Chapter 5, Key Issue 4
Group Presentations
 Multilingual States
 Belgium, Switzerland, Nigeria
 Isolated Languages
 Basque, Icelandic, Koro Aka
 Extinct and Revived Languages
 Native American Languages, Gothic
 Hebrew
 Preserving Endangered Languages
 Celtic, Welsh, Irish
 Breton, Scottish, Cornish
 Language Policy Case Studies, Part I
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Language Policy Case Studies, Part II
 France
English
 English as a global language- why?
 Lingua franca- what is it?
 Are lingua francas unfair? Why or why not?
 What is a pidgin language?
 Do pidgin languages have native speakers?
English Expanding
 Expansion Diffusion
 New vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
 English words fusing with other languages
 Examples
 AAVE
 Appalachian English
 Different than past examples in one distinct way- how? (hint:
not hierarchical diffusion)
English Diffusion to Other Languages
 Franglais
 Differing views? Why?
 Spanglish
 Similar or different in its adoption than Franglais? How?
 Denglish
Spanish is to the US as…
 Spanish in the US
 French in Canada
 French-speaking Quebec
 Should Quebec be independent? Why or why not?
 How could language have affected Quebec’s development?
English on the Internet
 English is currently the online language leader- why?
 Will it be overtaken by Mandarin? Would that
matter?
 What are some examples of how English and the
United States are dominant on the Internet?
https://www.ted.com/talks/jay_walker_on_the_world_s_english
_mania/transcript?language=en