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Cultural Geography
Chapter 5: Language
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Geography
Undergraduate 1
07/09/2013

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How many extinct languages are there today?
Definition
473;
ie reviving extinct lang - hebrew
ie preserving extinct lang - celtic
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French in Canada
Definition
one of canada's 2 official languages; french speakers are 1/4th of the population
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Multilingual states
Definition
may present problems when speakers of diff language compete for control of resources in a state
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Ebonics
Definition
distinctive dialect preserved by african americans in the 20th century in racially segregated neighborhood and schools
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Switzerland
Definition
has several official languages with few problems between speakers
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Isolated languages
Definition
those without a language family or with less in common with other members of the family
ie basque (without a language family)
ie icelandic (with other memebers of the family)
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Peru
Definition
multilingual with spanis, however in some areas quechua, aymara, and other aboriginal languages
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US Dialects
Definition
new england, west pennyslvania, south, west, midlands, and north, new york.
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Australia and new zealand
Definition
have english as dominant language
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the french academy (1635)
Definition
the supreme arbiter of the french language
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real academia espanol
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official royal institution responsible for regulating the spanish language
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