October 30 Cannon Chapter 5

Bellwork – 11/05 If you could be instantly fluent in two other languages, which would you pick? Why?

Extra Credit – Tuesday, 7:45 in the Auditorium – Interfaith Dialogue. Agenda: Homework: Chapter 5, Key Issue 4 Notes: Intro to Languages 4 Level Map Analysis (pg. 147) Language Project Announcements Chapter 5 Quiz is Friday Extra Credit – Tuesday, 7:45 in the Auditorium – Interfaith Dialogue.

You will be able to analyze a map of the distribution of languages. Objective: You will be able to analyze a map of the distribution of languages.

Unicorn is the national animal of Scotland. FUN FACT Unicorn is the national animal of Scotland.

CHAPTER 5: LANGUAGE

I. LANGUAGE IS EVERYTHING

The Basics Language: a system of communication through symbols, gestures, and a collection of sounds that a group of people understand to have the same meaning The study of language follows migration because the contemporary distribution of languages around the world is largely a result of past migrations of people. Therefore, people in two locations speak the same language because of migration from one of the location to another. If the two groups have few connections with each other after the migration, the languages spoken by the two groups will begin to differ.

Cultural values are communicated through language Language connects us! There are three traits that distinguish cultures: Language Religion Ethnicity We start with language because it is the means through which other cultural values, such as religion and ethnicity, are communicated.

66 % of people speak a Indo-European or Sino- Tibetan language c. Statistics! 66 % of people speak a Indo-European or Sino- Tibetan language 2-6% speak a language that is in the 7 other language families Everyone else speaks something from a smaller language family Language is like luggage. People carry it with them when they move from place to place. The incorporate new word into their own language when they reach new places, and they contribute words brought with them to the existing language at the new location. Geographers look at the similarities among languages to understand the diffusion and interaction of people around the world.

Top 10 Most Spoken Languages in the World: Mandarin Spanish English Hindi/Urdu Arabic Bengali Portuguese Russian/ Belorussian Japanese German The final section of Chapter 5 in your book discusses the contradictory trends of scale in language. On one hand, English has achieved an unprecedented globalization because people around the world are learning it to participate in a global economy and culture. On the other hand, people are trying to preserve local diversity in language because language is one of the basic elements of cultural identity and a major feature of a region’s uniqueness. Language is a source of pride to a people, a symbol of cultural unity. As a culture develop, language is both a cause of the development and a consequence.

Table Talk What correlations do you see between earlier chapters and major languages? Be ready to explain!

Ideogram: symbols that indicate words/parts of words Literary tradition: system of written communication, BUT not all languages do Ideogram: symbols that indicate words/parts of words Hundreds of spoken languages lack a literary tradition. The lack of written records makes it difficult to document the distribution of many languages.

Does the existence of multiple languages matter? Is it important? Table Talk Does the existence of multiple languages matter? Is it important? Why or why not?

Video: How Languages Evolve

Define language in your own words. Describe the evolution of language. Ticket out the door Define language in your own words. Describe the evolution of language. Explain how languages might diffuse using vocab from earlier chapters.

4 Level Map Analysis – pg. 147 Do you understand the map? Type of map, information depicted, etc Where do you see things? Patterns, distribution, unique things Why there? Reasons for you Level 2 Observations So what? Connect this to what we know about geography. Summarize what the map is saying. Why is this map important? BULLET POINTS COMPLETE SENTENCES