HUG, historical and contemporary causes of diffusion

pidgin language

a simplified mixture of two languages

creole language

A creole language is a full-fledged, stable natural language that develops from a simplified contact language (called a pidgin) when children grow up speaking it as their native tongue.

time-space convergence

the greater interconnection between places that results from improvements in transportation.

Indo-European Language Family

a large group of languages that might have descended from a language spoken around 6,000 years ago.

romance languages

languages Latin diverged into

isoglosses

the boundaries between variations in pronounciation and/or word usage.

dialects

regional variations of a language

adages

sayings that attempt to express a truth about life.

adherents

believers of their faith despite other outside circumstances, such as changing language.

ethnic religions

belief traditions that emphasize strong cultural characteristics among their followers.

polytheistic

having many gods

karma

the belief that behaviors have a consequence in the present life or a future life

caste system

rigid class structure

gurdwara

a Sikh’s place of worship

acculturation

when an ethnic or immigrant group that moves to a new area adopts the values of the larger group that has received them, while still maintaining elements

assimilation

when an a ethnic group is no longer distinguishable by the larger group it was received by, think time space convergence

syncretism

the fusion or blending of two distinct cultural traits into a unique, new hybrid trait.

Glocalization

from of syncretism that involves the creation of products or services for the global market by adapting them to local cultures ( Mcdonalds in France)

multiculturalism

the coexistence of several cultures in one society with the ideal of all cultures being valued and worthy of study.

nativism

a political and social policy or ideology that prioritizes the interests, culture, and well-being of native-born or long-established residents over those of immigrants

sikhism

relatively new universalizing religion, monotheistic, common religion in India.

cultural divergence

the idea that a culture may change over time as the elements of distance, travel, time, physical separation, and modern technology create divisions and changes.