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(R14)European Culture:
Language(s)
Today’s Standard
SS6G11 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe.
a. Explain the diversity of European languages as seen in a comparison of German, English, Russian, French, and
Italian.
Intro to our……. “Essential
Question(s)”
How does the diversity of languages in Europe reflect its unique
cultural characteristics?
Origin Example Language
Official Language
In:
Approximate #Of European
NativeSpeakers
Other Countries in which versions of this language family is spoken
West Germanic Languages
Slavic Languages
Romance Languages
Derived from languages of Germanic tribes (750BC-1AD)
*Largest Language Group in Europe
GermanGermanyAustria
Luxembourg*European Union
100 Million
English United KingdomIreland
*European Union
62 Million
NetherlandsDenmarkNorwaySwedenIceland
Russian is the most widely spoken Slavic language Russian
RussiaBelarus
140 Million
Czech RepublicSlovakiaPolandUkraineBulgariaSloveniaMacedoniaBosnia & HerzegovinaCroatiaSerbia
Derived from Latin, the official language of the Roman Empire (44BC-476AD)
French FranceBelgium
*European Union
65-80 Million
Italian Italy*European Union
63 Million
SpainPortugalRomaniaMoldova
Return to our……. “Essential
Question(s)”
How does the diversity of languages in Europe reflect its unique
cultural characteristics?
