Essay Is Enough Being Done to Preserve Languages?

Although the founding fathers decided to leave the idea of establishing a national language out of the Constitution, there have been several movements to establish English as the national language since then. Even though none of these movements could garnish enough support to make this into a reality, they have been influential in that English is the official language in 31 states. In recent years, five additional states have considered legislation that would mandate English as well (Schwarz 2014)

fieldwork which involves learning foreign languages, living in remote areas, and examining and excavating archaeological sites. Most archaeologists qualify for available positions with a master’s degree in anthropology or archaeology but a Ph.D. may be needed for an advanced position. The salary of an archaeologist may depend on their level of education, years of experience, and their working place. Typically, archaeologist examine, recover, and preserve evidence of human activity in past cultures

and land after victoriously beating India in the Battle of Plassey. Over time the company gained control of more and more land. When Britain took control of India, they set up a new government, opened up trade with other countries, made efforts to preserve the environment, and reduced the

“A Language, Not Quite Spanish, With African Echoes” 1. In which region and in what country is San Basilio located? What is the language of the linguistic minority in this region? What are the cultural advantages of being in this linguistic minority? Answer: San Basilio is located in the Caribbean region of Columbia. The language spoken is Palenquero. The cultural advantages of being in this linguistic minority are that they are closer knit with everyone in the community. Everyone within the community

Locke's state of nature consists of a state of perfect equality where no individual holds power over another and has the freedom to act as they please. This is significant because it portrays how human beings would behave in nature before the emergence of civil society. While he does agree that human nature is free, we are still bound by something in the state of nature. He states, "But though this be a state of liberty, yet it is not a state of license (6)." This means that while humans do not have

Language Barriers Holding Back Healthcare and Business Uniquely put by Christopher Dawson, a British scholar, “the greatest obstacle to international understanding is the language barrier.” Essentially, Dawson speaks about the great lengths some people have to go through to understand another’s culture, and a lot of the time they fail. Inspired by the stimulus material, “Vanishing Voices,” I delved into the limitations language barriers put on society and how to solve them. I found these limitations

Bilingualism More than half of the people around the world speak more than one language. In the US, a fifth of the population between the ages five and older speaks another language in addition to English. There are conflicting views on whether bilingualism offers more benefits than drawbacks. The almost obligatory question is: does bilingualism provides a greater benefit than just talking and understanding to people with different languages. This paper short-paper aims briefly explain some findings in these

Prosodic Domains in Cayuga 1. Introduction Throughout the course of the semester, I have conducted research into the Cayuga language, a Northern Iroquoian idiom of ~250-300 speakers based primarily in southern Ontario, Canada (Ethnologue 2015). In the first study, I looked into the basic sociolinguistic aspects affecting this language, focusing primarily on efforts to revitalize it. It is labeled by the anthropological site Ethnologue as Moribund, and by the United Nations Educational, Scientific

Dying Languages Among the more than five thousand known languages of the world, circumstances like colonization are putting hundreds of languages in danger of becoming dead. This means that these languages are no longer have a prominent group of speakers (Wurm 1). There are also many endangered languages known that are characterized by still having speaker, but these languages are no longer being taught as a mother-tongue to children (Krauss 1). In his argument, Michael Krauss stresses an urgency

But so far this account has been too descriptive. What are the reasons why counter-identities as a subversive emancipatory tactic are not enough on the long run? An explanation is necessary, and it can be encountered in Foucault’s own writings. Towards his later work Foucault realizes that the mechanisms of exclusion or separation (Madness and Civilization) and of surveillance or correction (Discipline and Punish), although still a way for the power of the state to exercise sovereignty over the