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question		réponse
language variety commencer à apprendre		a specific form of language with characteristic features, eg. pronunciation, vocabulary
standart language commencer à apprendre		language variety used by a population for public purposes. a variety that undergone standardization
accent commencer à apprendre		feature of pronunciation referred to different regions
dialect commencer à apprendre		variety of grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation for certain region
regional dialects informants commencer à apprendre		NORMS. non-mobile. older. rural. male. speakers
isogloss commencer à apprendre		geographical boundary line marking the area on which distinctive linguistic feature occurs
diglossia commencer à apprendre		two distinct varieties of the same language are used in one area
language planning commencer à apprendre		when an institution promotes using a language for some reason
pidgin commencer à apprendre		a variety of language that developed for some practical reason, such as trading, among groups of people who had a lot of contact but who didn't know each other's language
lexifier language commencer à apprendre		language that is the main source of words in the pidgin
creole commencer à apprendre		when a Pidgin developes beyond it's role as a trade or contact language and becomes the first language of a social community

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