Today’s agenda Language origin and pidgin The Language of Texting: Altering English or a Language of its Own? Promotion of Language and Cultures
Language and Culture
Language and Culture
Pidgin Pidgin =a grammatically simplified form of a language, used for communication between people not sharing a common language. Pidgins have a limited vocabulary, some elements of which are taken from local languages, and are not native languages, but arise out of language contact between speakers of other languages. Compare with Creole
Language and Culture Language changes over time Phrases become “so yesterday”, reasons: change culture, historical events, but the main is of course, technology Because language is so intangible, changes over time are not only unavoidable, they also are common email, texting, and Facebook have led to new words forming, new grammatical changes, and other modifications that are both subtle and noticeable. Language, though. Is constantly evolving with culture, and as technology becomes a larger and more influential part of our culture, it also becomes a larger and more influential part of the English language.
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New kind of grammatical rules? "txt commndmnts" by Norman Silver
Language and Culture TERMINOLOGY YOU SHOULD KNOW mother tongue Aboriginal cultures Unilingual bilingual multilingual extinct Cultural legislation
Language and Culture Globalization affects languages and cultures by: Making some languages and cultures more dominant than others. Western culture & English language, language of commerce Pushing some Indigenous languages towards extinction P.84 and 86
Language and Culture Language for communication Language for identification What is the difference?
Language and Culture L1 and L2
Language and Culture The “ Shicken ” Show
Today’s agenda How should we respond to globalization impact on our language and culture? Francophone people FNMI Other cultures
Language and Culture How should we respond to globalization’s impact on our languages and cultures?
Language and Culture What about First Nations, Métis, and Inuit? What about other minority languages groups?
Language and Culture FNMI people are in the process of using language to revitalize their cultures, just as the Francophones in Canada use language to promote and maintain their culture
Language and Culture Aboriginal languages and languages family in Canada Stats Canada Algonquin language
Language and Culture
Language and Culture Question: How have Francophones in Canada dealt with this globalizing force? Answer : OFFICIAL LANGUAGES ACT - 1969 Official Bilingualism and Biculturalism in Canada Equality of English and French BILL 101 –Charter of the French Language
Language and Culture What has Canada done to avoid the threat of globalization on language and culture?
Language and Culture CRTC The CBC and Radio-Canada (P.95) Constitution of Canada (1982) includes Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Section 23 deals with minority language education rights in Canada
Language and Culture Turn to pages 98 – 99 Read about the efforts FNMI people are using to promote and revitalize their languages Read about their perspectives on the importance of language and culture in First Nations society
Language and Culture According to these quotations, why are culture and language important to Aboriginal peoples? APTN
Language and Culture In how many ways the video reinforces the quotations that you read about Aboriginal culture and languages? In how many ways this video challenges stereotypes about Aboriginal people?
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JOURNAL #4 In what ways do you use language to identify who you are and where you come from? Are there specific words or phrases that you use that are unique to where you live? Are there ways of expressing things in language that make you feel in your cultural heritage, such as celebrations, greetings, and songs?