Rosetta2032



** Endangered Languages **
 * It is predicted that within the next 90 years, nearly 50% of the world's 7,000+ languages will disappear and, as they disappear, so will their cultures and a wealth of human knowledge...
 * The Rosetta2032 task you are about to undertake is not only a project to help you learn your chosen language for Year 8 but it will also help you discover some words from the Dharug language of Sydney - once extinct but now being revived. It's all about 'Preservation of Language'.
 * The Project is part game, part competition, part treasure hunt.
 * The scenario is set up for you in the recording below. Earphones in and Good luck ...

STEP 1

 * // Extract from Wikipedia //**

// "A pidgin /ˈpɪdʒɨn/, or pidgin language, is a grammatically simplified means of communication that develops between two or more groups that do not have a language in common: typically, a mixture of simplified languages or a simplified primary language with other languages' elements included. It is most commonly employed in situations such as [|trade], or where both groups speak languages different from the language of the country in which they reside (but where there is no common language between the groups). Fundamentally, a pidgin is a simplified means of linguistic communication, as it is constructed impromptu, or by convention, between individuals or groups of people." //


 * There are 380 million native speakers of English.
 * There are 510 million people who speak English as a 2nd language.
 * English is changing as it has changed before (that's why Shakespeare's writings are not as clear as they might be).
 * As more 2nd language learners us it, will English change beyond recognition again?
 * Is English endangered?

STEP 2

 * Listen below

media type="custom" key="26713364" Link to the above [|soundcloud file is here]

STEP 3

 * **Login to Language Perfect.**
 * This term you must only use the **Rosetta2032 lists** on Language Perfect.
 * Any points accumulated on Language Perfect this term (in the Rosetta2032 lists) will deliver points for your chosen language. It is language vs language. Survival of the fittest.


 * You should now login to Language Perfect and start "Rosetta2032 List 1". **Hidden in this list is a website**. Who will be first to find it?