Preserving languages is not simply sustaining the number of speakers. Based on the reading, one leading factor causing the extinction in language is speakers. In order to keep a language alive, there has to be a specific environment in which the lang
Read more…Through SDLC, it is clear that we as language learners have known more about compositions and basic theories related to languages. Since I am not a native speaker, the difficult part for me is using foreign words to break down complicated compositio
Read more…I would go to the 3-4 regions that catalan is spoken in and study the slight differences among them. I would also study how each region perceives the others; for example, people in the Barcelona area call the language “Catalan” while people in the Va
Read more…I have done a little bit of writing so far. I like to test myself and see how much I know just by free writing in my notebook and writing about whatever comes to mind. It also helps me widen my vocabulary when I don't know a word– I look it up. Ther
Read more…This month I continued to write in my notebook that my grandma gave me. I think I am getting a lot better every time I write in it. However, it kind of did get boring writing in it. I am trying to set a positive mindset to think that it is good pract
Read more…Things are going well in my language journey and I think I am making some great progress. I am focusing more on vocabulary rather than grammar which I thought I would do the opposite at the beginning of my language journey. It has definitely been int
Read more…Catalan belongs to the Gallo-Romance language family. Though some linguists argue it is part of the Ibero-Romance language family. Both of these groups include languages such as Portuguese, Galician, French, Provencal, and Occitan. Romance languages
Read more…Something that really interest me right now is the Catalonian political atmosphere. Many catalonians believe that they are a people without a state. In recent years, there has been many tensions between the Catalonian Independence Movement and the Sp
Read more…Sound is the vocalization of phones; so when one is speaking, they are using a sequence of phones to create words and sentences. Also, sound requires an airstream, such as the lungs, to transport the phones into open air. The larynx, the tongue body,
Read more…This month I wrote a lot in my notebook that my grandma gave me. It is very long and tedious but doing this everyday is very helpful for me to maintain my writing skills. I started searching for topics that I wanted to do my writing assignment about
Read more…Phonetics at the center of the diagram makes a lot of sense to me (for my language journey). In Catalan, the majority of stuff is pronounced like it is in Spanish which makes pronunciation and conversation much easier for me. There are some combinati
Read more…The author of "Figuring Foreigners Out" classified countries differences based on several categories such as: Individuality, Non-verbal communication, distinguishment of time, externalities, and communication. He defined what these terms meant in rel
Read more…Reflect on the readings. Do you have any questions about the texts? Are there any claims that you find problematic? Do you think language is a purely biological phenomenon? What parts of the brain are most important for the production and comprehensi
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, April 10: Discussion Post #10 on the Ning
Imagine that you have received a research grant to conduct a linguistic study of your target language and culture. How would you get started, and what would you investigate? How would di
Read more…How do languages go extinct? Respond to the readings, and reflect on what happens when a language dies? How can linguists help preserve a language? Can a ‘dead’ language ever be brought back to life? What efforts are currently underway to document li
Read more…How have you started writing in the target language? Do you prefer to type or write free hand? Have you started to see patterns emerge in the structures between words, clauses, and sentences? What is the relationship between simple and complex senten
Read more…Reflect on the history of your target language. To what language family does it belong? What sounds, words, and structures exemplify periods of contact with other cultures? How do these considerations enhance your understanding of the target language
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