Europe SS6G11a. Explain the diversity of languages as seen in a comparison of German, English, Russian, French, and Italian.

Europe

SS6G11a. Explain the diversity of languages as seen in a

comparison of German, English, Russian, French, and Italian.

Do Now: Copy “DRC Major Languages of Europe” (NB p.10)

Origin Example Language

Official Language in

# of Native Speakers

West German Languages•Largest of 3 groups

German Germany, Austria, Switzerland, EU…

100 million

English United Kingdom, Ireland, EU

62 million

Slavic Languages Russian Russia, United Nations…

140 million

Romance Languages

French France, Belgium, EU…

65-80 million

Italian Italy, Switzerland, EU…

63 million

Comparing European Languages

Germanic German:morgen

English: morning

Slavic Russian: Первая половина дня

Romance Italian: mattina

Spanish: mañana

French: matin

2000 AD1800 AD1600 AD1400 AD

1200 AD 1000 AD 800 AD 600 AD

400 AD200 AD100 AD1 AD

Historical Maps of Europe

History of the English LanguageTimeline

• 200 + languages are spoken in Europe.

• They are grouped into 3 categories

1. Germanic • has the most speakers• Speakers live mostly in northwest & central Europe

2. Romance• Includes French, Italian, & Spanish• Speakers live mostly in south & west Europe• Comes from the Romans, who spoke Latin

3. Slavic• Example is Russian• Speakers live in central & eastern Europe• Uses Cyrillic alphabet

Cyrillic Alphabet

Problem• It is hard to live, work,

and trade with people who can’t talk to each other.

Solutions• Kids learn other

languages at school

• European Union has 23 official languages

• Special laws protect languages spoken by only a few people

Diversity in European languages today

• Many countries have more than 1 official language

• People have many ethnic backgrounds

• People immigrate to other countries for jobs

• Many people speak English as a 2nd language

Problems

• It is hard to communicate.

• In school, the official language is taught.

• Documents are written only in official languages.

• Government workers speak the official language.

Class work (NB p. 13)

• CRCT Test Prep pp. 127-131 Write questions 326-337 and correct answers in your notebook

• What have Europeans done to solve the problem of so many languages?

• They require schoolchildren to learn 1 or 2 other languages.

• Which languages come from the ancient Roman Empire?

• French, Italian, and Spanish

• Besides differences in words, what other challenge do Europeans face in communicating with each other?

• They use 2 different alphabets

Schoolchildren in Europe learn more than 1 languageThe European Union records all its business in 23 languagesLaws have been written to protect languages spoken only by a few people

• What do these statements show about Europeans?

• Europeans respect the languages of other cultures

bon jour-----buon giorno

• In what way are the French and Italian languages alike?

• They are both Romance languages that derived from Latin

• Which European language has the largest number of native speakers?

• Russian

• Which describes a way that Russian is different from the other languages?

• It is not an official language of the European Union

• Which group is less likely to learn the language of a new country?

• Older citizens

• What is a problem caused by many languages spoken in the same country?

• It is difficult to read and understand official forms.

• What did children of German immigrants to Russia have to do in school?

• Learn the Russian language

• Which question can be answered using the graph?

• What percentage of people in France have Italian as their native language?

• What part of the people in France speaks German as their native language?

• 3 %