Culture found in a large heterogenous society that shares certain habits/customs despite differences in other personal characteristics.
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What is Folk Culture?
Culture traditionally practiced by a small homogenous rural group living in relative isolation.
100
What is a language family?
A collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history.
100
Explain what Globalization is?
Actions or process that impact the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope.
100
What is an official Language?
A language used by the government uses for laws, reports and public objects.
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Give three examples of things/products found in our popular culture?
Mcdonalds, Nike, Jeans & Hoodies, Iphone, Etc.
200
Compare and contrast folk culture & Popular culture.
Folk culture is more isolated and traditional but, pop culture changes often and is widespread.
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What are the two most common language families?
Indo European and Sino Tibetan
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What is it called when globalization makes architecture very similar?
Uniform Landscape
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What branch of the Language Tree does English come from?
Germanic or West Germanic to specific
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Where does popular culture originate from?
The Hearth
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Give examples of Folk culture influencing pop culture
Americana, Christmas, etc.
300
Why don't all languages have a written form?
Language is spoken communication not necessarily written.
300
Which Buddhist kingdom is continuing to preserve their culture from?
Bhutan
300
What two invasions helped to create English?
The German Invasion and The Norman Invasion
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How is popular culture diffused?
It often spreads through hierarchical diffusion
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How does folk culture die out?
Often times it is due to globalization and popular culture over lapping it, among other reasons.
400
How are languages classified in the tree?
Languages families form the Trunks of the trees
Individual language are the leaves
Some Trunks divide into several branches which represent language branches
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How has globalization impacted language? How has it allowed the English language to flourish?
Globalization has had a huge impact on language, it has made it less diverse. It has treated English kindly as it is the international business language that many foreign students learn as a second language.
400
List 3 Romance Langauges
Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, etc.
500
Explain how popular culture creates uniformity?
It leads to people being far more similar than they normally ever would if they were isolated like folk cultures are.
500
In what ways did soccer originate from a folk to a popular culture?
It spread from an English tradition to a global sport through the British taking it with them wherever they conquered.
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What makes language different from dialect?
Linguistically speaking, if you could understand a dialect it is not a different language.
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How has Globalization impacted Folk Culture?
It has caused it to disappear in some areas.
500
State and explain two theories about the diffusion of The Indo European family language.
1. The Nomadic Warrior Hypothesis states that Kurgan Warriors brought their languages with them as they invaded places westward.
2. The Sedentary Farmer Hypothesis explains how many years before the Kurgans, farmers traveled towards Greece bringing their language with them