What roles does language play in human history and society?

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With reference to the the assigned textbook (https://rojavaplan.com/uploads/library/anthropology/cultural/Humanity_An_Intro.pdf) and websites provided (https://www.ethnologue.com/) your task this
week is to explore at least one of the following questions:
What roles does language play in human history and society?
How is the study of language also the study of people?
Pick a language and describe some of the properties it shares with other languages in the world.
Illustrate your discussion with one audio or audio-visual file e.g. YouTube video, sound recording.