AP Human Geography ch. 5 questions well answered

AP Human Geography ch. 5.British Received Pronunciation - correct 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 Creole or Creolized Language - correct answer Definition: A language that results from the mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated. Example: French Creole in Haiti--Very different than the French spoken in France Application: Creoles show the diffusion of one language into another, which gives insight as to the history of that country. Denglish - correct 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) Dialect - correct 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 Ebonics - correct 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 Franglais - correct answer Definition: A term used by the French for English words that have entered the French language, a combination of franfais and anglai." the French words for "French" and "English," respectively. Example: Diffusion of english words such as "jeans", "cowboy", etc into the French Language Application: Franglais is VERY frowned upon--French is all about the purity of the language and the French block out all English so that the language remains pure. Ideograms - correct answer Definition: The system of writing used in China and other East Asian countries in which each symbol represents an idea or concept rather than a specific sound, as is the case with letters in English. Example: 您好老師 (hello teacher) Application: Entirely different from the English alphabet where we have sounds--SOUNDS VS IDEAS Isogloss - correct 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. Isolated Language - correct 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 Language - correct 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 Language Branch - correct answer Definition: A collection of languages related through a common ancestor that existed several thousand years ago. Differences are not as extensive or old as with language families, and archaeological evidence can confirm that these derived from the same family.