PPT-AIM: Why do people preserve local languages?

Do Now Write down characteristics that you would use to describe yourself Preserving Language Diversity Thousands of languages are extinct languages once in useeven in the recent past but no longer spoken or read in daily activities by anyone in the world . The official language in Austria is . German. . Regionally people also speak . Slovene. , . Croatian. and . Hungarian. . . Belgium. The official languages in Belgium are . Dutch. (also called Flemish), . Ethnic Groups. SSWG4g. Describe the ethnic and religious groups in Sub-Saharan Africa; include major customs and traditions. . The People. About 800 million people live in Africa – perhaps a greater number of different peoples living in Africa than on any other continent.. Manuel Wicker. 3/23/15. Period 6. What is a natural resource?. A natural resource is anything that man can use which comes from nature such as:. Air. Water. Wood. Oil. Wind energy. Hydro-electric energy. Jakelin. Troy. Director of Research, Indigenous Social and Cultural Wellbeing, AIATSIS. Doug Marmion . Research Fellow, AIATSIS Centre for Australian Languages. Michael Walsh. Senior Research . Fellow, AIATSIS Centre for Australian Languages. Jasmyne Harper. French/languages. Theatre/acting & screenwriting . WRITING :) . Interests. Theatre- Fail . . Creative Writing- Wouldn’t . W. ork. English- No way. Anthropology- Disappointment . Tung Masters Institute:. Linguistics in Outer Space. History of Linguistics. Began in 19. th. century. European scholars exposed to new languages. Not all languages like Latin and Greek. Colonial governments interested in communicating with local population. Germanic, Romance, & Slavic Language Families. Bonjour!. Ciao!. ¡Hola!. Hallo!. здравствуйте. !. © 2014 Brain Wrinkles. © 2014 Brain Wrinkles. Germanic Language Family. Has the most native speakers. Brain-ring. Look at the picture, describe it and. answer the questions:. What was your first English teacher’s name?. How long have you been leaning English for?. Why . do many people all over the world learn English. yous. /. yinz. . talkin. ’ about in AP HUG?. What Are Languages, and What Role Do Languages Play in Culture? . Language. : A set of sounds, combinations of sounds, and symbols used for communication. Comparison:. German, English, Russian, French, and Italian. Larger in landmass than U.S.. Doubled in population than U.S.. One dominant language in U.S.. Europe: home to more than two hundred native languages. 1.. Which . is the most widely spoken language in the world. ?. a). Chinese . b). English . c). Spanish . d). Hindi .  .  . a) CHINESE. 2. . How . many living languages are there estimated in the world? . Definitive source of information is the 10-yearly census, latest 2011. 6,600 people’s . (aged 3. +) main language wasn’t English, the most common are: . Almost . 2,000 . (1.1% of people aged 3+) could not speak . Unit Three. Schools of Thought in Cultural Geography. Environmental determinism - . physical environment actively shapes cultures so that human responses are almost completely molded by environment. Possibilism. MP Minister for Aboriginal Affairs. Artist Recognition. Kim Healey is a descendant of the . Bundjalung. and . Gumbaynggirr. nations.. OCHRE. emphasises:. Partnerships over paternalism. Opportunity over disadvantage.