Misc
This picture is showing what type of force?
Centripetal
What are the 4 major US dialects?
North
South
West
Midland
Does America have an official language?
no, they do not
Multiculturalism is the idea that...
culture can be separate and distant from one another and can still co-exist
What type of language is used in education, work, mass media, and government?
institutional language
Whys is language like luggage?
You bring it everywhere you go, and you take some of the other language with you, and they take some with them.
Why do languages become endangered?
The older generations stop teaching it to the younger generations so it eventually becomes endangered and dies out
Whys is folk culture slow to change?
Folk culture is found in small homogeneous group living in isolated areas so it doesn't diffuse like pop culture does
Why did Quetin Atkinson argue that language started in Africa?
language is Africa is more diverse and complex compared to languages outside of Africa. Languages Around the world have less linguistic diversity because they have had less time to develop compared to Africa.
How does American English differ from British English?
Vocabulary, spelling, pronunciation
Why are languages with less literary tradition more likely to die?
When a language isn't recorded, it can make it harder for people in the future to study the language making it harder for it to live for a long time.
What is the difference between a habit and a culture?
Habits are usually performed by an individual(a student wearing the same shoes to school every day) while a custom is a habit that is adapted by a group of people (the entire class wears the same pair of shoes every day because the like the students shoes)
Why did Noah WEbster change the spelling of many words when he created the dictionary?
His nationalism made him want to create a unique America
Why do Africa and Asia have so many language families and branches?
People have lived linger in Africa and Asia so they have had more time to develop languages and cultures.
Why can isogloss be considered a centrifugal force?
The language difference creates a boundary that can cause conflict between the two groups. They would be less attracted to each other since there is a language barrier.
Why is all land part of cultural landscape?
All land has been influenced by some culture, whether it was 100s of years ago, or as recent as the past 50 years. All land has been shaped uniquely by series of human activities.
Explain why New Orleans is an example of sequent occupance
!. New Orleans has many french influences from when they became a French city, and many Spanish influences from when they were a Spanish city
2.African American culture is also present since enslaved African Americans made a section of New Orleans their own
Is Appalachian English an example of an isogloss?
Yes. The people living in the mountains speak a much different version of english than most people in America. This can create a boundary since there are so many words that aren't used in other places.
Name a situation where a language might become creolized
British colonizers coming to america and learning new words from the native americans because they are seeing new things that they don't have words for.
How has globalization affected the diffusion of culture?
There is better technology that allows us to communicate with people across the world. The world feels a bit smaller since everything is hyperconnected by the internet.