Communication
Define communication
Teacher will decide
English is part of which large language family?
Indo-European
Ancient Egyptians used symbols called ________
Hieroglyphs
In its broadest sense, language is ______________
An exchange of meaning
Who are the people who study language?
Linguists
What are the three ways we communicate?
Speaking, writing, nonverbal gestures
What language category is English in? Name two other languages.
What type of language came first?
Spoken
What is a pictograph?
A symbol or drawing that represents a specific object
True or False: The order of words can change between languages.
True
True or False:
Spoken, Written, and Nonverbal signs are all forms of communication.
True
How many languages are spoken in the world today?
5,000-6,000
Where do linguists say we get our sound W from?
Wind
Define an alphabet
A series of symbols
What language is the most spoken language in the world?
Mandarin Chinese
What is a pictograph and an ideograph?
Pictograph - drawing that communicates message
Ideograph - A symbol for non-picturable items to show actions and convey ideas.
Almost _____% of the world's population speaks a language that belongs to the Indo-European family.
50%
Who started Writing as a form of communication?
Cave dwellers
What do we call the structure of language?
Grammar
What are the two languages in the Semitic family?
Arabic and Hebrew
Who developed writing to make business transactions more convenient?
Phoenecians
Name all five Romance languages.
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and French
What do linguists think are the first two sounds humans made?
W and M
Define vocabulary
A group of words used in a language that is constantly changing
What is the second most spoken language in the world?
Spanish