Lang. Groups
Vocab
Artifact, Sociofact, or Mentifact
Random
100
What is the language family and branch that Hindi is apart of?
Indo-European family and Indo-Iranian branch
100
What is Sequence Occupancy?
The notion that successive societies leave their cultural imprints on a place, each contributing to the cumulative cultural landscape.
100
You find a woven basket in an abandoned hut. This is an example of a _______
Artifact
100
What are the 4 forms of diffusion?
Expansion/Relocation
Hierarchal
Contagious
Stimulus
200
What is the most used language family?
Indo-European
200
What is a Lingua Franca?
a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different.
200
Abigail's family goes to church. This is an example of a _______
Sociofact
200
What are the five most common Lingua Francas?
French
Mandarin
Arabic
Russian
Spanish
300
On what continent is the most common romance language most prevalent?
South America
300
What is a Vigorous Language?
A language that is spoken in daily use but lacks literary tradition.
300
You see a woman selling traditional garments. The garments are an example of a _______
Arctifact
300
What is an example of a thing that will provide a "sense of place"?
Gendered Spaces
Ethnic Neighborhoods
etc
400
What language branch and family does the language in the picture belong to?
Romance and Indo-European
400
What is Creole?
A language that results from mixing a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated.
400
Tyler's family thinks school is very important. This is an example of a _______
Sociofact
400
What is one pro and one con about cultural convergence?
Pros: democratization, sharing of knowledge
Cons: loss of indigenous languages, english dominating
500
What language family does the language in the picture belong to?
Sino-Tibetan
500
What is an Isogloss?
a boundary line between two distinct linguistic regions. It can be a boundary between two different languages, or, more frequently, the boundary between two different dialects of the same language.
500
Certain cultures place lots of importance on respecting elders of the community. This is an example of a _______
Mentifact
500
What are the four US dialects?
Northern
Western
Midlands
Southeastern