human geography
By Maria Madruga
Where are Languages Distributed?
A. Identify the names and distribution of the two largest language families
The names and distribuation of the two largest largest languages families are Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European Afro-Asiatic they distributed in Europe, Latin America, North America, South Asia and the South Pacific. Sino-Tibetan is mainly in East Asia
Why is English Related to Other Languages?
A. Describe the distribution of the Germanic and Indo-Iranian branches of Indo-European.
The distruibution of the Germanic and Indo-Iranian branches of Indo-European is in North America, and Northern Europe. The distribution of the Indo-Iranian branch is in South and Central Asia.
B. Describe the distribution of the Balto-Slavic and Romance branches of Indo-European.
The distribution of the Balto-Slavic branch is in Eastern Europe.The distribution of the Romance branch is Southern Europe and Latin America .
C. Describe the origin and diffusion of English
The origin of English is when German speaking tribes invaded England more than 15,000 years ago. The diffusion of English is when the British started moving around they spreaded the language. When they came to America they made the Native Americans learn their language, English. This happened in multiple places causeing it to spread the language.
Why do Individual Languages Vary Among Places?
A. Describe the main dialects in the United States
The main dialect in the United States are can be traced back to the migration of American colonies from various parts of England.
B. Explain why it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between a language and a dialect.
Its sometimes difficult to tell the difference between language and dialect because the characteristics are really similar and the way you tell the difference by the political decision. With language being the method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, and dialect being a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group.
Why do people preserve local languages?
A. Give examples of two countries that peacefully embrace more than one language and describe how they do so.
Examples of countries that peacefully embrace more than one language would be Switzerland, Belgium, and Nigeria. They do so by having multiple approaches on having a multilingual societies. Such as having certain languages be part of different points in the contries lives.
(School, Marriage, ect.)
B. Explain the concept of a lingua franca.
The concept of Lingua Franca is to be able to communicate between two languages to trade or to do other forms of buissness work.
C. Explain why the number of Celtic speakers has declined and how the languages are being preserved.
The number of celtic speakers has declined because the Germanic invaded the area, making it decrease.The languages are being preserved by having advocacy groups and government agencies.
D. Explain how English has diffused to other languages and the role of Spanish and French in North America.
English has diffused to other languages by combining with them, like Spanish and French through diffusion and relocation. The role of Spanish and French in North America is,French is widely in Canada especially in Quebec and Spanish is is widely used in the United States.
