10: Components of Culture Part 2 Flashcards
a way of communicating ideas or feelings by means
of a conventionalized system of signs, gestures, marks, or articulate vocal
sounds
reflects how different
cultural groups interpret the world around them
communicates the changing human history and world geographies.
Language
language is
both a __ and a __of cultural differentiation
cause
symbol
determine the attitudes, understandings, and responses
of the society by the words and concepts it contain
Language
Classifications of Languages
Language families
Language branches
Language groups
individual languages related in their prehistorical origin
Language families
languages that have a definite common origin but have split into individual
languages
Language branches
part of a language branch, shares a common origin, and has relatively similar
grammar and vocabulary
Language groups
50% of the world’s population speaks __
Indo-European family of languages
Romance branch of
the Indo-European family
Spanish, French,
Portuguese, Italian, Romanian and Catalan
earliest speakers of the IndoEuropean language
Anatolia
language has spread initially from the interior of Southeast Asia southward into the Malay Peninsula
Austronesian Language
approach in studying culture that explores the cause-and-effect interplay between
cultures and they physical environment
Cultural ecology
examines
the connection of languages to their physical habitats called ecoregions
linguistic ecology
rich in words describing
mountains and hills
originated from Castile
Spanish
language
cordillera (a mass of
mountains), sierra (elongated mountain mass),
pico (summit), cerro (an intermediate between a
hill and a mountain), cerillo (hill), and montana
(mountain)
can deter groups from migrating from one area to another, linguistic borders
Mountain ridges
3 Facets of Culture
Technology and Language Dominance
Language and Colonization
Language and Religion
one of the most powerful
communication forces that operate today
allow people from the different parts of the world to interact with each other and convey messages instantly
impacted the construction of words and sentences
Social media
Language of Social Media
alter our vocabulary
introduces new words in our vocabulary
increases the speed and volume of daily communications
raises the expectation for remaining connected
language becomes visible and part of the cultural landscape
place-names that often directly reflect the spatial patterns of languages, dialect, and ethnicity
Language becomes part of the cultural landscape when
they appear on street signs and placards.
toponyms
reveal the linguistic origins, diffusion, habitat, and
environmental perceptions
reflect migrants’ longing for their homeland, a
group’s attitude towards the environment as well as a
range of emotions
Stephen Jett, toponyms
examples of toponyms
Krus na Ligas and its street names
The EMBOs of Makati
The street names in Teacher’s Village
