Language in Society

  

Language in Society

1st assignment

Week 5 Discussion Board

Answer the questions by following the instructions :

· What does it mean for a language to die? What does it mean for a language to be endangered? What is happening in a community or place when a language there starts to die? In other words, what are the social conditions that bring about or surround language death and endangerment? What are some revitalization strategies?

Instructions :

Consists of 2-3 substantial, thoughtful, and well-organized paragraphs.

• Ideas, paraphrasing, and quotation must be cited completely and properly according to APA style 

(otherwise it is plagiarism)

o Must use in text citations in your paragraphs when referencing readings

o Must include reference section at the end with full citations of all readings used in post

• Do not incorporate personal beliefs, experiences, or opinions

• This is meant to be a more academically rigorous discussion based on textual analysis of scholarly s meant to be a more academically rigorous discussion based on textual analysis of scholarly s meant to be a more academically rigorous discussion based on textual analysis of scholarly s meant to be a more academically rigorous discussion based on textual analysis of scholarly readings.

2nd assignment

What does it mean for a language to die? What do you think language death, endangerment, and revitalization means for the global community on Earth? What do you think language death, endangerment, and revitalization means for local communities? We may not all have experience with language death, endangerment, or revitalization, but most of us have experience with language change or the loss of a word or two. Talk a bit about any experiences you have with language change or loss.

Write the blog by following the instructions :

properly cited in APA style 

• Consists of 4-5 substantial, thoughtful, and well-organized paragraphs.

Focus the blog on ideas raised in the video of 

o  Remember you must include one image

These are the videos :

The Linguists K. David Harrison–Documentary Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HInOD7VrCdY

Not required to watch the full film, 

When Languages Die Harrison Interview –YouTube 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmLYo8zQOVs

The Linguists Movie Website

http://www.pbs.org/thelinguists/

Harrison Website

http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/dharris2/

Dying Languages National Geographic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KB7kLNwKEVU

KB7kLNwKEVU

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Article 

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Why Languages Die and How to Save Them

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https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/why-languages-die-and-how-to-save-them/

Article-When Does a Word Die

https://www.thegreatcoursesdaily.com/when-does-a-word-die/