Sociofacts, Artifacts, and Mentifacts
Which aspect is the fastest to change?
Artifacts
Italian, French, Spanish, and Romanian are all...
Romance languages
Franglais is an example of a(n)...
Informal language
A place where people want to learn, live, work, and play.
Placemaking
When thinking of this term that is a force that unifies people you can think of pretty flower petals.
Centripetal force
A dress from a quinceañera is an example of a(n)...
Artifact
A language only used face to face, and it is losing users.
Dying language
The language that is most often used in public schools.
Official language
Your feelings about someone else's culture is based on your own.
Ethnocentrism
English is a language often used for international communication. Therefore it is a(n)...
Lingua-franca
The shared ideas, values, and beliefs of a culture.
Mentifacts
The most widely used language family is...
Indo-European
These aren't official languages but they can be recognized as languages over time.
Dialects
_____ culture is local and homogeneous, while _____ culture spreads rapidly and is heterogeneous.
Folk, Pop
From which two languages has English mainly adopted words?
French and German
Which aspect is the slowest to change?
Mentifacts
Latin is an example of this type of language.
Dead language
The terms y'all, you guys, yous, etc. vary from dialect to dialect in the different ________ of the U.S.
Regions
Dropping your culture and adopting a new one.
Assimilation
A language that can be simply described as not following all the rules is a(n)
Pidgin language
These include family traditions, government practices, education systems, etc.
Sociofacts
A language used often by all ages, but it is not used in education,media, etc.
Developing language
French _____ in Haiti is a mix of the colonizer's language and the original inhabitants language.
Creole
Democratization and the sharing of knowledge are benefits of...
Cultural convergence
The Hollywood Sign is an example of a...
Toponym