LING 115gw Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Monolingualism, Field Trip, Sun Language Theory

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Lingua franca languages: "link languages" or languages used as common means of communication among speakers of other languages i. e. russian in the former soviet union, swahili in africa, mandarin chinese in. Languages of wider communication: small set of languages that people learn for use at an international level (allowing you to communicate with people from a large range of countries/communities) May be integrated into schools b/c these languages are important for economic development. National vs. official languages (1) national languages / (nls) Used to encourage feelings of belonging to the same nation. Political, cultural, and social significance that aims for national identity and unification (2) official languages / (ols) Language recognized for official use in (a) certain geographical areas and (b) certain domains of life. Must specify which domains it is used for. -> you have the legal right to use these languages in the specified domains. May be official for a whole country versus a certain part/region/state ex.

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