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Transcript of Origins… “Break a Leg.” “Mind your P’s and Q’s.” “Mind your own Beeswax.” “The...
Origins…
• “Break a Leg.”
• “Mind your P’s and Q’s.”
• “Mind your own Beeswax.”
• “The Rule of Thumb.”
CHAPTER 8 REVIEW
A GEOGRAPHY
OF LANGUAGE
• What is LANGUAGE???
• How / Why does it change???
Language is at the Heart of Culture
• WHY???
• Can Culture exist w/out Language???
• STANDARD LANGUAGE
• Vs.
• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
• USA???
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• DIALECTS
• “You all” = “Y’all” in TX• “Oil” in NE might sound like “Ahill” in
the South
USA vs. ENGLAND English…
• REsearch vs. reSEARCH
• GaRAge vs. GAR…rarge
• Sch (k) edule vs. Shhedule
• ISOGLOSSES
• Say “Dinner” in N. IL, but in S. IL…
• say “Supper” in S. IL
• Say “Water Fountain” in IL, but in WI…
• It’s a “Bubbler”
• Soda = • Pop• Couch = • Davenport (Sofa)• Patio / Deck• Lanai
• Thank You = • Cheers!• Gas = • Petrol• Bathroom = • Loo / Water Closet• Body Shop (Mechanic) = • Garage• Garage = • Carport
USA Isoglosses
WORLD LANGUAGES
• Language Family – Way to group languages thought to have shared, but distant origins
INDO-EUROPEAN FAMILY
• More people speak a language from this one family than any other• English, Spanish, German, Russian, French
Where did they ever come from???
MORE FAMOUS ENGLISH SAYINGS
• “Don’t throw the baby out with
the bath water.”
• “Its raining cats and dogs.”
• “Dirt poor.”
• “The Threshold.”
• “Go to a wake.”
• “Chew the fat.”
• “The Graveyard Shift.”
• “Saved by the Bell.”
• “Ring around the Rosie,
Pockets full of posies,
Ashes, ashes,
We all fall down!”
• RING AROUND THE ROSIE• The red rash sign of the plague infection
• POCKETS FULL OF POSIES• Breathe the flower scent, cover dead bodies smell
• ASHES, ASHES• Burned bodies so all could fit in the graveyard
• WE ALL FALL DOWN!!!• 1/3 of Europe died