AP Human Geography Chapter 6 Vocab 2 – Flashcards

Used to describe the language of the Caribbean region.

The process in which two or more languages converge and form a new language (used to describe languages in the Caribbean when slavery and colonization merged cultures.

An effort was launched in the early in the 20th century to create a unifying world language.

A language used as a common tongue among the people who speaks diverse languages to conduct business. Example: airline pilots must speak English.

A language spoken by the educated and politically elite used to create internal cohesion, usually the language of the courts and government.

A mix of languages when cultures mix, very low levels of grammar, useful enough to trade.

A country where only one language is spoken. Example: Japan, Uruguay, Venezuela, Iceland, Portugal, Poland, Lesotho.

A country where more than one language is spoken, can be a reflection of cultural pluralism, often happens in countries where colonialism threw together many cultural and linguistic groups.

A slight change in a word across languages within a subfamily or through a language family from the present backward toward its origin.

A study about place name

A society which people speak the language but don't write it.