EQ: How have languages changed over time?

Bell-ringer: Explain 3 reasons language can spread; Think of a specific example for one of your reasons.

Diffusion of language• War and Conquest• Integration of cultures (globalization)• Migration of peoples• Economic Domination of certain cultures• Political Divisions (country boundaries)• Isolation• Physical geography barriers (mts., deserts)• Influence of wealth and technology: TV, Internet,

pop culture

Transformation of language

Lingua Franca: Language of international communication

Pidgin: Mixes Simplified grammar and vocabulary of lingua Franca with another

language

Creole: Pidgin language that goes from being a second language to a first language

Transformation of language

Lingua Franca: French– as France colonizes Haiti

Pidgin: Indigenous people speak simplified French and mix with native language (Mix of

French and Haitian)

Creole: Haitians speak a new language – French Creole or Haitian

EX: Haitian Creole

Some languages change through diffusion, how else can they

change?

• Write a definition for the following underlined words:

I put the groceries in the boot of the car.When my car broke down I had to look under the bonnet.His pants were sagged so low I could see his knickers.It was cold outside so, I put on a jumper.I ordered chips with my burger and crisps with my sandwich.

Think-pair-share• What is a dialect? Why do dialects

develop?

Dialect

• Regional variation of a language distinguished by distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation.

• Reflect distinctive features of the environments people live in.

Dialect video

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3UgpfSp2t6k

Assignment due on Tuesday

• Create a storyboard which explains the progression of a language over time

• It can be a real language with a real history or…• You can make up a language and its history• You should have a box which explains the lingua

franca, pidgin, creole, and dialect (4 boxes total)• Should explain each definition with thought boxes

or short description at the bottom

Why do dialects develop?• Reflect distinctive features of the environments

people live in. • EX: US and England