Focal Vocabulary

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"Specialized sets of terms and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups". http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/

(the focal vocabulary of cyborgs is very precise and evolved. it also increases over time with giant amounts of upheaval and change -- mostly, it is product based, and when products disappear, so do those words in language, unless a group is looking back and nostaligizing about a certain aspect or situation. )