1. The English Language: Dialects

2. What is a dialect?

3. A dialect is a regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

4. Section C: American English

5. Differences between British and American English
Different because settlers in America encountered new objects, animals, etcetera.
New animals, for example, were given Native American Names.
As new inventions appeared they received different names.
Vocabulary
Spelling diverged from a strong national American Identity.
Webster, an American dictionary publisher had an American agenda
Spelling
Largely explained by distance and time.
Pronunciation

6. Engage: How does the English language differ within the United States?

8. What is an isogloss?

9. An isogloss is a geographic boundary line delimiting the area in which a given linguistic feature occurs.

10. Isoglosses in the United States

11. East Coast Isoglosses
Northern
Midlands
Southern

12. Predict: How has Mass Media and the Internet affected the English language?

13. Section D: English as a Global Lingua Franca

14. What is a Lingua Franca?

15. A Lingua Franca is a language systematically used to make communication possible between people not sharing an original language.

16. Predict: What systems of communication are largely dominated by English?

17. Systems that Use English
The Internet
ESL
Global Commerce

18. Countries with English as their official or dominant language.

19. Many areas do not learn full English but a Pidgin.

20. What is a pidgin?

21. A Pidgin is a simplified version of a language.

22. Debate: Would text-speak be considered a Pidgin?

23. A pidgin that becomes the major language of a people is called a creole language.

24. Section D: Toponymy

25. What is toponymy?

26. Toponymy is the study of place names
Toponymy is the study of place names. It can often show us historical concepts long after the event has happened or person has died.

27. Toponyms can show us: The History of a Place The Culture of a People
Colonization
Most Brazilian Toponyms are Portuguese
French Toponyms in Louisiana
The Culture of a People
George Washington Bridge,
Martin Luther King Blvd,
Jacksonville, Florida

28. Descriptive Toponyms -
The Rocky Mountains

29. Associative Toponyms -
Pensacola Beach, Florida

30. Commemorative Toponyms -
New York City, New York

31. Manufactured Toponyms -
Truth and Consequences, New Mexico

32. Incident Toponyms -
Battle Creek, Michigan

33. Possessive Toponyms -
Johnson City, Texas

34. End of Unit 3: Part 2
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