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43 Cards in this Set
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What is language
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Organized system of spoken words by which people communicate with each other with mutual comprehension
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What is a mother tongue
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Language learned at birth
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What is ideograms
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Systems of writing in china and other eastern Asian countries in which each symbols
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What is proto-language
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Early form of a language
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How many languages are in use worldwide
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7000
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How many proto languages are thought to have formed
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Two indo European and sino-tibetan
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What is the history of indo European as a language
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Largest known proto language, origins in eastern Europe and southern Russia more than 4000 years ago
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What is a dead language
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Language that no longer exists
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What is an official language
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Government required formal language of a country
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What is multilingualism
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Three or more languages sanctioned and use in a society where the native are using their mother tongues as government voices
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What is monolingualism
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One official language spoken and unofficially sanctioned
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What is bilingualism
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Two languages sanctioned and used in a society
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What does Canada have two official languages and to what parts of the countries do they occur
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Political battles causing two different languages, in Montreal French
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What is a sign
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anything that conveys info
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What is a symbol
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Sign with an arbitrary meaning all human communication not genetic learned, words are symbols, example- flag, crucifix, swastika
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What is a pigeon language
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Simplified hybrid language used by peoples who have no common language, never mother language
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What is a creole
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More complex form of a pigeon language used by peoples who now depend upon it as a common language or mother language
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What is a lingua franca
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Established language that is a mix various languages usually three or four a big creole
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What is an international constructed language
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One universal language
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What are two examples of international constructed languages
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Esperanto and interlinguala
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What is Esperanto
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Simple phonics, one world one language
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What is interlingula
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Latin scientific
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What is the sapir-wharf hypothesis
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Language forces you to perceive the world in terms that are built into that language
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What is religion
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systems of formal or informal worship and faith in the sacred and divine
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How do religions spread
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Through proselytizing which is seeking new member recruiting
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What are the three categories of religion
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universalizing religion, ethnic religion, and tribal religion
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What is universalizing religions
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Universal applicapility and seek new members three divisions branches, domeninations, and sects
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What are ethnic religions
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Strong territorial and cultural and group ideninity, born into religion
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What are tribal religions
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Same qualities as ethnic but are ancient and have close harmony with nature not organized
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What are the major world religions
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Judaism, Christian. Islam, hindu, buddist, confusionism, Shinto
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What are the facts of Judaism
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Ethnic, monotheistic, no proselytize, torah and old test, rabbi synagogue
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What are the facts of Christian
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Most practiced, Bethlehem and Jerusalem, spread by missionaries and roman empire, monotheistic, do proselytize, Jesus Christ, holy bible
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What is islam
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Saudi arabi mecca and medina, spread by muslim army, monotheistic, allah, do proselytize, belief in mohammed, mullah, mosque
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What is Hinduism
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Indus river, reincarnation, ethnic, polytheistic, samara, caste system, ahimsa
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What is buddism
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Universal, polyithestic, semi proselytizing, Buddha,achieve nirvana, four noble truths
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What is the caste system
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An expression of the eternal transmigration of souls hinduswhat arethree what are the differing sects of Islam? Shia shite, sunni, and whabbism salafis
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What are the five pillars of islam
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One god andmuhammad is his messenger, praying five times a day facing mecca, giving of alms to the poor, fasting during Ramadan for purification and submission, and if healthy, muslim must take a pilgrimage to mecca
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What is zioism
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Belief – need to create an autononmous Jewish state in Palestine
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What is karma
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The total effect of a person's actions and conduct during the successive phases of the person's existence
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What is ahimsa
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No harm to living things
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What is samara
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Cycle of life and karma
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What is reincarnation
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Endless cycle of karma and yoga
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What is Brahman
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The universal soul
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