language review for test relly easy

5 theories

100

DingDong

it has been suggested that mama reflect the movement of babies lip as they get ready

200

bowwow

started when people imitate sound 

300

yoheho

they started with chanting and eventually turn into words

400

poohpooh

needed words to express felling

500

lala

sound had to do with love,play,poetry,and song

the poupulation

100

arabic 

267000000

200

hindi

200000000

300

spanish

425000000

400

bengail

190000000

500

russian

170000000

language family

100

greek

modern greek

200

italic

italian,catalan,spanish,ext

300

celtic

breton,welsh,ext

400

germanic

dutch,english,ext

500

indoiranian

urdu,hindi,ext

vocab

100

ANAGRAM

Definition A word or phrase formed by reordering the letters of another word or phrase.

200

BODY LANGUAGE

Definition The postures, facial expressions, and gestures that a person uses to communicate nonverbally

300

LARYNX

Definition The part of the respiratory tract that contains the vocal chords.

400

LINGUIST

Definition A person who studies the nature of language and communication 

500

NEANDERTHAL

Definition A species of hominins that died out about 28,000 years ago.

vocab 2

100

CREOLE

Definition A language that has developed from a pidgin.

200

DIALECT

Definition A regional variation of a language.

300

PALINDROME

Definition A word, phrase, verse, or sentence that reads the same backward or forward.

400

SIGN LANGUAGE

Definition A language that uses a system of hand, facial, and other body movements to communicate

500

SYLLABARY

Definition A set of written characters for a language, each representing a syllable