Appetizer
Ex.Speaking a French creole in New Orleans.
2.) Dialect- a regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.
Ex. British English, Australian English
3.) Ideograms- the system of writing used in China and other East Asian countries in which each symbol represents an idea or a concept rather than a specific sound, as in the case with letters in English
Ex. Korean Characters
4.) Lingua Franca- A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade by people who have different native languages
Ex. English in the Mediterranean trade
5.) Literary tradition- a language that is written as well as spoken
Ex. Spanish, French, German
6.) Official language- the language adopted for use by the government for the conduct of business and publication of documents
Ex. Portugese in Brazil
7.) Pidgin language- a form of speech that adopts a simplified grammar and limited vocabulary of a lingua franca; used for communications among speakers of two different languages.
Ex. Spanglish, Denglish, Franglais
8.) Standard language- the form of a language used for official government business, education, and mass communications
Ex. English in Britain
9.) Vulgar Latin- a form of Latin used in daily conversation by ancient Romans. as opposed to the standard dialect, which was used for official documents
Ex. Slang in the modern day
10.) Isogloss- a boundary in which different language usages predominate
Ex. Where exactly does the "South" begin?