| A | B |
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| sect | is a relatively small group that has broken away from an established denomination |
| branch | is a large and fundamental division within a religion |
| denomination | is a division of a branch that unites a number of local congregations in a single legal and administrative body |
| universalizing religion | attempt to be global, to appeal to all people |
| vulgar latin | from the latin word referring to the masses of the populace |
| standard language | which is a dialect that is well established and widely recognized as the most acceptable for gov. business, education |
| spanglish | a combination of Spanish and English |
| pidgin language | by learning a few of the grammar rules and words of a lingua franca, while mixing in some elements of their language |
| official language | used by the government for laws, reports and public objects |
| literary tradition | written communication |
| lingua france | a language of international communication, such as english |
| autonomous religion | self sufficient, and interaction among communities is confined to little more than loose cooperation and shared ideas |
| monotheism | believe there is one god |
| popular culture | in large heterogenous societies that share certain habits despite differences in other personal characteristics |
| Creole | a language that results from the mixing of the colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people being dominated |
