3.5 Vocab, Historical Causes of Diffusion

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Informal, short-lived language replacing standard words

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slang

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A policy where a strong nation dominates others politically, socially, and economically.

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imperialism

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Parts of multiple languages combined in a simplified structure and vocabulary

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pidgin language

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Belief that objects (plants, stones) or natural events (thunderstorms, earthquakes) have a spirit and conscious life.

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Animism

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People whose first language is a particular language.

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Native speakers

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Official language of China; most native speakers of any language.

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Mandarin Chinese

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A language used in trade by speakers of different native languages

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lingua franca

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Bantu language used as a lingua franca in East Africa, official in several countries.

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Swahili

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A language that started as a pidgin but became a mother tongue.

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Creole language

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Establishing settlements and imposing political, economic, and cultural principles in another territory.

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Colonialism