Culture Vocabulary
What is an institutional language?
An institutional language is one language used in schools, prisons, street signs etc. It is much like an official language but is only used in government run things.
What is the most spoken language in India?
The most spoken language in India is Hindi.
Would religion be material or non-material culture?
Religion would be non-material culture, due to it being slow to change and lasting for a very long time.
What is dialect?
A way of communication that varies between regions that is essentially an accent.
Because of Louisiana's French background, many of their laws originate from where?
Many of their laws originate from France.
How does Dialect help us find where people are from?
Because each Dialect is unique to a certain region.
Denglish is a mix of what two languages?
What are the three elements of a culture complex?
Artifacts, Sociofacts, and Mentifacts.
The 3 regions of dialect in the United States are?
North, South, and Midland.
Who was the person that changed the spelling of English words as rebellion against Britain?
Noah Webster.
What is a working language?
A working language is a language set by the government that becomes standard in all workplaces and environments.
Belgium is split in half by what two languages?
Dutch and French.
A sociofact because what is shown on there dictates the social climate of whatever place it is in to some extent.
What does it mean in southern dialect to, "Pitch a hissy fit."?
It means to get upset or angry and throw a tantrum.
A bubbler.
What is Sequent Occupancy?
Sequent Occupancy is traces of a civilization before the current one that have been left behind by previous occupants.
What is a creole/ creolized language?
A creole, or creolized language is a language that is created when an indigenous peoples' language mixes with that of a colonizer's. Some even say American English is a creole.
Would a pot from an ancient civilization be a Artifact, Sociofact, or a Mentifact?
It would be an Artifact, because it does not represent any significant culture and is just a physical object.
What is the Italian dialect in an island in Southern Italy that has become its' own language?
That language would be Sicillian.
What is a native Irish language spoken nowhere else in the world?
Gaelic.
What is Multiculturalism?
The acceptance and joining of one culture with another.
What language family is German, French, and English apart of?
Indo-European.
Would a Bible be considered an Artifact, Sociofact, or Mentifact?
It would be considered a Mentifact, due to it showing culture that is deeply rooted in many peoples' lives and most likely will never change or take very long to.
A person who speaks the Appalachian English dialect, would use what word to say something is crooked or messed up?
They would say it is sigogglin.
A sport must be played in how many countries, to become an Olympic sport?
A sport must be played in 75 countries to become an Olympic sport.