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apHUG LanguageTerms
these are all pretty similar so i wanted to make a separate stack for them
Term | Definition |
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working language | A language that is used by an international organization or corporation as its primary means of communication for daily correspondence and conversation |
vigorous language | A language that is in daily use but lacks a literary tradition |
threatened language | A language used for face-to-face communication, but is losing users |
standard language | the form of a language used for official government, business, education, and mass communication |
Received Pronunciation (RP) | The dialect of English commonly used by politicians, broadcasters, and actors in the United Kingdom |
Official language | the language adopted for use by a government for the conduct of business and publication of documents |
Lingua franca | a language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages |
Dying language | A language used by older people, but is not being transmitted to children |
Developing language | A language in daily use with a literary tradition that is not widely distributed |
literary tradition | a language that is written as well as spoken |
Institutional language | A language used in education, work, mass media, and government |
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 |