Challenge

• I challenge you to move the red stuffed apple in the middle of the room to your seat without touching it.– How will you do this……..?

Language

Chapter 5 section 3

Geography of Language

• Language is – Very important are of study

in Geography• system of communication

through speech– collection of sounds a

group of people understands to have the same meaning.

Spatial characteristics

• Language is different around the world

• Helps create cultural regions– Example South America

speaks Spanish • Brazil(largest South

American country speaks Portuguese) . This is a linguistic subculture

– Language can equal history

Language Family Tree

• 3,000-6,500 languages are spoken globally– Estimate ½ of the 6,500 that

are out there will be lost • Dead languages (still

spoken, but not changing)• Extinct Languages (not

spoken)

• Languages are divided into families- share common origin

• Language families are divided into branches• Branches may have a variety of dialects– It is a regional variety of a language– Ex: American English and British English

Who speaks what• Mandarin Chinese has the most

first language speakers• English is the most wide spread– Has aided in globalization– Is the global lingua facta –

language of global business