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Section 1

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Franglais

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A term used by the French for English words that have entered the French language

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Mandarin Branch

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the most important language in Chinese Language

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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 variation of a language and literary tradition

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Afro-Asiatic Language Family

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Arabic and Hebrew

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lingua franca

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common language

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Literary Tradition

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a system of written communication

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Indo-European language family

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Language family including the Germanic and Romance languages that is spoken by 50% of the world's people

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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.

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Decentralized Government

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Decentralization is achieved by dividing power between national and state governments and separating legislative, executive, and judicial branches at both levels.

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Denglish

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Combination of German and English

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Language

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A system of communication through the use of speech

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Sintic Branch

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the main branch in the Sino-Tibetan Family

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Sino-Tibetan Language Family

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2nd largest language family. Includes Madarin, Thai, Cantonese and Burmese

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Official Language

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the legal language of a country; US DOES NOT HAVE ONE

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Vulgar Latin

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the common Latin spoken by soldiers

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Revived Language

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an extinct language that is brought back into society

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Isolated Languages

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Basque and Icelandic

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standard language

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a well-established dialect

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Multilingual States and Example

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~Countries in which more than one language is spoken. Examples: Canada, Belgium, U.S, Peru

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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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Spanglish

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Combination of Spanish and English, spoken by Hispanic-Americans.

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Extinct Languages

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languages that are no longer or read

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