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What is a language family?

• A group of languages with distinct origin from cultural hearths

• Languages that share a common origin from thousands of years

• Languages that share a more recent past, with similar words

• Regional variances of a language

What is a dialect?

• A group of languages with distinct origin from cultural hearths

• Languages that share a common origin from thousands of years

• Regional variances of a language

• The way words are pronounced in a language

What is an accent?

• A group of languages with distinct origin from cultural hearths

• The way words are pronounced in a language

• Regional variances of a language

• Languages that share a more recent past, with similar words

What is an isogloss?

• A simplified, non-native mixture of two languages without much grammar

• A boundary that separates language regions (languages or dialects)

• A mix of two languages with its own grammar, words, and native speakers

• Designated by law to be used as the language of government

How do languages diffuse?

• Through colonization, imperialism, and globalization

• By adding new words and changing the meaning of existing ones

• Through hierarchical diffusion, relocation diffusion, and stimulus diffusion

• Through the theory of diffusion of Indo-European Language Family

What is an official language?

• A simplified, non-native mixture of two languages without much grammar

• A mix of two languages with its own grammar, words, and native speakers

• Designated by law to be used as the language of government

• The way words are pronounced in a language

What is a pidgin language?

• A simplified, non-native mixture of two languages without much grammar

• A group of languages with distinct origin from cultural hearths

• A mix of two languages with its own grammar, words, and native speakers

• Regional variances of a language

What is a creole language?

• A simplified, non-native mixture of two languages without much grammar

• A mix of two languages with its own grammar, words, and native speakers

• A group of languages with distinct origin from cultural hearths

• The way words are pronounced in a language