Scenarios
When you go somewhere and all the signs are written in a certain language that language is most likely
Official language
When two or more cultures combine or mix
Cultural Complex
Where do scientists believe that language came from
Africa
Languages that have a shared but distant origin
Language family
Which language family has the most actively speaking people
Indo-European
When you go to a place like a restaurant and speak a language that allows you to communicate and be able to place your order that language would be.
Lingua Franca
The idea that cultures can be separate and distinct from one and still co-exist
Multiculturalism
Afro-Asiatic
Niger-Congo
Nilo-Saharan
What are these examples of
Major languages in Africa
Language families are further broken down into
Subfamilies
What are the three most commonly used love languages
French, Spanish, and Italien
New Orleans has had many different cultures stay there throughout time this would be an example of.
Sequent Occupance
A landscape that has been modified to meet the needs of people and reflect their beliefs
Cultural Landscape
When certain words such as ya'll or coke are only used in certain areas
Isogloss
What do you call the mix of English and German
Denglish
Which group of french-speaking people helped add french words to the English dictionary
Normans
When visiting a new region or country and when you first arrive everything is in one language or dialect but as you visit other parts they are completely different languages or dialects
Sharp linguistic divide
Assimilation
When the United Kingdom colonized america and their language mixed with the natives
Creole Language
Six official working languages. (by the UN)
Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, and Russian
What types of places is an institutonal language most commonly used in
Work, education, media, and gov.
When visiting a country that is part of the UN and they recognize the language you speak your language would be an example of
Working language
Improved communications technologies have created an increasingly hyper-connected world
Contemporary diffusion
A group of people speaking the same language as another group of people lose contact or fail to interact often, which will cause this to form?
Dialect
In a language with multiple dialects, one dialect may be considered the...
Standard Language