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Chapter 5

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Chapter 5

Chapter 5. Language. Q: What do you call a person who speaks multiple languages? A: A polyglots Q: What do you call a person who speaks two languages? A: Bilingual Q: What do you call a person who speaks only one language? A: American. Why do so few Americans know more than one language?.

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Chapter 5 Language

Chapter 5 Language . Chapter 5: Language. Language: A system of communication through speech Literary Tradition: a system of written communication Common in many languages Hundreds lack literary traditions Official Language: used by government ( laws, road signs, money, etc )

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Ch. 5 Language

Ch. 5 Language. Key Issue 1: Where are English-Language Speakers Distributed? Origin and diffusion of English Dialects of English. Basic Terms. Language : a system of communication through speech, a collection of sounds that a group people understands to have the same meaning.

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