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Creole language
a language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated
Denglish
a combination of Deutsch (the German word for German) and English)
developing language
a language spoken in daily use with a literary tradition that is not widely distributed
dialect
a regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary
Ebonics
a dialect spoken by some African Americans
Franglais
a combination of francais and anglais (the French words for French and English respectively)
institutional language
a language used in education
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
a system of communication through the use of speech
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 relatively 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
a language that is written as well as spoken
logogram
a symbol that represents a word rather than a sound
official language
the language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents
Pigdin Language
a form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca
Received Pronounciation
the dialect of English associated with upper-class Britons living in London and now considered standard in the United Kingdom
Spanglish
combination of Spanish and English
standard language
the form of a language used for official government business
subdialect
a subdivision of a dialect
vigorous language
a language that is spoken in daily use but that lacks a literary tradition
Vulgar Latin
a form of Latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans
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