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Languages of Africa

Ch. 5 PPT

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Human Geography
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Fusional languages
Language
Linguistics
Historical linguistics
Germanic languages
Languages of Europe
Language isolate
Indo-European languages
Languages of Africa
Dialect
Slavic languages
Portuguese language

Key Issues Where are folk languages distributed? Why is English related to other languages? Why do individual languages vary among places? Why do people preserve local languages? Learning Outcomes 5.1.1: Name the largest language families. 5.1.2: Identify the names and distribution of the two largest language families. 5.1.3: Identify the names and distribution of the largest language families in addition to Indo-European and Sino-Tibetan. 5.2.1: Learn the distribution of the Germanic and Indo-Iranian branches of Indo-European. Learning Outcomes 5.2.2: Learn the distribution of the Balto-Slavic and Romance branches of Indo-European. 5.2.3: Understand the origin and diffusion of English. 5.2.4: Understand the two theories of the origin and diffusion of Indo-European.

Rubenstein Ch 5 Reading Guide

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Human Geography
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Languages of Africa
Africa
Linguistic typology
Languages of Kenya
Languages of Tanzania
Swahili language
Bantu languages
Bantu languages
Swahili culture
Swahili people
Languages of Europe
Mozambique
Language isolate

CHAPTER 5 - - - Language: Key Issue 1 Where Are English-Language Speakers Distributed? Rubenstein, pp. 134-143 Page 134-135 Approximately ________ languages are spoken by at least _____ million people, including the ______ largest ones. The remaining __________ languages are spoken by ______ million people. Case Study on page 136. 1. What are Canada?s two official langauges? 2. What language is mainly spoken in Quebec? Why? ? ORIGIN AND DIFFUSION OF ENGLISH 3. How did English become so widely diffused? 4. What three European peoples originally came together to form the English people and English language? 5. Where did these people come from? 6. What two subsequent invasions added additional words to the evolving English language? ? DIALECTS OF ENGLISH

Ch 2 Cultural Landscape

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Human Geography
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Languages of Africa
culture
Languages of Oceania
Demography
Population ecology
population
Languages of Canada
Languages of the United States
Birth rate
Mortality rate
English language
Population growth
Social Issues
Words/definitions

Term Definition British Received Pronunciation (BRP) The dialect of English associated with upper-class Britons living in the London area and now considered standard in the United Kingdom. Creole or creolized language A language that results from mixing of a colonizer's language with the indigenous language of the people documented. Dialect A regional variety of a language distinguished by vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation. Ebonic Dialect spoken by some African Americans. Extinct language A language that was once used by people in daily activities but is no longer used. Franglais A term used by French for English words that have entered the French language Ideograms

Capter five test Fellman

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Human Geography
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Languages of Africa
culture
Historical linguistics
Languages of Cameroon
Languages of Mauritius
Languages of Seychelles
Languages of Vanuatu
Indo-European languages
Languages of Europe
Language isolate
Germanic languages
Balto-Slavic languages
language and religion

1) The geographic study of the distribution of languages provides a good example of A) the interplay between globalization and local diversity. B) the diffusion of folk culture in different areas of the world. C) the role and spread of religion across much of the world. D) political conflicts that arise due to ethnic tensions. Answer: A 2) A literary tradition is A) a form of a language used for official government business. B) a form of a language spoken in a particular area. C) a collection of languages related to each other. D) the written form of a language. E) the variety of dialects in a language. Answer: D 3) ________ is to Canada as ________ is to the United States.

Human Geography Chapter 6 part 1

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Human Geography
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Languages of Africa
culture
Linguistics
Language comparison
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Dialect
Language
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Indo-European languages
French language
Languages of Europe
Isogloss
Human Geography Chapter 6

WHAT ARE LANGUAGES AND WHAT ROLES DO LANGUAGES PLAY ON CULTURES Scenario: What do they call a quarter pounder with cheese in Paris. They don?t call it a quarter pounder with cheese, they call it a royale with cheese. What do they call a big mac.? Le big mac. Shows globalization of culture and preservation of local and national culture. Language is the fundamental element of local and national culture. French Government worked diligently to protect French language Dates beck to 1635 and creation of Academie Francaise, an institution charged with standardizing and protection the French Language since 1970?s=diffusion of globalized terms=enormous challenge

Chapter 5 outline

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Languages of Africa
Culture
Languages of Oceania
Languages of Hong Kong
Languages of Malaysia
Languages of Taiwan
Languages of Macau
Languages of the Philippines
Mandarin Chinese
Trans-cultural diffusion
English language
Mandarin
Social Issues
Politics
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Languages of Africa
culture
Languages of Cameroon
Languages of Mauritius
Languages of Seychelles
Languages of Vanuatu
Languages of the United States
Languages of Europe
Indo-European languages
Language isolate
Finns
French language
chapter 5

Chapter 5 Origin and Diffusion of English- *English is spoken fluently by one-half billion people, more then any language except Mandarin. *Mandarin is clustered in China, while English has diffused world wide. *English is an official language in 50 countries English Colonies: *Distribution of English is because of migrants from England *English is an official language in almost all of its past colonies *English first diffused west --> went to N. America in 17th century *English beat France in a battle in 18th century--secured English as a principal language in N.America
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