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Key Issue 3

Key Issue 3. Give several inoffensive examples of words you use that your parents wouldn ’ t understand. What does this reveal about the nature of languages?. Go to www.slideshare.net User name- humangeo1234 Password- Cardinals Go to- My uploads Slideshow- Chapter 5: Key Issue 3.

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Key Issue 3

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  1. Key Issue 3 Give several inoffensive examples of words you use that your parents wouldn’t understand. What does this reveal about the nature of languages?

  2. Go to www.slideshare.net User name- humangeo1234 Password- Cardinals Go to- My uploads Slideshow- Chapter 5: Key Issue 3

  3. Directions: • With your partner, complete steps for EACH slide • Step 1: Read slide out loud • Step 2: Write down important notes • Step 3: Discuss concept for 30 seconds • Step 4: Create two questions ( one should be basic knowledge one should be higher level) • For example: • What is a language branch? • How do you think language branches evolved?

  4. Why Do Individual Languages Vary among Places? Dialects of English A dialect is a regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation. Boundaries of where regional words are used can be mapped; such a word usage boundary is known as an isogloss.

  5. Why Do Individual Languages Vary among Places? Dialects in the United States The 13 original colonies can be grouped into three dialect regions. New England Inhabited by settlers from England Southeastern About ½ came from southeastern England, while the others represented a diversity of social-class backgrounds. Midlands Most diverse group—e.g., Quakers from north of England, Scots and Irish, German, Dutch, and Swedish migrants.

  6. Why Do Individual Languages Vary among Places? Current Dialect Differences in the East Some English words are specific to a dialect. Rural life Food Objects from daily activities Language differences tend to be greatest in rural areas because of limited interaction with people from other dialect regions. Mass media has reduced the number of regionally distinctive words.

  7. Why Do Individual Languages Vary among Places? Dialects in the United Kingdom Languages with multiple dialects may recognize one as the standard language that is widely recognized as the most acceptable for government, business, education, and mass communication. Ex. England’s is known as British Received Pronunciation (BRP).

  8. Why Do Individual Languages Vary among Places? British and American English Dialects English language is noticeably different than English spoken in England in three ways. Vocabulary Settlers in America encountered many new objects and experiences not present in England. Climate and geography differ significantly between England and America. Spelling Noah Webster sought to make English used in America distinct from England to reduce cultural dependence by changing spellings of words in his dictionary. Pronunciation Chief cause was limited interaction between speakers of varying dialects.

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  10. Four corners How do you pronounce the following words? Crayon Aunt Been Mayonnaise Route http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/staticmaps/q_1.html

  11. How do you pronounce it? Crayon

  12. How do you pronounce it? Aunt

  13. How do you pronounce it? Been

  14. How do you pronounce it? Crayon

  15. How do you pronounce it? Mayonnaise

  16. How do you pronounce it? Route

  17. Is it Northeastern, Midlands or Southern

  18. Guess what Dialect it is!

  19. Types of English Dialects Pidgin- a grammatically simplified form of a language, used for communication between people not sharing a common language. Pidgins have a limited vocabulary, some elements of which are taken from local languages, and are not native languages, but arise out of language contact between speakers of other languages.

  20. Complete ESPEN http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7X9AAeDCr4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6MyCK7xLFY

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