What is the difference between the Nomadic Warrior Theory (Kurgan) and Sedentary Farmer Theory in terms of language?
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What makes a language an endangered language?
Children are not being taught the language (only the older generation speaks it regularly).
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Why is English a common official language in many nations around the world?
British Empire spread the language around the globe through colonialism.
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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 dialect and what elements about it caused differences?
Vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation that differs based on regions of a nation.
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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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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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Explain a reawakening language.
Myaamia Language (teaching the language to the younger generation as their first language)
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What is a literary tradition?
Language that is written as well as spoken.
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What is an isogloss?
boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate.
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Describe the language situation in Switzerland.
4 Official languages (German, French, Italian, and Romansh).
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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.
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What is the difference between a developing / vigorous language?
Developing (spoken by all in daily use and has a literary tradition, but not widely distributed) and Vigorous (spoken by all, but lacks literacy tradition)
