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literary tradition

language that is written and spoken

official language

language designated by a law, government uses for official business

dialect

regional/social variation of a language, different by pronunciation, vocab, and grammar-

isogloss

geographic boundary separating where different language features are used

standard language

form of language used for mass communications

british received pronunciation

standard accent of english historically with upper and lower classes in europe

language family

collection of languages related through common ancestral existing by recorded history

language branch

collection WITHIN a family, existing thousands of years

language group

collection WITHIN a branch, sharing a common origin in recent past

vulgar latin

form of latin used daily by ancient romans- used to oppose standard latin

romance language

group of related languages directly descended from vulgar latin

creole language

fully developed language resulting from dominate/colonizers and indigenous/enslaved group

adage

short, traditional saying expressing general truth about human behaviors and experiences

slang

informal variety of language consisting of words/phrases used in place of standard terms

ideograms

graphic symbols representing an idea/concept directly, but cannot be spoken

extinct language

a language once used by people in daily activities, but is no longer in use

isolated language

a language unrelated to any other language, not attached to any language family

lingua franca

common language used for communication between people not sharing a native language

pidgin language

people learning english/lingua franca in simplified form as a 2nd language

ebonics

distinct dialect of english spoken by african americans

franglais/spanglish/denglish

mix of another language + english

cultural relatism

judging another culture based on your own

habit

repetitive act someone doe

custom

repetitive act done by a group of people- becomes a characteristic to the group

folk culture

traditions practiced by a small homogenous/isolated group

popular culture

traditions found in large heterogenous societies

culture hearth

geographic area where culture originates

cultural landscape

visible imprint of human activity on environment

material culture

physical objects/resources and built environments society leaves behind

reverse hieararchical diffusion

minority culture diffusing to higher nodes

taboo

social/cultural tradition/restriction based on religious and/or moral beliefs

terroir

contribution of a location’s physical factors to food/drinks

assimilation

minority group fully adapting dominant culture group, losing their original cultur

acculturation

adopting another culture while keeping parts of original culture

cultural diffusion

spread of cultural traits from a hearth

built environement

all human-made physical structures that modify natural landscapes

cultural appropriation

dominant culture adopting minority culture, without proper representation- in a mocking way

cultural syncretism

blending of traits from two or more distinct cultures to make a new culture