Language Project Human Geography

History English developed as a distinct language of England as a result of migration and isolation from Germans. Distribution of the English language occurred by people migrating out of England and to the colonies British took control of Ireland, South Asia, the South Pacific, and Southern Africa and made English the official language in all of those places Germanic tribes invaded England- the Angles, Jutes, and Saxons. Modern English has primarily evolved from the language they spoke. Other invaders added to the language, like the Vikings the Normans conquered England in 1066 and spoke French, but the people continued to speak English because of lack of education. England lost Normandy and had a lot of conflict with France, so people stopped speaking French all together and English became the unchallenged dominant language.

Diffusion of English British Colonization/ Force/ Trade/ Lingua Franca The British, for good or for bad established English as an official language of the world. Included in the colinization of many countries came the conquerors language, English. They forced the colonies they acquired to learn English. English was the lingua franca for all British colonies. Not only did the British affect their respective colonies, but their trading partners as well. Because of their power, traders needed to speak English to communicate with their partners. This made English the dominant language of the world for years to come.

The Indo-European language family YELLOW = SHARED ANCESTOR BEFORE RECORDED HISTORY EXAMPLES OF INDO EUROPEAN LANGUAGE ARE SPANISH FRENCH HINDI GERMAN AND EXAMPLES OF NON INDO EUROPEAN LANGUAGES ARE ARABIC MANDARIN ZULU TURKISH http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/lrc/general/IE.html

Language Group Romantic Group: Family Group Branch Romantic Romantic French sing language was created by Charles-Michel de l'Épée , and the American Sign language system was created by Laurent Clerc Family Group Branch Romantic Romantic Indo-European Germanic (group ) West Germanic West Germanic Group Key: - Low German - English Definition of Family, Branch, and Group- A collection of languages that share a common origin. Group: a collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and displays relatively few differences in grammar and vocabulary. West Germanic in Germanic Branch Has English as one language in it. It is further divided up into the low west Germanic subgroup (English) Other languages from this Group include… German, Dutch, Afrikaans, and Yiddish . Romantic It includes the main romantic languages: ( 1) Spanish, (2)Portuguese, (3) French, and (4)Italian. Analyze pics. 1. Romantic languages are wide spread across the world (South America, Central America, and Parts of Africa and Europe.) 2.Spanish 47%, Portuguese 26% , and French 11% Map where West Germanic languages began.

Where English is spoken English is mainly spoken in regions like North America, United Kingdom, Australia, and South Africa.

United Kingdom Dialects (English) http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/dialectsofenglish.html Dialect consists of three different factors: 1.Vocabulary 2.Pronunciation 3. Spelling

United States Dialects Dialect Consists of 3 Main components: Pronunciation Spelling Vocabulary Pronunciation: In Pittsburgh, people pronounce steal and meal like stil and mil. Spelling: In NY, districts spell theater as theatre we spell it as theater. Vocabulary: While Bostonians refer to soda as pop, we Floridians refer to soda as soda. This map depicts regions that pronounce things differently.

Differences between UK and US dialects US dialect differs from UK dialect in three ways:  spelling, vocabulary, and pronunciation Vocabulary: elevator vs. lift flashlight vs. torch hood vs. bonnet trunk vs. boot Spelling: color vs. colour defense vs. defence Pronunciation: secretary vs. secret'ry necessary vs. necess'ry