Chapter 5

3. situations , Locations and occasions requiring the use of different styles of language.
6. , The internal mental capacity for language.
9. , An historic language from which known languages are believed to have descended by differentiation of the proto-language into the languages that form a language family.
10. community , People who share a similar cultural background and language knowledge.
13. branch , A group of languages which share common linguistic and have evolved from a common ancestor.
14. , The use and arrangement of specific language forms.
15. family , A collection of languages within a family with a common ancestral language.
16. language , A language that is given a special legal status over other languages in a country.
18. , Variants of the single language.

1. , A blended language differentiated from a pidgin language by its more complex grammar and its status as a first language.
2. language shift , A linguistic pattern of acculturation found in US immigrant groups in which a group shifts from being non-English monolingual to English monolingual.
4. , A composite language with a simplified grammatical system and a limited
5. , The external manifestation of ideas through speech.
7. classification , Classification based on the comparison of the formal similarities in pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary which exist among languages.
8. , Being able to use two languages with varying degrees of fluency. Toponymy: The study of place names.
11. schemata , A system of standards for perceiving, believing, evaluating and acting.
12. franca , A language used to make communication possible between people who do not share a native language.
17. scripts , The “scripts” that guide social behavior and language use in everyday speaking situations.