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3.7-3.8 vocab

vocab

TermDefinition
Linguists Scientists who study languages
Language tree Suggests how several languages are related to each other, as well as how one language grows out of another
indo-European language family a large group of languages that might have descended from a language spoken 6,000 years ago/one of the 15 major language families
romance languages latin diverged into dozens of distinct regional languages (poteguese, Spanish, French, Italian, and romanian
isoglosses the boundaries between variations in pronunctiations or word usage
dialects variations in accent, grammar, usage, and spelling
adages sayings that attempt to express a truth about life
Toponyms the names of places
official language one designated by law to be the language of government
homogenous made up largely of ethnically similar people
adherents believers in their faith
ethnic religions belief traditions that emphasize strong cultural characteristics among their followers
Universal religion actively seek converts to its faith regardless of their ethnic backgrounds
Hinduism Ethnic religion, polytheistic, believes in karma
Polytheistic believing in multiple gods
monotheistic believing in one god
karma beliefs that things have ways of coming back to you
caste system a rigid class structure
buddhism
sikhism Developed in the 16th century
gurdwara a Sikhs place of worship
judaism
christianity follows jesus
islam
pilgrimmage
Homogenization
acculturation
assimilaton happens when an ethnic group can no longer be distinguished from the receiving group
syncretism the fusion or blending of two distinctive cultural into a unique new hybrid trait
glocalization Form of syncretism that involves the creation of products or services for the global market by adapting them to local cultures
multiculturalism the coexistence of several cultures in one society
nativist anti-immigrant
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