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The growth and Changes of Languages

The growth and Changes of Languages. How do languages come and go?. Language divergence is when a language splits into 2 or more, caused by a breakdown in spatial interaction. Latin breaking into Spanish and Protuguese .

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The growth and Changes of Languages

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  1. The growth and Changes of Languages

  2. How do languages come and go? • Language divergence is when a language splits into 2 or more, caused by a breakdown in spatial interaction. • Latin breaking into Spanish and Protuguese. • Language convergence is when languages combine, through increased spatial interaction. • Afrikaans in South Africa was a combo of Dutch, German & French. • Language extinction occurs when there are no more speakers, either due to death or abandonment, like Latin. • Revived languages are languages that come back from endangerment or extinction., like Hebrew was for Israel. • In Great Britain, Gaelic, Welsh and other Celtic languages are actively being preserved.

  3. Question? • Create a tree map in the margin for types of language changes.

  4. How does business affect languages? • Languages change with trade so people can make money, especially with globalization today. • A lingua franca is a language used between groups of different languages so as to do business. • English is the lingua franca of the world today. Swahili is the lingua franca of Africa. • A pidgin language is a simplified combination of languages. • A creole language is a pidgin language that is more complex and becomes the native language of a group of people.

  5. How does politics affect languages? • Large empires like the Roman in Europe and Han in China use their language in gov’t which leads to their language dominating. • Invention of printing press led to standardization of languages. • A standard language is the chosen dialect that is widely taught and used in the media and print. • Nation-states used printing book in theirown language to promote unity. • Some countries declare an official language, usually to provide unity in an area of language diversity.

  6. What are issues with multilingual countries? • U.S. has had an English Only movement. • Belgium is divided between Flemish and French speakers, which splits it politically. • Canada’s Quebec province almost split from the rest of Canada to protect French language. • The Basque people in the Pyrenees Mountains of Spain and France want to form own country to protect Basque language. • Switzerland has four official languages and has been peaceful.

  7. Summary • Create a double bubble map comparing the affects of economics and politics on language.

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