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LANGUAGE AROUND THE WORLD - GILL BUDGELL GEBUNDEN

Introduce young readers to the most interesting aspects of languages  how they evolve and
change over time. Humans' use of language is one of our distinguishing features. Language
allows us to communicate what we think  what we want  what we feel and what we have learnt.
Some 100 000 years ago  humans began speaking. Since then  we have developed nearly 7000
languages. Languages are living things  they evolve and change over time. They even travel!
People carry their language with them and spread it. Large language families even have their
own family trees  such as Spanish  French  English. Different languages can be mixed and
combined to create new languages with similar words  pronunciation and grammar rules. Languages
can even become extinct if they are not shared and learnt by each new generation. Spoken
languages are not the only way we communicate. Sign language  braille  symbols  music  art 
computer codes - humans have invented numerous ways of communicating. Sharing feelings 
thoughts and ideas through the power of language is an essential part of being human.

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