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Table of Contents. The Before Discovering the Commonality of Words Divided Tongues – The Evolution of Language. The Before. Why Language. 1984 by George Orwell: the concept of Newspeak Language is the foundation of writing.

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  1. Table of Contents • The Before • Discovering the Commonality of Words • Divided Tongues – The Evolution of Language

  2. The Before

  3. Why Language • 1984 by George Orwell: • the concept of Newspeak • Language is the foundation of writing. • Interested in the influence of technology on language (esp. vocabulary)

  4. Discovering the Commonality of Words (Fifteen-Page Paper)

  5. Background History • Industrial Revolution • Neologism (new word) formation • Oxford English Dictionary

  6. Question “How do words originally used as technical jargon eventually come into common usage?”

  7. Thesis • The creation of a technological advancement. • Necessity for and creation of a new word. • From expert use to public use. • Increase of word’s popularity • From everyday use to dictionary entry.

  8. Word Formation Processes Derivation Acronyms Compounding Blending Eponyms Clipping Coining Borrowing Conversion

  9. Diviso γλώσσες – O 進化 Za لغة Divided Tongues – The Evolution of Language (Project)

  10. Original Outline • Introduction (documentary) • History of Language • Influences on Language • The Future of Language

  11. Revised Outline • Introduction (documentary) • Roots of Language • Changes in Language • Evolution of Language

  12. I. Introduction (documentary) • 64 minute documentary about linguists David Anderson and Greg Harrison’s race to record dying languages. http://www.pbs.org/thelinguists/About-The-Film/ The Linguists (2008)

  13. II. Roots of Language Language Families Iroquoian Afro-Asiatic Oto-Manguean Niger-Congo Indo-European Uto-Aztecan Algonquian Siouan Sino-Tibetan Austronesian Andean-Equatorial

  14. III. Changes in Language Amelioration Specialization Generalization Blending Deterioration Eponyms Borrowing Coining

  15. IV. Evolution of Language • Language Death • Major Cause: interaction with other languages • Language Documentation

  16. Project Logistics • Wednesday, May 18, 2011 • 2:00pm-4:30pm in the Schola • Advertisement: flyers, morning announcements, mass teacher email. • 19 out of 46 students showed with 5 teacher walk-ins. • Students received a bookmark and pre/post survey plus presenter evaluation.

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