Standard Language Definition Ap Human Geography

Question: British Received Pronunciation

Answer: Definition: The dialect of English associated With upper-class Britons living in the London area and now considered standard in the United Kingdom

Example: BRP is spoken by the Queen of England

Application: A means of identifying a member of the upper-class in England

Question: Creole or Creolized Language

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Question: Denglish

Answer: Definition: combination of German and English.

Example: Telephone Company in Germany incorporating English into their words for local and long distance call

Application: The existence of Denglish shows the impact that English as a language has made on the world(in this case, Germany)

Question: Dialect

Answer: Definition: A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation

Example: BRP

Application: Dialects of a language are representatives of unique culture, which is important

Question: Ebonics

Answer: Definition: Dialect spoken by some African Americans

Example: Ebony and Phonics “She be at Home”

Application: Ebonics is an important piece of the past of America because of the Clash between our standard language and itself

Question: Franglais

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Question: Ideograms

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Question: Isogloss

Answer: Definition: A boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate

Example: Ireland and England-Same language, different dialect

Application: Isoglosses not only separate dialects, but also cultures.

Question: Isolated Language

Answer: Definition: A language that is unrelated to any other languages and therefore not attached to any language family.

Example: Japanese

Application: An Isolated Language shows unique culture as well as gives insight as to how much interaction it has/had with other countries

Question: Language

Answer: Definition: A system of communication through the use of speech, a collection of sounds understood by a group of people to have the same meaning.

Example: English

Application: Language allows for communication between humans, something necessary for development/progress