As
a teacher of sociology, this linguistic map that popped up a couple of years ago
in the NY Times, which tracked where in the country do people call their fizzy
drinks, "Soda," "Pop" or "Coke," was of interest to me:
Why am I posting this now? Well, later in the second semester we will
examine the difficult concept of governing in a country with over 500 languages
(Nigeria), but for the here and now it gives a visual that helps me give credit
to the Blogging Points leaders of the first semester.
I call these Popp points in honor of the student that helped me create the
first AP Government Blog WV grad Alex Popp. So here they are the extra credit
popp point leaders for blogging this first semester (10 pts max.):
Popp Point (blog posts) Leaders as of 1/4/13:
1. Karan A. -- 8
2. Jessica S. -- 7
2. Emma B. -- 7
2. Shivani D. -- 7
2. Rashi G. -- 7
6. Taylor H. -- 6
7. Alyson B. -- 4
7. Jordan Q. -- 4
7. Rohan R. -- 4
7. Nate S. -- 4
7. Dale d. -- 4
Others receiving points: Cameron V. 3; Maddie Z. 3; Ben KW 3; Sydney S. 3; Nadia G. 2; John K. 2; Parker N. 2; Latimer F. 2; Krysia D. 1; Mary S. 1; Mark K. 1; Aleks 1.
EC point opportunity runs out on 1/9/13, for the first time since I started the blog, nobody has yet to qualify for maximum Popp Points. So this weekend, make a resolution to pop the lid on your ideas and share them here for points.
4 comments:
While this seems to be not a real political post, I feel the need to comment on it still. I have had countless arguments in my family as to who is correct when it comes to the naming of delicious fizzy beverages. I prefer to call it soda while my cousins from California call it pop. In a country with such a difference in languages, I sometimes wonder if it is at all difficult to communicate effectively. Yes, in a sense we all speak the same language. But if you go to England you may not understand anything about what is going on around you. They speak English but use so many different words it can be very difficult to communicate effectively. While the United States may not have that great of a difference but still comparing the north to the south, there are many different mannerism and ways of speech that could impede understanding. Just a thought.
It's interesting to see how the linguistics are diverse but at the same time I feel like they are diminishing simply because of the distance decay effect that technology is creating.
It's interesting to see how the linguistics are diverse but at the same time I feel like they are diminishing simply because of the distance decay effect that technology is creating.
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