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Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Linguistics DateLinguistic Past and Present of California California is a state found in the coastal region of West Coast of North America. The geographical area coverage of the state is 163, 696 M2. America is one of the regions that received many visitors from Europe who came to explore the resources in the region during the colonial period. These groups of people came at a different time thus leaving their people in the region as permanent settlement homes. The Native Americans were the Indians who faced exploitation during the slave trade, with strong powers subjecting them to external foreign languages making the Native American language to get extinct. Therefore, the primary inhabitants of California were Indians who were later forced to abandon their languages by their colonial bosses (Golla, N.p). In the 16th century, flags of Spain and England were seen in America. These European powers come with their people who settled in these areas bringing in new languages. For instance, Spain concentrated in Peru and Mexico with an extension of all parts that touched the Pacific Ocean. The implication of this European power in the area is the introduction of Spanish language which was commonly known as Hispanic languages. As time moved, Britain and other powers such as France moved their troops into the area with some of their people settling in the area thus making the area to have a mixture of languages. Spanish colonialism in California lasted for more than 155 years until the threat of Russians that was coming from the Alaska became imminent that the territory was in danger (LAYNE 163-164). Most parts of California were
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