Film: Language (Read)1. ??? Searching for the First Languagea. human speech developed but not known howb. articulated sounds made from humans by larynx moving down while eatingi. humans are the only species that can die of suffocation while eatingc. pre historic humans had high linguistic skillsd. several languages emerged from a single language from the Story of Babyloni. God sent a host of languages down to earth as a punishment for the kinge. ancient tongues of Europe found in Indiaf. language came from places with a lot of whatever “that word” was2. Basis of Languagesa. Latin- the language of the peasants, learning language, and the basis of othersi. spread throughout the Western worldii. to know it was how people would climb up the “social ladder”iii. Greece did not adopt Latin, but Latins borrowed parts of greek cultureiv. Greece was an influencer on Latin regarding cultureb. Charlemane created French, which they thought was Latini. took over Latin and tried to reteach it to peoplec. Europe had great linguistic diversityd. Doyle became a language spoken by Kings, became Frenche. Cecillian turned to Spanishf. Germanic tribes settled (Anglo-Saxons) and Vikings (Scandinavian)i. French had an influence on Englishg. William the Conquerer became King of Englandh. Henry IV came to throne and English became standardizedi. Shakespeare came aboutj. English had little influence abroadk. French was the language in every embassy, but domination of French was threat-ened by Spanish which was spreadingl. English started to spread3. Languages of the Worlda. Europe and Americai. French, English, Spanish, And Portugueseb. ???i. Hebrew and Arabicc. Language: set of symbols and signs with learned/shared meaningsd. Political Uses?i. language is a dialect with an army behind itii. is a symbol to a nationiii. because countries are separated, it is distinguished as “different language”iv. if different languages in the same country, it is called “different dialect”e. languages not taught or used by media tend to disappearf. being old is a depository of wisdom, that can pass down languagesg. Chinese is the most widely spoken language in the world, however not an interna-tional languageh. English is an international language due to its political importance4. Language, Innate(Inborn), or Learned?a. when others start speaking, that language ability starts to growb. human baby is vulnerablec. important for social functions and makes us “part of our group” but can also ex-clude peoplei. words that judge people include ebonics or “slang”d. speak differently depending on who you are talking toe. body language5. Important Definitiona. Ethnosemantics: the study of the meaning of