Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Ch. 5 Language

Ch. 5- Language
Bold items need to be looked up for your country 
Lesson 1: Intro to Language and English Dialects
What is the language of your chosen country? Is it an “official language”, are there more than one “official” languages? Are there any regional dialects?
Lesson 2: World Languages
What are the other languages around your country? Based on your classwork, how are these languages related to one another? Or, if they're not, where did they come from?
Pgs. 161-67
Using the in-class organizer, break down the various world regional language families

Lesson 3: World language issues

Lesson 4: “Standard” English


Assigned readings 
Include these answers with your articles when turning them in.
       174: English on the internet.
       Why is English the dominant language on the internet? Do you predict that this will change? Why or why not?
       176-177: The future of Fr and Sp in America:
       How does the reaction to non-english languages differ between the USA and Quebec? What might account for this difference?

 151: Differences between British and American English
       Explain how this divergence occurred, especially the role played by webster

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