Centrifugal vs. Centripetal
Diffusion of Languages
Vocab Terms
I'll give you the language, you name the branch!
Potpourri
100
A country has a shared religion that everyone practices. What type of force is this?
Centripetal Force
100
Languages diffused through what type of diffusion back then?
relocation diffusion
100
A language of international communication like English
Lingua franca
100
English
Germanic Branch
100
What are the two main meanings of culture?
Peoples' values and tangible artifacts
200
Canada has recently made both French and English official languages even though most people speak English in Canada except for Quebec. What type of force is it?
Centripetal
200
Languages diffuse through what type of diffusion now in the modern world?
Contagious diffusion
200
Language used by government to enact legislation, publish documents, or conduct other public business.
Official language
200
Italian
Romance Branch
200
What 3 traits shape cultural value?
language, religion, eithnicity
300
Nigeria has 529 languages spoken in their country. Because of disputes about choosing an official language, they have moved their capital to avoid conflict. What type of force is it?
Centrifugal Force
300
Languages can be compared to luggage. Why is that?
Language is like luggage because it comes with you where ever you go. It can be left behind and brought back with you. You can bring back another language to just like you can bring back an trinket from your vacation. Answers may vary!
300
Subdivision of a dialect
Subdialect
300
Russian
Balto-Slavic
300
Based on the picture, where is this place?
Russia
400
Name an example where a geographic landscape feature is the centrifugal force.
The Himalayas, the Alps create boundaries between countries.
400
What categories can geographers distribute languages into? Name the two out of the five.
Institutional, developing, vigorous, threatened, dying
400
A mix of the German and English languages
Denglish
400
Hindi
Indo-Iranian
400
The United Nations has 6 official languages. Name 3 of them.
Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, English
500
The Hindu Caste system divides people in different social statuses. Centripetal or Centrifugal?
Centrifugal
500
What does Atkinson's theory state?
Humans outside of Africa display less linguistic diversity because African languages have had less time to evolve..
500
Word-usage boundary can be constructed for each word.
Isogloss
500
Serbain
Balto-Slavic
500
Give 1 example of a mentifact and 1 example of a sociofact.
Answers may vary!!
Mentifacts: Shared ideas, values, beliefs, or cultures
Sociafacts: Government, edu groups, organizations