AP Unit 3 Vocabulary

a language that is unrelated to any other languages = not attached to any language family

a collection of languages related through a common ancestor - existed several thousand yrs ago

The spread of laptop computers from the upper class to the middle class is an example of

New York and Los Angeles are examples of

Popular culture is rapidly spread by

Culture is the traditions and beliefs of a group.

the language adopted for the use by the government for the conduct of business and publication

People often practice folk culture instead of pop because

How do folk cultures perceive their environment

the ratio of the number of farmers to the total amount of land suitable for farming

a system of communication through the use of speech

form of speech that adopts simplified grammar and limited vocab of lingua franca

a collection of languages within a branch - displays few differences in grammar and vocabulary

a boundary that separates regions in which different language usages predominate

The spread of baseball to Japan is

a symbol that represents a word rather than a sound

a dialect spoken by some African Americans

The spread of culture traits from one group to another.

Belief systems and values are a material aspects of culture

a collection of languages related to each other through a common ancestor - B4 recorded history

Culture spreads by migrants, Trans-national corporations, war and media

the form of a language used for official government business, education, & mass communication

a language that results from the mixing of colonizer's language w/ indigenous language

Which is an example of folk cultural landscape in the United States

a combination of Spanish and English spoken by Hispanic Americans

Art, housing, sports and food are material aspects of culture

a language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used

the total number of people divided by the total land area

a term used by the French for English that have entered the French language

a combination of German and English