Language Groups
The large Germanic language spoken around the world.
What is English?
Islam is an example of what kind of diffusion
what is expansion diffusion
The bible belt is an example of a
what is an isogloss
An ancient tool found in an excavation is an?
Artifact
Official language?
A language used by the government to conduct all of its business
The largest east Asian language group.
What is Mandarin?
When a pandemic starts, what kind of diffusion is this?
Contagious diffusion
When natives were mixed their language with their colonizers they made a
Creole
Sociofact
Dialect?
A regional variation of a language
The eastern European language group with languages like Russian and Ukrainian.
What is Slavic?
Rap music diffusing across the world is an example of?
Hierarchical diffusion
When one dialect is recognized as the normal use of the language. Like Scottish accent with a Scottish dialect isn't the _ of english
Standard language
India is a largely rural and impoverished country. This is a?
Mentifact
Working Language?
A language designated by a corporation as its language. They use it to work and communicate.
The name given to the language branch with countries mostly on the Mediterranean.
What is a Romance language
When Siberians domesticated reindeer after seeing domesticated cattle, this an example of?
Stimulus diffusion
If American English is a dialect, that would make Appalachian English what?
Subdialect
A TV or a modern toy is a more recent example of an?
Artifact
Received Pronunciation?
The standard form on english
What language branch is primarily used in the middle east and parts of Africa?
What is Afro-Asiatic?
When the Europeans came over on the mayflower bringing their culture with them, what kind of diffusion is this?
Relocation diffusion
If I learn a Lingua Francia that's been simplified you would call it a
The caste system is a good example of a?
Mentifact, but sociofact at local level
An informal language?
A language made my mixing 2 languages.