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What is the process of adjustment to a dominant culture
acculturation
100
what is different types of the same language
dialect
100
What is a language that is unrelated to any other languages
isolated language
100
What is a language that is written as well as spoken
literary tradition
100
What is a subdivision of a dialect
subdialect
200
What is giving up your traditional culture for the more dominant one
assimilation
200
What is a restriction of a behavior b/c of culture
taboo
200
What is a collection of languages related through a common ancestor
language branch
200
What is a symbol that represents a word rather than a sound
logogram
200
What is a language that is spoken but not written
vigorous language
300
What is the frequent repetition of an act by a large group of people
custom
300
What is the contribution a places location determines how food tastes
terroir
300
What is a collection of languages related through a common ancestor before recorded history
language family
300
What is a mixture between 2 languages
pidgin language
300
What is a form of conversational Latin between antient romans
vulgar Latin
400
what is a language mixed by the colonizer's language and the indigenous language of the colony
creole language
400
What is language used by govt or a business
institutional language
400
What is a collection of languages within a branch that shares a common origin
language group
400
What is the type of English in the UK
received pronunciation (RP)
400
What is a dialect used by some African Americans
Ebonics
500
what is a language that is used daily but not widespread
developing language
500
What is boundary that separates regions because of language
isogloss
500
What is a language mutually understood in trade
lingua franca
500
What is a language used for business and govt work
standard language
500
What is German and English combo language
denglish






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