A regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation. Example- Cockney is a dialect of English.
What is the definition of Dialect?
100
A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago.
What is a Language branch?
100
The system of writing used in China and other East Asia countries in which each symbol represents an idea or a concept rather than a specific sound, as is the case with letters in English. Example- System of writing in China.
What is Ideograms?
100
Combination of Spanish and English. Example- Spanglish
What is spanglish?
200
A Dialect that is well established and widely recognized as the most acceptable for government. Example- English
What is Standard Language?
200
A collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history. Example- Niger- Congo
What is a Language family?
200
A language that was once used by people in daily activities bt it no longer used. Example- Gothic
What is an extinct language?
200
Combination of German and English. Example- Denglish
What is Denglish?
300
The Dialect of English associated with upper-class Britons living in London and now considered standard in the United Kingdom.
What is British Received Pronunciation (BRP)?
300
A form of Latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans, as opposed to the standard dialect, which was used for official documents.
What is Vulgar Latin?
300
A language that is unrelated to any other language and therefore in not attached to any language family. Example- Ainu.
What is an isolated language?
300
A term used by the French for English words that have entered the French language. Example- Franglais.
What is Franglais?
400
A boundary that separates regions in which different languages usages predominate. Example- boundary between people say y'all and you all
What is Isogloss?
400
A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary. Example- Mandarin
What is a Language group?
400
A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages. Example- English
What is a lingua franca?
400
Dialect spoken by some African Americans. Example- Ebony and phonics "she be at home".
What is Ebonics?
500
A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated. Example- Spanglish
What is Creole or creolized language?
500
A form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca. Example- hawaiin pidgin.