1. Origins… “Break a Leg.” “Mind your P’s and Q’s.” “Mind your own Beeswax.” “The Rule of Thumb.”

2. CHAPTER 8 REVIEW A GEOGRAPHY OF LANGUAGE

3. What is LANGUAGE??? How / Why does it change???

4. Language is at the Heart of Culture WHY??? Can Culture exist w/out Language???

5. STANDARD LANGUAGE Vs. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE USA???

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7. DIALECTS “You all” = “Y’all” in TX “Oil” in NE might sound like “Ahill” in the South

8. USA vs. ENGLAND English… REsearch vs. reSEARCH GaRAge vs. GAR…rarge Sch (k) edule vs. Shhedule

9. ISOGLOSSES Say “Dinner” in N. IL, but in S. IL… say “Supper” in S. IL Say “Water Fountain” in IL, but in WI… It’s a “Bubbler”

10. Soda = Pop Couch = Davenport (Sofa) Patio / Deck Lanai Thank You = Cheers! Gas = Petrol Bathroom = Loo / Water Closet Body Shop (Mechanic) = Garage Garage = Carport

12. USA Isoglosses

13. WORLD LANGUAGES Language Family – Way to group languages thought to have shared, but distant origins

15. INDO-EUROPEAN FAMILY More people speak a language from this one family than any other English, Spanish, German, Russian, French

16. Where did they ever come from??? MORE FAMOUS ENGLISH SAYINGS

17. “Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.”

19. “Its raining cats and dogs.”

21. “Dirt poor.” “The Threshold.”

23. “Go to a wake.”

25. “Chew the fat.”

27. “The Graveyard Shift.” “Saved by the Bell.”

29. “Ring around the Rosie, Pockets full of posies, Ashes, ashes, We all fall down!”

30. RING AROUND THE ROSIE The red rash sign of the plague infection POCKETS FULL OF POSIES Breathe the flower scent, cover dead bodies smell ASHES, ASHES Burned bodies so all could fit in the graveyard WE ALL FALL DOWN!!! 1/3 of Europe died