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