5 Science Question by Nevin Lubarski https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez 6th grade en-us 2018-02-06 15:06:25 UTC 2025-04-05 16:19:58 UTC hello@padlet.com karjmella_williams https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/228649338 2018-02-06 15:23:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/228649338 armandian_montejano https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229108826 Languages is the method communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. Also the system of communication used by a particular community or country. https://www.google.com/search?safe=strict&ei=tQ17WvLRCIHLjwSGqqroCw&q=languages+&oq=languages+&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i67k1l3j0j0i131k1j0l5.7675.7675.0.10987.1.1.0.0.0.0.118.118.0j1.1.0....0...1.1.64.psy-ab..0.1.117....0.tDMXRog6P4k]]> 2018-02-07 14:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229108826 armandian_montejano https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229116655 Alongside each entry on the list are just some of the words which English has borrowed from it.
  • CHINESE: 1197 million native speakers (MANDARIN: 848 million) ...
  • SPANISH: 399 million. ...
  • ENGLISH: 335 million. ...
  • HINDI: 260 million. ...
  • ARABIC: 242 million. ...
  • PORTUGUESE: 203 million. ...
  • BENGALI: 189 million. ...
  • RUSSIAN: 166 million.
 http://mentalfloss.com/article/67766/worlds-top-20-languages-and-words-english-has-borrowed-them
]]> 2018-02-07 14:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229116655 armandian_montejano https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229117831 From the statistics it is evident here that with just ten languages - English, Chinese Mandarin, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, Malay , French, - andGerman, you can reach and communicate with 77.9% of all the Internet users in the world, a very impresive percentage.
http://www.internetworldstats.com/languages.htm
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Over 300 languages are spoken in the United States, but South Africa holds the record for the country with the most official languages (11). Of the population of the United States, 21% of citizens five years and older speak another language at home. Of that 21 percent, 62% speak Spanish. And of those Spanish speakers, 56% speak English “very well.”

http://lingualinx.com/blog/12-interesting-facts-languages/
]]> 2018-02-07 15:17:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229134776 alicia_brewer https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229135663 http://lingualinx.com/blog/12-interesting-facts-languages/ Learning a second language can make you smarter. A number of scientists agree that becoming polyglot can boost your brainpower. Other studies also suggest that speaking more than one language can help to slow down the aging process of the mind.]]> 2018-02-07 15:18:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229135663 alicia_brewer https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229136230 Every two weeks, another language dies. Or, perhaps, a dialect. There are over 231 completely extinct languages and 2,400 of the world’s languages are considered to be in danger of dying out.http://lingualinx.com/blog/12-interesting-facts-languages/]]> 2018-02-07 15:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229136230 alicia_brewer https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229137629 Languages are constantly influencing each other. For example, the English language is, in itself, 30% French, as it has adopted words through lexical borrowings. This is particularly true when we think about ballet, as almost all of the words that describe that style of dance are in French. http://lingualinx.com/blog/12-interesting-facts-languages/]]> 2018-02-07 15:22:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229137629 alicia_brewer https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229138488
  • There are about 7,000 languages in the world.
  • There are about 2,200 languages in Asia.
  • The pope tweets in 9 languages.
  • There are 2,400 languages classified as being ‘endangered’.
  • The US has no official language.
  • 231 languages are now completely extinct.
  • 1/4 of the world’s population speaks at least some English.Learning another language is important
    • http://www.edudemic.com/language-quiz/

    ]]>     2018-02-07 15:23:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229138488     alicia_brewer https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229141590 With nearly three million American speakers, Chinese is the second most common foreign language in the country. Recent census statistics indicates that almost 40 percent of the Chinese speakers in the U.S. live in California, and Chinese is the third most spoken language (behind English and Spanish) in New York, As of Jun 11, 2015.]]> 2018-02-07 15:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229141590 https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229602304 Human language probably started to develop around 100,000 years ago. http://whoami.sciencemuseum.org.uk/whoami/findoutmore/yourbrain/whatisspecialabouthumanlanguage/whendidhumansstarttalking]]> 2018-02-08 15:02:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229602304 https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229603164 The idea here is that language was created to help humans survive. ... One, humans needed to communicate with each other in order to hunt, farm and defend themselves successfully from the surrounding harsh environment. Being able to communicate using language gave the human species a distinct survival advantage.https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/evolution/language-evolve.htm]]> 2018-02-08 15:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229603164 charlotte_rogus https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229604036 https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/translation-activities-language-classroom]]> 2018-02-08 15:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229604036 charlotte_rogus https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229609676 https://blog.internationalstudent.com/2012/05/top-5-languages-spoken-around-the-world/]]> 2018-02-08 15:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nlubarski/93jhsgj6jxez/wish/229609676