HUMA 215 PROJECT 2

The Individual Project (IP) is an essential part of the course. IPs give each student the opportunity to reflect on the assigned topic and apply critical thinking skills to a written assignment. Every student is expected to create an original composition to the open-ended IP questions noted below.

Assignment Details

Based on your reading about language and forms of cultural organization, please write a brief essay of 4 pages (not including the cover page and reference page) that answers the following questions:

1. Why do people need language?
2. In Chapter 3, various types of communication are identified. What conditions determine the kind of language that people will use? Choose 2 of the following languages: slang, body language, sign, pidgin, creole, and so forth.
3. Why do some languages survive while others die out? Offer a specific example.

Be sure to cite at least 3 references in APA format.

For assistance with your assignment, please use your text, Web resources, and all course materials.

Please submit your assignment.