ANTH 100A Lecture : ANTH 100 Language and social order.docx
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Myth: a story that holds a forever truth. Multilingual before many people lived in this type of society. Monolingual today most people live in this type of environment due to all our shared media, a singular language is only needed to tie us together . Random fact: the maisin marry within 5 distinct language groups. Distinct dialects, languages: blends of languages, pronunciations vary from area to area; as people are exposed to more languages they adopt parts. Special words or forms of speech may designate social divisions and hierarchies terms of address, honorifics. The language of tonga, a south pacific island nation, includes an elaborate set of honorific terms to address chiefs. In the film lord of the rings, different characters have different english accents reflection contemporary economic classes in britain. Customary language use reinforces culturally sanctioned behaviors.
