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Flash cards (19) British Received Pronunciation Definition: The dialect of English associated With upper-class Britons living in the London area and now considered standard in the United Kingdom Example: BRP is spoken by the Queen of England Application: A means of identifying a member of the upper-class in England Creole or Creolized Language Definition: A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer"s language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated. Example: French Creole in Haiti--Very different than the French spoken in France Application: Creoles show the diffusion of one language into another, which gives insight as to the history of that country. Denglish Definition: combination of German and English. Example: Telephone Company in Germany incorporating English into their words for local and long distance call Application: The existence of Denglish shows the impact that English as a language has made on the world(in this case, Germany) Dialect Definition: A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation Example: BRP Application: Dialects of a language are representatives of unique culture, which is important Ebonics Definition: Dialect spoken by some African Americans Example: Ebony and Phonics "She be at Home" Application: Ebonics is an important piece of the past of America because of the Clash between our standard language and itself Franglais Definition: A term used by the French for English words that have entered the French language, a combination of franfais and anglai." the French words for "French" and "English," respectively. Example: Diffusion of english words such as "jeans", "cowboy", etc into the French Language Application: Franglais is VERY frowned upon--French is all about the purity of the language and the French block out all English so that the language remains pure. Ideograms Definition: The system of writing used in China and other East Asian countries in which each symbol represents an idea or concept rather than a specific sound, as is the case with letters in English. Example: 您好老師 (hello teacher) Application: Entirely different from the English alphabet where we have sounds--SOUNDS VS IDEAS Isogloss Definition: A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate Example: Ireland and England-Same language, different dialect Application: Isoglosses not only separate dialects, but also cultures. Isolated Language Definition: A language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family. Example: Japanese Application: An Isolated Language shows unique culture as well as gives insight as to how much interaction it has/had with other countries Language Definition: A system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning. Example: English Application: Language allows for communication between humans, something necessary for development/progress Language Branch Definition: A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Differences are not as extensive or old as with language families, and archaeological evidence can confirm that these derived from the same family. Example: Germanic Branch of Indo-European Application: Shows the spread of language through history. Indo European-->8 different branches-->Languages--> Dialects Language Family Definition: A collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history. Example: Indo-European Family Application: Shows the spread of language through history. Indo European-->8 different branches-->Languages--> Dialects Lingua Franca Definition: A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages Example: ENGLISH Application: English, being the Lingua Franca, is the most important language in the world because the majority of trade conducted is done in English Literary Tradition Definition: A language that is written as well as spoken Example: English with Roman Alphabet Application: Having a literary tradition(as most countries do) shows a certain degree of development Official Language Definition: The language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents. Example: English in England Application: Having an official language typically (not always) unifies a country and spurs on patriotism |
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