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Isolating Geography and Group Language Assimilation - Coggle Diagram
Isolating Geography and Group Language Assimilation
Main Academic Disciplines: Anthropology, and History
Correlation between Isolating Geography and Group Assimilation
Language families contain different languages with certain similarities, hailing from the same regions of the world
Countries with more isolated areas, and less modern technology have languages that don't belong to a language family. Example: the Basque language - Europes most isolated language.
Spoken in Northern Spain and Southern France, Basque is so isolated due to Pyrenees mountains surrounding these areas.
Language assimilation is a product of colonialism, and languages that lack a physical barrier to isolate them struggle to survive.
Causes of language endangerment
Generational Language loss
Easier for children to be raised learning one of these prominent languages (schooling, relocation, job opportunities, etc.)
Imperialism - those who don't assimilate are looked down upon, and seen as "others"
Modern technology - makes prominent languages, especially English and romance languages (depending on area) wide spread.
Negatives of Assimilation
Loss of Identity
Continuation of hegemonic powers; furthers cultural divides
Loss of culture: ceremonies, ways of speaking, medicines, unique terms, stories, etc
Gender Expression
Different cultures expression gender identities in unique terms, that cannot be translated into the standard - male and female - views of western cultures
Austronesian languages - genderless
Thai gender expression: Tom, Dee, etc.
Scientific Contributions: the study of human cognition