Review the power point lecture from class. Warning: this may not have the most up to date file. This is only a general overview it does not include all the diagrams, drawings, and discussions from class but it is a good place to start and a helpful reviewWhat is Language?
Answers to this and more from Wikipedia
A Brief History of Languages
from the view point of a historian (shockingly)
For More information check these links
When did Language become human: another theory
A Great Tutorial Introducing and Reviewing Language and Culture from a cultural anthropology perspective
What the heck is Language Geography?
Check out all the languages that are about to go extinct while you can!
(There are over 100 alone in the United States)
Is English an Lingua Franca? What is a Lingua Franca?
The Origins of English:
From Wikipedia.
Check out all the words we've borrowed and the crazy places they come from
The Many Dialects of English:
How can they possibly know?
Language change, evolution and working backwards to retrace ancient languages
Proto-Indo-European numbers from one to ten:
oino, dwo, trei, kwetker, penkwe,
sweks, sept, oktou, newn, dekm.
Languages of the World:
A brief examination of the language families and branches of the world
Language Families Maps
And an explanation from Wikipedia
History and Examination of Mandarin Chinese Characters
Another examination from Wikipedia
Course Practice Questions
Book Resources for Chapter 5
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