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Preserving Languages: A Global Endeavor

Explore the reasons for language revival, the impact of English dominance on endangered languages, and strategies for language preservation in multilingual states.

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Preserving Languages: A Global Endeavor

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  1. Language Tree ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXTINCT ENDANGERED ISOLATED REVIVED DOMINANCE OF ENLGISH MULTILINGUAL STATES 100 pts 100 pts 100 pts 100 pts 100 pts 200 pts 200 pts 200 pts 200 pts 200 pts 300 pts 300 pts 300 pts 300 pts 300 pts 400 pts 400 pts 400 pts 400 pts 400 pts 500 pts 500 pts 500 pts 500 pts 500 pts

  2. The language spoken by the greatest number of native speakers in the world

  3. Mandarin

  4. Two largest language families in the world are

  5. Indo-European Sino-Tibean

  6. What language family encompasses the Peoples Republic of China?

  7. Sino-Tibetan

  8. Nearly half the people in the world speak a language from this family

  9. Indo-European

  10. A group of language families that share a common ancestor before recorded history

  11. Language family

  12. English: What language family?

  13. Indo-European

  14. English: What language branch??

  15. Germanic

  16. English: What language group?

  17. West Germanic

  18. What three Germanic tribes was English influenced by?

  19. Angles Saxons Jutes

  20. Hebrew

  21. Revived

  22. Icelandic

  23. Isolated

  24. Celtic

  25. Endangered

  26. Basque

  27. Isolated

  28. Gothic

  29. Extinct

  30. Why do so many countries around the world speak English?

  31. History of Colonization

  32. Define franglais

  33. Widespread use of English in the French language

  34. Define lingua franca

  35. Language of international communication

  36. Why do groups try to preserve their languages?

  37. because oral history will be lost if the language is not preserved. • because language is an essential part of a culture’s identity. • to resist the onslaught of English and global culture

  38. How can groups preserve their local langauges?

  39. Government policies • Communications • Community groups • Tourism

  40. True or False. Nigeria has over 400 distinct langauges.

  41. True

  42. What are the official languages of Canada?

  43. English French

  44. The Flemings and Walloons live in which country?

  45. Belgium

  46. Name two of the official languages of Switzerland. (there are 4)

  47. German French Italian Romansh

  48. The Greek and Turkish communities are in conflict in which country in the Mediterranean?

  49. Cyprus

  50. Why might there be a problem in multilingual states?

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