Languages Flashcards
multilingualism
using multiple languages
how many languages spoken in the US
350
how many US residents speak a language other than English at home
> 25 million
lingua franca
a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different
creole
a mother tongue formed from the contact of two languages through an earlier pidgin (grammatically simplified form of a language, used for communication between people not sharing a common language) stage
why is Spanish a commonly spoken language in the US
history, geography, immigration
code-switching
change from one language to another & use words/phrases from distinct languages, even in the same sentence
bilingualism
fluent in 2 languages
Spanglish
combination of an English word & a Spanish word to make a new word
does the US have an official language
NO
English-only laws apply primarily to
government programs
English-only laws pros
creates a sense of national identity & promotes unity, abolish the use of translation services, curve immigration slightly, younger people are better able to assimilate, immigrants are encouraged to learn English, protect English language
English-only laws cons
restrict free speech, discrimination among minorities, promotes division of unity, culture is lot, you are not really a part of the uS
dialect
a particular form of a language that is peculiar to a specific region or social group
toponym
place name
state origin names
54% are Native American
Canada official language
French and English
francophones
French is their first language, the one they typically use most often to speak, read, write and think, and the one they use most often at home
nation
a large body of people united by common descent, history,
culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.
nationalism
identification with one’s own nation &support for its
interests, especially to the exclusion or detriment of the interests
of other nations.
Quebec separatism
French Canadian nationalists wanted an enhanced status for Quebec
Canadians becoming more
bilingual
Quebec separatist party
French speaking residents who support a movement to secede from the rest of Canada
