Vocabulary #1
Vocabulary #2
Language Families
Modern House Styles
Neo-Eclectic House Styles
100
A form of language that's particular to a certain social group.
What is Dialect
100
A name of a place.
What is Toponym
100
India 4%
What is Dravidian
100
Had flat or low-pitched roofs. 1950-1970.
What is a Contemporary house
100
Had dormer windows, with rounded tops and high-pitched roofs. 1970-1980.
What are Neo-French houses
200
A language widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages. It's also used in trade.
What is Lingua Franca
200
A simplified language that has a mix of many languages.
What is Pidgin
200
Southeast Asia 5%
What is Austronesian
200
One story with the long side parallel to the street. Took up a larger lot and encouraged the sprawl of urban areas. 1950-1960.
What is a Ranch House
200
Replaced the separate family and living rooms of Ranch and Split-Level houses in many Neo-Eclectic houses.
What is the "Great Room"
300
Culture found in a large, heterogeneous group, that share habits despite differences.
What is Pop Culture.
300
Culture traditionally practiced by a small, homogeneous group living in a relative location.
What is Folk Culture
300
North America, Russia, Europe, Australia, Central/South America 48%
What is Indo-European
300
One story with a dominant front gable and decorative details. Made for families and veterans returning from World War 2. 1940-1950
What are Minimal traditional Houses
300
Was shingle-covered; second-story walls sloped slightly inward and merged into the roofline. 1960-1970.
What is Mansard
400
The ability to speak 2 languages frequently.
What is Bilingualism
400
A collection of languages related through a common ancestral language that existed long ago.
What is a Language Family
400
Middle East - 6%
What is Afro-asiatic
400
Characterized by high-pitched roofs. Late 1960s.
What is a Shed house
400
Was never dominant. 1950s.
What is Neo-Colonial
500
A natural language from a parent language.
What is Creole
500
Groups that share in some parts of the dominant culture but have their own distinctive values, names, language, and material culture.
What are Subcultures
500
China - 26%
What is Sino-Tibetan
500
Lower level had a garage and family room. Kitchen and dining area were set in intermediate level with bedrooms on top level above family room and garage. 1950-1970
What is a Split-Level House
500
Characterized by dominant, steep-pitched front-facing gables and half-timbered detailing. 1970- to present.
What is Neo-Tudore