Finnish Language Aija Elg. World languages 1 How many languages are there in the world? Which are the 5 most common languages in the world? How many languages.

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1 Finnish Language Aija Elg

2 World languages 1 How many languages are there in the world? Which are the 5 most common languages in the world? How many languages are there in the world? Which are the 5 most common languages in the world?

3 World languages 2 A. approximatly 6000 languages (194 states) B. The most common languages (natives) Chinese Mandarin1.5 billion Hindi360 million Spanish340 English322 Arabic206 A. approximatly 6000 languages (194 states) B. The most common languages (natives) Chinese Mandarin1.5 billion Hindi360 million Spanish340 English322 Arabic206

4 Languages in the continents LanguagesPercentage Asia216532 Africa201130 Oceania130219 Americas100015 Europe 225 3

5 Language classification 1 Synthetic languages Analytic languages Talo Talo/ssa Talo/ssa/ni Talo/ssa/ni/kin Kirjoitettuasi Juoksenneltaisiinko? Talo Talo/ssa Talo/ssa/ni Talo/ssa/ni/kin Kirjoitettuasi Juoksenneltaisiinko? A house In a house In my house in my house, too After you had written Should we run around a little bit? A house In a house In my house in my house, too After you had written Should we run around a little bit?

6 Language classification 2 Agglutinating languages Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, Japanese Ones that add very regular prefixes and suffixes to main words: työ—työtön work---unemployed Agglutinating languages Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, Japanese Ones that add very regular prefixes and suffixes to main words: työ—työtön work---unemployed Inflexional languages English, Spanish, Swedish, Russian Languages that use prepositions(in, out), articles (the, a) and also vary words: Sing, sang, sung Inflexional languages English, Spanish, Swedish, Russian Languages that use prepositions(in, out), articles (the, a) and also vary words: Sing, sang, sung

7 Word flexion Koulu Koulua Koulun Koulussa Koulusta Kouluun Koululla Koululta Koululle kouluksi Koulu Koulua Koulun Koulussa Koulusta Kouluun Koululla Koululta Koululle kouluksi A school

8 Finnish, a language with suffixes and derivatives Kirja+kauppa = book+shop Kirjakauppa,`book shop´ Kirjailija `author’ Kirjasto `library’ Kirjallisuus `literature´ Puhelin, tietokone, yliopisto, väkijuoma Composition Suffixes are used for word derivation (220)

9 Four language families in Europe: blue= Indo-European, yellow = Finno-Ugrian (Uralic), grey = Turkic (Altaic), and red = Basque

10 Language families Indo-European language family 1

11 Language families 2 Uralic Languages

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14 Baltic 2400-2000 BC Finno-Ugrians 7000-6000 BC 1200-900 BC Germanic 1200 AD Swedes Slavic 800-1000 AD A Borderland between West and East

15 Loanwords Bussi Taksi Metro Auto Hotelli Pankki Museo Pubi Musiikki Filmi Teatteri Konsertti Tee Kahvi Viini Drinkki Piano Kitara Viulu Rumpu Materiaali Systeemi Kompromissi Idea Matematiikka Fysiikka Kemia Historia Tekniikka Insinööri Projekti Raportti Presidentti Professori Tohtori Kokki Lamppu Televisio Radio Paperi Politiikka Demokratia Kriisi Energia Kaasu Bensiini Salaatti Banaani Tomaatti Kirahvi Leijona Tiikeri

16 Finnish meets English Star Wars, Sliding doors… Sugar free. Free as you are Jyväskylä – Human technology city, Lahti – The business City Postin palveluihin kuuluvat EasyPick, eSolutions. Mä olin ihan down. Controlling-tehtävät, casting-kuvaus, help desk –työpiste, low skill – väestö Brändi, globalisaatio, farmari, liisaus, lobbaus

17 Course books in University of Helsinki Language of the course book FINNISHENGLISHSWEDISHOTHER Humanistic (not languages) 17%80%2%1% Law682273 Pedagogics474841 Medicine2278 Mathematics2674 Forestry and agrology 4352