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Languages of the World

Languages of the World. Diffusion. Hearth Dispersal Along migration routes Languages change Over time With environment Interacting with others. Language Divergence. English Night German Nacht Polish Noc Sanskrit Nakt. Language Families. Proto-Language Sub-Family Branch

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Languages of the World

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  1. Languages of the World

  2. Diffusion • Hearth • Dispersal • Along migration routes • Languages change • Over time • With environment • Interacting with others

  3. Language Divergence • English • Night • German • Nacht • Polish • Noc • Sanskrit • Nakt

  4. Language Families • Proto-Language • Sub-Family • Branch • Language • Uralic • Finno-Ugric • Ugric • Hungarian

  5. Major Families • Indo-European • Uralic • Altaic • Sino-Tibetan • Afro-Asiatic • Niger-Congo • Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian)

  6. Types • Official language • State sanctioned • Lingua Franca • Not official, but widely spoken • Pidgin • Reflects colonial heritage • Creole • Evolved pidgin

  7. Tests • http://www.purposegames.com/game/language-families-of-the-world-quiz/info/4 • http://www.braingle.com/trivia/3691/language-families-1.html • http://pages.towson.edu/duncan/IELangQuiz.htm

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