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Exam Two | GEOG 205 - Human Geography, Quizzes of Human Geography

Class: GEOG 205 - Human Geography; Subject: Geography; University: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Term: Fall 2010;

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2009/2010

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TERM 1
Language
DEFINITION 1
A means of communication through a conventional set of
signs, gestures, marks, or articulate vocal sounds.
TERM 2
Language Family
DEFINITION 2
Collection of related individual languages
TERM 3
Language
Branch
DEFINITION 3
Individual languages, which derive from a definite common
origin
TERM 4
Language Group
DEFINITION 4
Collection of languages, part of the same branch, which share
a common origin, similar grammar and vocabulary
TERM 5
Isogloss
DEFINITION 5
A boundary that separates different word-usage regions.
Boundaries determined by surveys and going to certain
places
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TERM 1

Language

DEFINITION 1

A means of communication through a conventional set of

signs, gestures, marks, or articulate vocal sounds.

TERM 2

Language Family

DEFINITION 2

Collection of related individual languages

TERM 3

Language

Branch

DEFINITION 3

Individual languages, which derive from a definite common

origin

TERM 4

Language Group

DEFINITION 4

Collection of languages, part of the same branch, which share

a common origin, similar grammar and vocabulary

TERM 5

Isogloss

DEFINITION 5

A boundary that separates different word-usage regions.

Boundaries determined by surveys and going to certain

places

TERM 6

Official Language

DEFINITION 6

The language adopted for use by the government for the

conduct of business and publication of documents

TERM 7

Dialects

DEFINITION 7

A regional variety of language distinguished by vocabulary,

spelling, and pronunciation

TERM 8

Cognates

DEFINITION 8

A word that looks/sounds like one in another language,

suggesting a historic relationship

TERM 9

Sociolinguistics

DEFINITION 9

Study of the interrelationships of language and social

structure, linguistic variation and attitudes toward language

TERM 10

Standard Language

DEFINITION 10

The form of a language used for official government

business, education, and mass communications