Common vernacular within the African American community.
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What is a language family, branch, and group?
Family (common language before recorded history) / Branch (related to an ancestral language and differences are not as extensive) / Group (common / recent)
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What is the difference between the Nomadic Warrior Theory (Kurgan) and Sedentary Farmer Theory in terms of language?
Answers will vary
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What is an isolated language and give an example.
Language that is unrelated to any other and therefore not attached to any language family (due to limited interaction with others) (Basque)
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What is a lingua franca?
A common language that is used in trade (English)
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Why are languages becoming extinct at a rapid pace?
Due to globalization (people have to learn more common languages in order to be part of the global market)
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What is an official language?
This is a language that a nation legally recognizes as the language of the government.
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What is a literary tradition?
Language that is written as well as spoken.
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Explain a reawakening language.
Myaamia Language (teaching the language to the younger generation as their first language)
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Describe the language situation in Switzerland.
4 Official languages (German, French, Italian, and Romansh).
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What is Vulgar Latin?
Versions of Latin that mixed words from the local people (blend of common tongue and Latin)
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What type of language is Hebrew considered and explain.
Growing language. Was not used on a daily basis until after the creation of Israel.
