Communication is an integral part of how humans to relate to one another, both individually and by group. Language is one of the central unifying elements of a civilization; it binds people of the group together and also distinguishes them from other groups. While there are many factors involved in the creation of a language, geography can help us trace its origins. Choose one of the sociolinguistic phenomena below, and explore the influencing factors that have shaped its condition.
- Welsh language becoming obsolete
- Early African Americans creating a pidgin (common language) to communicate with one another
- Romance languages existing all over the modern world
- Quechua speaking a "high language" in public and a "vernacular language" in the home
- What transpired in the group's history to cause this linguistic circumstance?
- Can a group maintain a strong identity without having a common language to bind them?