Unit 3 Culture Review

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When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunk of the tree represents

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language families

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Why is English the most widely spoken language in Canada and the U.S.?

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British Colonialism

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What is the second largest language family?

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Sino-Tibetan

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This pictures demonstrates how language can make the cultural landscape more

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unique

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How could the document below help preserve a dying language?

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it demonstrates official government support

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This chart is evidence that English is a

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lingua franca

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Why is the extinction of languages a problem?

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When a language dies, part of the culture dies with it

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A creolized language results from

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acculturation

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A ________ is a place name that reveals what is important to people and what the land is like.

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toponym

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Hierarchical diffusion means that the culture is diffused

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from those in authority or the famous