1. Languages

2. What is language?
system of communication through speech, a collection of sounds that a group of people understands to have the same meaning.

3. There are roughly 6500 spoken languages in the world today.
The most popular language in the world is Mandarin Chinese

4. Indo – European is the largest and most widespread language family.
It is the primary language family in the U.S.

5. Many countries designate at least one official language to be used for official documents and public objects—e.g., road signs and money.

6. Language Distribution

7. collection of languages related through a common ancestral language
1. Language Families
collection of languages related through a common ancestral language

8. 2. Language Branches
collection of languages within a family related through a common ancestral language. Differences are not as significant or as old as between families.

9. 3. Language groups
collection of languages within a branch that share a common origin in the relatively recent past and display similar grammar and vocabulary.

10. Illustrate anything from your notes taken today. Work on religions
Assignment
Illustrate anything from your notes taken today.
Work on religions