ENTRY TASK  Define and provide an example for intraregional and interregional migration.

The Geography of Language Unit 3 – Cultural Patterns and Processes

Objectives  Content: WWBAT describe the origin and evolution of the English language.  Language: WWBAT analyze why we use the words we use.

But first, our last two presentations… ADAM AND RYAN

“Murray Gell- Mann on the ancestor of language”  om/talks/murray_ gell_mann_on_th e_ancestor_of_la nguage om/talks/murray_ gell_mann_on_th e_ancestor_of_la nguage “Does it really lead to a single ancestor some 20,000-25,000 years ago? Do you think that there is a single ancestor of all languages and that it is only about 20,000 years old? “Well, I would guess that modern language must be older than the cave paintings and cave engravings and cave sculptures and dance steps in the soft caves in Western Europe, in the Aurignacian Period some 35,000 years ago, or earlier. I can’t believe that they did all those things and didn’t also have a modern language. So, I would guess that the actual origin goes back at least that far and maybe further.” What do you think of this idea do you agree with it? Explain why or why not.

“The History of English in 10 Minutes”

The History of the English Language - Infographic  Using the infographic work through the questions provided with a partner.  Each person needs to answer the questions and submit them.

Variations in American English   Dialect: a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group  There are many different dialects in the United States  Influenced by many different groups: African slaves, French in New Orleans, British in New England, Germans, Italians, Scandinavians, Latin Americans, etc.  African American Vernacular English (AAVE): the variety formerly known as Black Vernacular or Vernacular Black English among sociolinguists, and commonly called Ebonics outside the academic community

What kind of map is this?

Dialect Survey/Map  “How Y’all, Youse, and You Guys Talk”  Great American English dialect survey and maps  Compares what you say to other speakers around the country  Today we need 2 volunteers to test out the survey  One person born and raised in WA  One person born and raised in another part of the country  review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=0 review/dialect-quiz-map.html?_r=0

“The World’s English Mania”  “And now English is becoming the language of problem-solving. Not because America is pushing it, but because the world is pulling it.” Do you believe this to be true? Do you think America isn’t pushing its language or that it is?  Why should English, the second language of the world, be the language of problem solving? Why can’t Mandarin Chinese, the most spoken language in the world, be the language of problem-solving?  s/jay_walker_on_the_wo rld_s_english_mania?lan guage=en s/jay_walker_on_the_wo rld_s_english_mania?lan guage=en

HOMEWORK  Finish your Chapter 5 Reading Guide  Due Wednesday, Nov. 4 – READING QUIZ  Language Web Quest  DUE: FRIDAY, Nov. 6  Instruction sheet in class today  Download the assignment from the “APHG Files” page