Cultural Identity And Language

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a native of East London, typically one belonging to the working class

adjective relating to or characteristic of a cockney or cockneys

  • The study of Cockney dialect reveals interesting linguistic patterns.
  • My Cockney friend always cracks me up with his jokes.
  • I love the Cockney rhyming slang used in East End markets.
  • Her Cockney accent is as thick as pea soup.

noun a member of the Afro-Asiatic language family.

adjective relating to or denoting a family of languages spoken in North Africa and southwestern Asia, including Arabic, Hebrew, and Amharic.

  • The Afro-Asiatic language family includes languages such as Arabic, Amharic, and Hebrew.
  • Have you ever heard of the Afro-Asiatic language family? It's quite fascinating.
  • I'm really into Afro-Asiatic languages, they're so cool.
  • The roots of Afro-Asiatic languages run deep, connecting cultures across continents.