AP hug ch 5 vocab

Lang=language

Accent

Distinct way of speaking a language, usually caused by having a different first language

creolized language

Language that becomes Pidgin and then more complex, usually preferred by the community as a native tongue

dialect

Different ways one language sounds depending on where the person grew up in the country

extinct language

Once used commonly but is now no longer used

ideogram

a written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it

institutional language

Used in work, mass media, government

isogloss

Geographic boundary for a language or linguistic feature

isolated language

Lang unrelated to any other and is not connected to a lang family

Language

A set of sounds, combos of sounds, and symbols used for communication

language branch

Group containing lang groups

language group

Group containing languages

language family

group containing lang branches

lingua franca

Language for International Communication

literary tradition

Lang that can be written and spoken

mono, bi, or multi lingual

Mono= One language spoken fluently

Bi= Two languages spoken fluently

Multi= Multiple languages spoken fluently

Mutual intelligibility

When two speakers of a language understand each other.

If the two cant understand each other, then they are each a separate language usually

official language

used by government to do business and other stuff

Pidgin language

A language derived from another, in a simpler form that is easy to understand.

Standard language

A language that is published, widely distributed, and taught.

Threatened or endangered language

Lang that is spoken by very few

toponym

Name of a place

trade language

Lang used for commercial communication

vernacular

ordinary or informal lang/dialect spoken by a region or a group instead of the official, formal language