Language Families
tree
true or false: a dialect is the same thing as a language
false: a dialect is the same language with slight variations
what is a universalizing religion?
a religion that seeks to expand and reach as many people as possible
what religion follows Jesus Christ, has a Bible and Ten Commandments, and uses hierarchical diffusion?
Christianity
what is more broad, a language family or a language branch?
language family
a dialect is slight differences in language that can vary in different ______
regions / locations
what is an Ethnic religion?
often stay in one location and do not try to convert other people
what religion has Israel as its home state?
Judiasm
what is a language group?
a group of languages that have evolved from a common language- similar vocab and grammar
dialects are the same language with slight variations in:
pronunciation, vocabulary, spelling
provide one example of a universalizing religion
Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism
What religion follows Muhammad and has five pillars?
Islam
what is a protolanguage?
parent language from which actual languages are derived, before written record
what is an isoglass?
a boundary defined by linguistic differences
provide one example of an Ethnic Religion
Judaism, Hinduism
What religion allows anyone to reach salvation by following four noble truths?
Buddhism
are languages constant?
no- language evolves as people interact. different dialects can form
what part of the world calls it SEERup instead of SIRup
the northeast corridor
How do universalizing religions diffuse and how do ethnic religions diffuse?
universalizing- expansion diffusion and relocation diffusion
ethnic- relocation diffusion
What religion has 10 gurus?
Sikhism