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Chapter 6 Notes (What Are Languages, And What Role Do Languages Play in…
Chapter 6 Notes
What Are Languages, And What Role Do Languages Play in Cultures?
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Standardized Language
standard language- one that is published, widely published, and purposefully taught
Dialects
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dialect chains- dialects nearest to each other geographically will be the most similar but as you travel across the space, the dialects become less intelligible to each other because less interaction occurs
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How Do Languages Diffuse
lingua franca
lingua franca- a language used among speakers of different languages for the purpose of trade and commerce
pidgin language- when people speaking two or more languages are in contact and they combine parts of their languages in a simplified structure and vocabulary
creole language- a pidgin language that has developed a more complex structure and vocabulary and has become the native language of a group of people
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