Flash Cards 2.3 Unit 3

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Creole or creolized language

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A language that began as a combination of two other languages and is spoken as the primary language of a group of people.

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Diaspora

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The scattering of people from their homeland (especially the Jews from the Holy Land).

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Lingua franca

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A language that groups of people who don't speak the same language use to communicate, often for trade or business.

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Cultural convergence

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When two cultures become more similar because of frequent interactions.

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Cultural divergence

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When a culture splits into different cultures because of lack of interaction.

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Indigenous language

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A language that is native to a region and spoken by indigenous people.

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Language extinction

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A language that is no longer spoken by anyone as their native language.

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Dialect

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Different forms of the same language used by groups that have some different vocabulary and pronunciations.

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Ethnic (folk) culture

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The cultural traditions that are generally held by a specific ethnic group, often localized in a specific area.

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Ethnic religion

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A religion that is focused on a single ethnic group (often in a centralized area) that doesn't attempt to appeal to all people.