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AP HUMAN GEOGRAOHY
UNIT 3 VOCABULARY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Creole | stable natural language developed from a mixture of different languages. (mixed European and black descent, especially in the Caribbean). (Basic set of terms) |
| Dialect | particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group |
| Indo European Languages | a large widespread family of languages |
| Isogloss | Boundary that seperates regions in which different language uses predominate |
| Language Family | a group of languages related through descent from a common ancestor, called the proto-language of that family |
| Language Group | group of languages related descent from common ancestor |
| Lingua Franca | a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different. (Language of Trade) |
| Linguistic Diversity | a way to talk about varied types of traits including language family , grammar , and vocabulary. |
| monolingual | only able to speak one language |
| Multilingual |