Zapotec languages

Although, the Zapotec communities revitalization projects are not as massive as native american efforts to revitalize the language in the United States, efforts are being made in a smaller scale in Oaxaca, Mexico and in California. One of the problems that the Zapotec communities in the United states face is the rationalization of Mexican immigrants as one ethnic group. It becomes complicated to know what specific communities of Zapoteco speakers are coming from because of the racialization process that takes place and the assumption that all brown people closely identified with Nation state identities such as Mexican. This is a misconception that Zapotec communities face given their many efforts to resist the Mexican mainstream mestizo culture and retain their cultural sovereignty.…

The ancient Maya independently developed a number of complex verbal and written languages, that were crucial to their culture. Today, 31 Mayan languages are spoken by modern Maya people. These languages all take their roots from older Mayan languages, which originate from the hypothetical language “Proto-Mayan”, which is theorized to have been born in the highlands of what is now Guatemala around 4000 years ago. Mesoamerican societies are special in that they are one of very few societies…

Mexico’s population of 121,736,809 is the 12th largest in the world. With the majority of that population, 79.2% living in urban areas like Mexico City and Gaudalajara. Mexico City, the capital city, itself has a population of approximately 21 million people. Even though Mexico has such a large population, its ethnic diversity is tied more to its history with a predominately Spanish and Amerindian. Originally, Mexico was inhabited by indigenous people the Zapotec. Over the years the…

The Power of Language in Shakespeare 's Othello In Othello, the contamination of linguistic matter (whether through verbal or human associations, through deliberate perversion, or by senseless mouthing of meaninglessness) ultimately destroys the ordered control of normal behaviour patterns, personal or social (Shaw 306). In one of the finest play written by William Shakespeare, language is not only the medium that conveys the drama but also the action. For example, talking about an event will…

Communication between International and American students. Nowadays society is very split, especially in big countries such as America. This diversity based on people’s culture, language, religion, ethnic group or race. Colossal number of different cultures represented in the United States. New York, Chicago, Los Angeles are the cities with the biggest population in America and also cities with the biggest cultural diversity. People from Asia to Europe to Africa to Latin America live there.…

own dialect. Now after reading about how we form our own dialects by hearing it from the community, family, and friends. When I speak the Navajo language, I am pronouncing words differently. It is due not being a Navajo fluent speaker. So when I hear other people pronounce certain words I automatically think that’s the correct pronunciation. One time I heard the word Thank You from a friend and pronounced the word without the hyphens. It just pronounced it using the English sounds which was not…

E) Language Development M. (4 years, 6 months) uses various vocabulary when speaking. Her sentences comprise of at least 4 to 5 words each and combined thought. When retelling a story, she understand sequencing events, but confuses some facts. She understands how to use certain words such as “can” and “will” to ask questions like, “can you come play with me,” or “Will you sit next to me?” If she is curious about something, she begins with “how,” “why,” or “what.” M also understands the…

Language has been around for many centuries in human history. Language is the basis for society as it gives human beings a tool to communicate their ideas and beliefs. The sheer effect of a word can implications from declaring a war to a way to profess one’s love; words can alter life. Language is developing social institutions because it provides different people the ability to comprehend the other group, which is crucial for any growth in a country. Without any way to express one’s ideas, one…

Inclusive language means speaking in a way that includes and respects everyone, whether that be speaking about their thoughts and feelings, or their experiences. Speaking inclusively is not holding any judgements about a person prior to getting to know them. This is hard to do as many people unconsciously have judgements about people based on their own experiences. It is also easy to unknowingly offend someone by saying something or doing something they do not agree with. The only way…

A teacher generally understand how words and sounds are formatted in which it helps plan produce lessons to teach , but more important to help engage students to the lessons. The phonological system of a language includes an inventory of sounds and their features, as well as rules in which specify how sounds interact with each other. Linguistically morphology is the patterns of word formation in a particular language both goes hand in hand in formatting words expression and comprehension.…