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This week's topic is: Language or Dialect
Part1: Article
[Vocabulary]
arbitrary: (adj.) something determined by no particular reason or by a simple preference
bundle: (n.) a group of things bound together
Scots: (n.) the Scottish dialect of English
misconception: (n.) belief or knowledge held by many people that is actually incorrect
shed: (v.) (in this case) to discard something (often undesirable or outdated)
illegitimate: (n.) not official; not truly what it claims to be
diverge: (v.) divide, split / passel: (n.) a large quantity
break down: (v.) (in this case) take apart, separate into smaller parts.
Part2: Video
[Vocabulary]
standardize: (v.) to decide and enforce a standard version of something that has many variations
nebulous: (adj.) unclear, not well defined
common ancestor: (n.) the common origin between two or more different but related things
contentious: (adj.) controversial
mutual intelligibility: (n.) both parties being able to understand each other, even if they don’t speak the same language or dialect
hence: (adv.) as a consequence; for that reason
waning: (adj.) decreasing in strength
inherently: (adv.) in a characteristic or essential way
unitary: (adj.) forming into a single unit.
