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Introduction to Foreign
Language
Chapter 1: Communication
Chapter 2: Languages of the World
1. What is language?
Language is the exchange or transfer of
meaning.
2. What is the most frequently
used method of language?
Spoken Language
3. How is written language used?
Written language uses symbols to
represent spoken language.
4. What is a pictograph? An
ideograph?
• A pictograph is a symbol or drawing that
represents a specific object.
• An ideograph is a symbol for “nonpicturable” things. They are used to
show actions or ideas.
5. What are 2 other methods of
communication?
• Gestures
• Sounds
• Symbols
1. What is a language family?
A language family is a group of languages
put together based on a resemblance to
one another.
2. What language family does English
belong to?
• Indo-European Family
3. What are the 3 subgroups of that
language family?
1. Germanic
2. Romance
3. Slavic
4. What subgroup do German and
English belong to?
• Germanic
5. What subgroup do Spanish, French,
and Italian belong to?
• Romance