Human Geo : Language Review

Key Terms

100

Creole

A language that results from mixing a colonizer language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated.

200

Dialect

A Regional variety of language distinguished by pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary

300

Isogloss

A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate

400

Lingua Franca

A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages

500

Language Family

A collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history

Language Families

100

Name one branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family....

Tai Kadai, Niger-Congo, Quechuan, Nilo-Saharan...

200

Name 2 branches of the Indo-European family

Germanic, Romance, Indo-Iranian, etc..

300

Name 3 romance languages

Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, etc..

400

Name 1 language in the Indo-Aryan language branch

Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Urdu, Nepali, etc..

500

Name 1 language in the Austro-Asiatic language branch

Khmer, Vietnamese, Santali, etc..

Other

100

Name 1 endangered language

MANY OPTIONS HERE

200

What is the Ethnologue? 

The authoritative source on languages both past and present. Keeps record of all languages.

300

Name 2 multi-lingual nations

Belgium, Switzerland, Canada, Nigeria, etc..

400

Why is English so widespread? 

It spread through mainly through empire, colonization and religion. 

500

What are the 3 most widely spoken languages?

English, Spanish, Mandarin