Based on your reading about language and forms of cultural organization, please write a brief essay of 2 pages (not including the cover page and reference page) that answers the following questions:
1. Why do people need language?
2. In Chapter 3, various types of communication are identified. What conditions determine the kind of language that people will use? Choose 2 of the following languages: slang, body language, sign, pidgin, creole, and so forth.
3. Why do some languages survive while others die out? Offer a specific example.