LIN251H1 Lecture 5: Language Birth and Death
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Lecture 5 language birth and death (lec 4 cont"d) Peace doesn"t necessarily follow from linguistic unification all monolingual countries have. Monday october 17, 2016 had their civil wars. Peace stems from paying attention to peoples" rights, culture, heritage, etc. Common among execs as they need to know other langs to thrive in their field. The proportion of biling canadians in both official langs remains constant around 20% since the 70s. Birth example: nicaraguan sign language developed by kids in new deaf schools. Jargon: temporary, small-scale means of communication, arises from contact situations: ex. Chinook jargon developed among different indigenous peoples trading. Pidgin: contact lang (created by adults), limited by vocab, simplified structure: ex. Name of a lingua franca used by traders in mediterranean (1770"s, cap"n hook) Ling term for type of contact lang. Creole: contact lang with native speakers (kids learn as l1), extended vocab, complex structure: ex.
