Language Networks and Social Life
Language Networks and Social Life (8:26)
Key Ideas
As this video progresses, key ideas will be introduced to invoke discussion.
Key Ideas
Think about the following questions as you watch the video
- 00:43 What is a language network?
- 04:35 What personal evidence does Sharika Crawford give that language shapes the way she experiences the world?
- 06:47 How, according to Crawford and the map you are shown, did the geography, climate, and history of Latin America shape how communities and networks formed around language?
- 08:16 Bob Bain tells a story about the Yiddish language. What does this story tell us about the ways languages can expand and decline in use?