EXAM 3 Flashcards
Define Dialect
Mutually intelligible form of language that differs in systematic ways
Define Language Extinction
Complete loss of an existing language among a community
Define Reversing Language Shift
Reversing the pressures that influence a speech community to adopt a language spoken by others.
Define Diglossia
(2) languages or dialects are used by a community depending on situations
Define Boarding Schools
Schools where Native American were sent to assimilate to white culture and learn english
Define Bureau of Indian Affairs
US government agency responsible for managing land of the Native Americans, as well as providing/overseeing health&education services.
Define Native American Languages Act
Laws stating government policy to protect indigenous languages with grant programs and making tribal governments eligible for funding for renewal and language conservation
Who was the Navajo tribe
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Who was the Hualapai tribe
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Who was the Choctaw tribe
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Who was Yaqui
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What is Hate Speech
Verbal and non-verbal expression to demean or oppress or promote violence against an individual who associates with social or ethnic group
What is Freedom of Speech
Right to communicate opinions & ideas without fear of government censorship
What is the First of Amendment
Congress is not allowed to lawfully tell people or create laws preventing US from saying what they want to say, print, or right to assemble “Protects Freedom of Speech”
Who is the ACLU
to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States
