the Bai Nationality.ppt

Unit 2
Scope of the Class--15种云南特有民族
特有”的概念是:一、这些少数民族为云南所独有;二、有的虽然在云南以外也有分布,但在历史上均是从云南移居的;而且目前绝大部分集中在云南境内。这15个民族分别是白族、哈尼族、傣族、傈僳族、拉祜族、佤族、纳西族、景颇族、布朗族、普米族、阿昌族、怒族、基诺族、德昂族、独龙族。
Lead-in Questions
1. What feelings do you have as Yunnanese? ments have you heard about Yunnanese?
2. Why do Yunnan have so many nationalities?
3. What do you think are the standards to divide nationalities?
Standard to divide nationalities
Common language (Hebrew)
Common place of mon economic life; common way of mon cultural psychology
Task
Please find out the language that the 15 indigenous ethnic groups use.
Please use a more vivid form to present the language relationship of ethnic groups
Please find out the distribution pattern of the ethnic groups according to the language group.
民族分布特点
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How many of you, as ethnic students, speak your own language? Any regrets?
Languages are fading out of life of ethnic people. Do you think it necessary to maintain ethnic languages when people can use Chinese municate with each other? Why or why not?
Functions of Language
Communication
strengthen solidarity (Xinjiang and Tibet issue)
Reflection of culture
Shaping of thought
Help to carry out anthropological study
Characteristics of language
Radiating
Continuous
petitive
Deductive
Social-linguistic
factors influencing languages
Natural environment

Eg: Inuit—snow
Arabic—camel, desert (6000 words)
English—boats
2. pronunciation
North of China—loud, tonal
South—restrained, soft
3. grammar
plicated
Chinese--simple
Human environment
1. administration (Roman Empire; British Empire)
2. migration
3. economy
4. Tourism…
Vise versa, language reflects culture and history