 | Extinct Language | A language that is no longer spoken by common people or as a first language | 7 | |
| 8239529240 | Lingua Franca | A third language that is used by two parties of different languages | 8 | |
| 8239542945 | Pidgin Language | A simple language that develops between people who do not speak the same language | 9 |