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language

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A system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning.

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pidgin language

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A form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca, used for communications among speakers of two different languages.

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logogram

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A symbol that represents a word rather than a sound

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literary tradition

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A language that is written as well as spoken

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language group

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A collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary.

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isolated langauge

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A language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family.

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lingua franca

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A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages

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creole

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A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated.

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isogloss

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A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate.

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denglish

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Combination of German and English

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extinct language

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A language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used.

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language branch

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A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Differences are not as extensive or as old as with language families, and archaeological evidence can confirm that the branches derived from the same family.

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Franglais

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A combination of French and English

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official language

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The language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents.

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language family

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A collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor long before recorded history.

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dialect

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A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

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