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system of communication through speech, movement, sounds, or symbols that a group of people understands to have the same meaning
Centripetal force
a force that brings people together
Centrifugal Force
A force that divides people
African American Vernacular English (AAVE)
A dialect used by some African Americans
Creole (or creolized) language
A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated
Denglish
The mix of German and English
Developing Language
Language in daily use by people of all ages from children to elderly individuals
Dialect
A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
Dying Language
Language still used by older people but is not being transmitted to children
Endangered Language
A language that children are no longer learning, and its remaining speakers use it less frequently
Extinct Language
A language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used
Franglais
is the mix of French and English
Institutional Language
Language used in Education, work, mass media and government
Isogloss
A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate
Isolated Language
A language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family
Language Branch
A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that can be confirmed through archaeological evidence.
Language Family
A collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history.
Language Group
A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relativity a few differences in grammar and vocabulary
Lingua franca
A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages
Literary tradition
Language that is written as well as spoken
Logogram
A symbol that represents a word rather than a sound
Mutual Intelligibility
refers to the ability of people speaking in two ways to readily understand each other without prior familiarity or special effort
Official Language
used by the government to enact legislation, publish documents, and conduct other public business
Pidgin Language
A simpler form of a lingua franca when learning a new language
Received Pronunciation (RP)
The dialect of English commonly used by politicians, broadcasters, and actors in the United Kingdom
Spanglish
Mix of Spanish and English
Standard Language
A dialect that is well established and widely recognized as the most acceptable for government, business, education, and mass communication
Subdialect
A subdivision of a dialect
Threatened Language
Language used for face-to-face communication but is losing users
Vigorous Language
Language used daily by people of all ages but it lacks a literary tradition
Vulgar Latin
A form of Latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans, as opposed to the standard dialect, which was used for official documents
Working Language
designated by an international organization or corporation as its primary means of communication
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