1. Language Project
Human Geography

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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.

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

7. United Kingdom Dialects (English)
Dialect consists of three different factors:
1.Vocabulary
2.Pronunciation
3. Spelling

8. 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.

9. 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