Vocab
no longer spoken or read daily
What are Extinct Languages
Names of the Germanic Tribes that invaded the British Isles to start what we know as English
What are the Anglos, Jutes, and Saxons
Of the 7,000 languages of the world, half do not have this
What is a written component/form
This religion follows the teachings of Jesus Christ
What is Christianity
The name of the religious government that took over Afghanistan in the 1990s
What is the Taliban
a dialect that is well established and widely recognized as the most acceptable for government, business, education, and communication
What is Standard language
The combination of these two languages helped create modern day English
What are German and French
This phenomenon caused a drastic change in pronunciation, vocabulary, and spelling between the British and American Colonies
What is Isolation
This ethnic religion was one of the first Monotheistic religions of the world and has a strong connection to Canaan.
What is Judaism
This type of government in Eastern Europe discouraged religious practice
What is communism
Regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
What is a Dialect
The dominance of this empire made English the most spoken language of the 19th and 20th century
What is the British Empire
This is the number of languages that are safe from extinction because they have enough speakers
What is about 300
Their most important holy sight is Makkah where the prophet Muhammed was born
What is Islam
Religious wars in Ireland were between these two groups
What are Roman-Catholics and Protestants
Unrelated to any language and not attached to a family
What are Isolated Languages
This was the language spoken by Roman Soldiers and spread to people around the world
What is Vulgar Latin
This is the biggest thing you lose when languages become extinct
What is a loss of culture and heritage
By practicing this religion you can hope to reach enlightenment
What is Buddhism
This city is kept neutral by the United Nations as it has holy sites for Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
What is Jerusalem
Word-usage boundary
What is isogloss
Double Jeopardy: How many points will you wager?
What are the Kurgan-warrior hypothesis and the Sedentary-farmer hypothesis
This is the language that has gone through very little change for the past 1,000 years
What is Icelandic
Adherents to this faith believe in reincarnation
What is Hinduism
A small and vulnerable country surrounded by hostile Muslim Arabs
Many different groups consider themselves Palestinian (people in the West Bank and Jerusalem territories, who fled Israel, etc.)
What are the two different perspectives of the Israeli and Palestinian people