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Dialect

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

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Idiom

Front

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

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Cognate

Front

A word that sounds the same or similar in more than one language a mean the same thing.

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standard language

Front

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

Back

Isogloss

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This is a line on a map that shows where certain words or phrases are spoken.

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Launguage family

Front

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

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Language Branch

Front

a collection of languages within a family related through a common ancestral language that existed several thousand years ago

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Colloquialism

Front

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

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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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accent

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this is how a group of people pronounce certain words

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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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Recieved Pronunciation (RP)

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the standard form of English in Britain

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Language

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

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