This is a language that a nation legally recognizes as the language of the government.
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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 are Romance Languages and give examples.
These are languages that derived from Latin (Roman Empire) / Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Romanian
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What is a literary tradition?
Language that is written as well as spoken.
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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)
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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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Two largest language families
Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan
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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 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 a lingua franca?
A common language that is used in trade (English)
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What is a Pidgin Language?
Form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca (common among speakers of two different languages) (Swahili)
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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 an isogloss?
boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate.
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What does the term Ebonics refer to?
Common vernacular within the African American community.
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Describe the language situation in Switzerland.
4 Official languages (German, French, Italian, and Romansh).
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Explain the language situation in Canada.
Two official languages (English and French). French is mainly in Quebec and Ontario.
