Languages Flashcards

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1
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multilingualism

A

using multiple languages

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2
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how many languages spoken in the US

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350

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3
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how many US residents speak a language other than English at home

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> 25 million

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lingua franca

A

a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different

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creole

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a mother tongue formed from the contact of two languages through an earlier pidgin (grammatically simplified form of a language, used for communication between people not sharing a common language) stage

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6
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why is Spanish a commonly spoken language in the US

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history, geography, immigration

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7
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code-switching

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change from one language to another & use words/phrases from distinct languages, even in the same sentence

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bilingualism

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fluent in 2 languages

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Spanglish

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combination of an English word & a Spanish word to make a new word

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10
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does the US have an official language

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NO

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11
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English-only laws apply primarily to

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government programs

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English-only laws pros

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creates a sense of national identity & promotes unity, abolish the use of translation services, curve immigration slightly, younger people are better able to assimilate, immigrants are encouraged to learn English, protect English language

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English-only laws cons

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restrict free speech, discrimination among minorities, promotes division of unity, culture is lot, you are not really a part of the uS

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dialect

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a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group

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toponym

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place name

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16
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state origin names

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54% are Native American

17
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Canada official language

A

French and English

18
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francophones

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French is their first language, the one they typically use most often to speak, read, write and think, and the one they use most often at home

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nation

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a large body of people united by common descent, history,
culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.

20
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nationalism

A

identification with one’s own nation &support for its
interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests
of other nations.

21
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Quebec separatism

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French Canadian nationalists wanted an enhanced status for Quebec

22
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Canadians becoming more

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bilingual

23
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Quebec separatist party

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French speaking residents who support a movement to secede from the rest of Canada