Vocabulary
Define Culture
The way of life of a group of people is called?
Fill in the blank:
Pop Culture is less _____.
Sustainable
What are the 3 components that define culture?
-material traits
-customary beliefs
-social forms
True or false
Thousands of languages lack a literary tradition.
True
What is the branch with the most users?
Indo-Iranian Branch
The idea that cultures can be separate and be distinctive from one another and still co-exist is called?
Multiculturalism
True or False:
Pop Culture is more submissive.
False
Fill in the blank:
Improved communication tech have created an increasingly hyper-connected world has made ____ easier.
Cultural Diffusion
Fill in the blank:
The system of written communication includes a ________.
method of writing and rules of grammar.
Why is English a Germanic language?
Successive Germanic invasions of the British Isles followed by Norman invasion from France.
Define Custom
CustomA repetitive act of a group preformed to the extent that it becomes characteristic of the group.
Which harms the environment more, pop or folk culture?
Pop Culture
True or False:
Habit doesn't imply a whole group adopted the act, a custom adopted the act as a group.
True
What are three examples of a Lingua Franca?
-English
-Manderian
-Arabic
What two alphabets are used in the Baltic-Slavic Branch?
Latin and Cyrillic alphabets
A language that is in daily use but lacks a literature tradition is called?
Vigorous Language
What are folk culture songs mainly about?
Tells a story/informs about life cycle events or environmental features.
Fill in the blank:
Natural landscapes have been modified by humans to reflect their _______________.
Cultural beliefs and values.
What is the difference between a dialect and a language?
A dialect is only a regional variation of a language.
What language branch originated from Latin and the Roman Empire?
The Romance Branch
The way a language is written, distinctive from the words themselves is called?
Orthography
Why do Folk Culture people wear distinctive clothing?
Environmental, Cultural and Religious beliefs
Cultural Traits are made up of what?
Material and Non-material (tangible and non-tangible) items.
Fill in the blank:
Governments use a __________ to enact legislation, publish documents and conduct business, while people use _________ as an everyday language.
official language; working language
English becomes the official language of court and law in 14th century England after conflicts with who?
The French