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Standard Language

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A particular variety of a language that is regarded as the most correct or widely accepted.

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cognate

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A word that sounds the same or similar in more than one language and means the same thing

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Colloquialism

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A non formal word or phrase that is used by certain groups in certain areas

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language family

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A group of languages that evolved from the same language long before recorded history

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dialect

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a form of language spoken in a specific region by a specific group of people

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language group

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A collection of languages within a branch that separated fairly recently and have many characteristic in common with each other.

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lingua franca

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A language widely used by people as a second language so that they can communicate with other people.

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langauge

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a form of communication that uses sounds that a group of people understand to have the same meaning

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language branch

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A group of languages that had come from a similar language within just the last few thousand years

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Recieved Pronunciation (RP)

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The standard form of English in Britian

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Idiom

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A common often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.

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Accent

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