GEOG 151 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Official Language, Received Pronunciation, Subdialect
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Creole: a language that results from the mixing of a colonizer s language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated. Denglish: a combination of deutsch (the german word for german) and english. Developing language: a language spoken in daily use with a literary tradition that is not widely distributed. Dialect: a regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation. Ebonics: a dialect spoken by some african americans. Extinct language: a language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used. Franglais: a combination of francais and anglais (the french words for french and. Institutional language: a language used in education, work, mass, media, and government. Isogloss: a boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate. Isolated language: a language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family.
