GEOG 349 Final: Second exam guide
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Language reflects and communicates values and attitudes better than anything else primary mode of expression; democratic; culture comes into contact stronger to weaker. Substrata: the different speech forms upon which latin was imposed. Latin: the different varieties of spoken latin that were introduced. Superstrata: the different languages that were superimposed on the latin-speaking peoples by the invaders who brought about the fall of the empire in the west. More powerful cultures could impose their dialect on weaker ones; galician latin in northwest spain during the reconquista. Radically altered sound system based on the speech of paris. Arabic was the official language until the reconquest of the peninsula. Why do romanians speak a romance language even though they are physically separated from the rest of. Under strong roman influence when large numbers of imperial troops were stationed among them in an effort to more adequately fortify the northeastern frontier.
