Languages of World Everyone in the world has a language. They often express the same ideas, but they all use their own language.

Can you locate the following cities? Do you know what language they speak in these places? Nairobi, London, Tokyo, New York, Santiago, Beijing, Paris, Rome

Each person will use different sounds and words because each language has its own sound system and its own vocabulary. People who share the same language have a great deal in common. Language brings people together. Why would it be nice to be able to speak to a person from another country in his/her own country?

The origin of human speech is still a mystery. When? How? Different views about the origin of language: A gift from the gods An imitation of sounds occurring in nature History of Language

Please tell if the following statements are true or false. 1.Linguists study language. 2.Linguists are scientists. 3. Language has many aspects such as pronunciation,vocabulary and grammar. 4.Humans began to speak two thousand years ago. 5.Linguists know when language started. 6.Linguists know how people began to speak. TTTFFFTTTFFF

Language Families Languages are assigned to the same family based on their similarities. Indo-European Family: It consists of languages now spoken in the Americas, most of Europe, and northern India and some parts of Asia. It is thought that speakers of the original Indo- European language lived in central Russia. There is a striking similarities in the numerals one to ten. (page 11 TB)

Can you categorize the following languages into different sub-groups which are from Indo-European Family? German, Dutch, English, Latin, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Polish, French, Ukrainian GermanicRomanceSlavic Slavic Indo-European Germanic Romance German Dutch English Latin Italian Spanish French Russian Polish Ukrainian

Every Language has changed over the centuries. vocabulary, usages Do you think English has changed a great deal over the centuries? Please explain your answers. You (thou, ye) Gender ( German, Latin, French still have it)

English belongs to Germanic group of the Indo-European family. However, there are a lot of French and Latin words and grammatical forms in the English? Example: perfume, castle (from French) Pope, solar (from Latin) Do you know why? In 1066, a very import event took place. This event brought about many changes in the English language. The Normans invaded England from France bringing their language with them.

Discussion: B: It is said that some languages are like first cousins. Others are more like distant cousins. Explain why. Many of the world’s languages can be grouped into families because they have a definite resemblance to each other. Some languages are like first cousin because they are closely related. Others are more like distant cousins because they are less closely related. A: Explain why it is possible to group many of the world’s languages into families.