Section: WEEK 11: LANGUAGE DIVERSITY Dec. 12, 2022 | Human language and mind | DL 1

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LANGUAGE DIVERSITY

Description: Language universals; Speakers‘ learning biases

Reading: Sedivy, pp. 471-492, ch. 12.1 and 12.2
Mapping features and patterns to show their distribution and concentration, e.g....
Consonant inventories; Structural marking for hearsay; Preference for prefixes vs. suffixes
https://learninglink.oup.com/access/content/sedivy-2e-student-resources/sedivy2e-chapter-13-web-activity-1?previousFilter=tag_chapter-13
Indigenous languages across North America are under threat of extinction due to the colonial legacy of cultural erasure, says linguist Lindsay Morcom. Highlighting grassroots strategies developed by the Anishinaabe people of Canada to revive their language and community, Morcom makes a passionate case for enacting policies that could protect Indigenous heritage for generations to come: https://www.ted.com/talks/lindsay_morcom_a_history_of_indigenous_languages_and_how_to_revitalize_them?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_content=button__2020-04-29
Assignment: web activities 13.1-13.2
https://learninglink.oup.com/access/sedivy-2e-student-resources#tag_chapter-13
- Select activity Sedivy, ch. 12, pp 471-95
  
  Sedivy, ch. 12, pp 471-95 File
- Select activity Web activities, Language diversity, 12.1-12.2
  
  Web activities, Language diversity, 12.1-12.2 Assignment
- Select activity Diversity: Language universals and cognitive biases QUESTIONS
  
  Diversity: Language universals and cognitive biases QUESTIONS File