The growth of African languages and language communities in the United States and their impact on U.S. American society

Dossier / Travail , 2020 , 20 Pages , Note: 1,3

Philologie Américaine - Linguistique

African languages and language varieties are amongst the fastest growing languages in the U.S. from 2016 on. This paper aims to show why and how this sudden development is happening, and what changes and chances it bears for the development of U.S. American communities and society as a whole. To do so, the paper will first look at the languages that are most commonly spoken in the USA, followed by a brief introduction into African languages and language varieties before taking a closer look at how recent migration impacts the language demographics of the United States and the country’s culture.

Content

I Introduction

II Introduction to the most commonly spoken languages in the United States

III Introduction to African languages and language varieties

IV African languages and language varieties in the United States and reasons for the sudden growth of their speaker communities

V The impact of African languages and language communities on American society

VI Conclusion

Works cited

• Université: University of Potsdam (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik)
• Cours: Contrasting Languages in the USA
• Note: 1,3
• Auteur: Marie Will (Auteur)
• Année de publication: 2020
• Pages: 20
• N° de catalogue: V1368678
• ISBN (PDF): 9783346899262
• ISBN (Livre): 9783346899279
• Langue: anglais
• mots-clé: Contrasting Languages , American Languages, Language Development, Regional Varieties, African Languages, African Languages in the USA, Language Communities, African Language Communities, African Language Communities in the USA, Language Growth, Language Impact on Society, Language Impact on US Society