Language Pedagogy - lecture BA studies - year V 24 February 2014 Component A Once Oscar Wilde said‚ “There is no mode of action‚ no form of emotion‚ that we do not share with the lower animals. It is only by language that we rise above them‚ or above each other---by language‚ which is the parent‚ and not the child‚ of thought” and I couldn’t agree more. The question is‚ what happens if people speak more than two languages‚ or they find themselves living in a foreign country for many years
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socioeconomic status‚ which in the business industry is crucial. Variations in language therefore cause many social attitudes to arise and be utilised to discriminate others just on the way we speak which is what is occurring in the business world at the moment. Firms tend to hire people who speak in the same expected manner since ‘it is all about hiring ‘people like us’’‚ which further outlines one of the functions of language to separate ‘us’ from ‘them’ COURSE RELEVANCE: #accents #social attitudes
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Language Paper PSY/360 Language Paper Language‚ though difficult to define is essential in understanding how people use it to explain what they need‚ feel‚ or want; it is how humans communicate. It is a special task that only humans can accomplish (Willingham‚ 2007). It is communicative‚ arbitrary in relationship between utterances and meaning‚ structured‚ dynamic‚ and lacks generativity (Willingham). Language consists of two main parts which are grammar and lexicon (Willingham). Grammar
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was originally foreign language in british isles . english language descends from language of two german tribes angles and saxons that were invaders‚they spoke same language in different dialects called old english /anglo-saxon (450to1150 A.D).(nouns) It’s not still language of england because of other two invasions 1. from denmark by northmen or vikings. 2.from normandy(france)by the normans(1066A.D) normans the french seakers turned old english into compound language tht we know as MIDDLE
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so-called dead language. Firstly‚ with the help of Latin and Ancient Greek it is possible to trace all sorts of words‚ ideas‚ forms of expression of European culture back to much earlier time. Secondly‚ Latin literature is deeply connected with Roman history‚ so studying and translating Latin literary works provide knowledge of a relevant historic period that influenced the history of the entire Europe. Thus‚ the study of Latin can widen your knowledge of History. Moreover‚ the dead languages are considered
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LANGUAGE VARIATION By Dr SHAMIM ALI ABSTRACT We must realize that language as a "thing" to be studied is necessarily
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A KILLER LANGUAGE It is undeniable that English language is a powerful language. It is spoken in most part of the world especially in developed countries for instance the United States‚ Great Britain‚ and Canada. This is an inescapable process of globalization‚ the process of extending social relations across world-space. Globalization leads to the commonness of English in several fields such as science‚ technology‚ economy‚ politic etc. The result of this is English dominating the world and disregarding
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------------------------------------------------- Language interpretation Language interpretation is the facilitating of oral or sign-language communication‚ either simultaneously or consecutively‚ between users of different languages. The process is described by both the words interpreting and interpretation. Translation studies deal with the systematic study of the theory‚ the description and the application of language interpretation and translation. In professional parlance‚ interpreting denotes
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COMMUNICATION STUDIES ATTITUDES TO LANGUAGE Language clearly plays a major role in all aspects of society. The most obvious is its social role of allowing people to relate to each other in all facets of their lives: to share information‚ emotions and ways of life. We use language as a means of navigating our daily lives and it plays an integral role in most of our interactions. Perhaps for this reason‚ French is regarded as an elegant and romantic language‚ while German is considered to be
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My language Mankind needs a system of symbol to communicate with his environment and the rest of the world. Mankind is‚ however‚ can communicate through body-language. The overall system of communication is referred to as ‘language’. Language is a human system of communication that uses arbitrary signals‚ such as voice‚ sounds‚ gestures‚ or written symbols. But in fact‚ language is far too complicated‚ intriguing‚ and mysterious to be adequately explained by a brief definition. We use language in
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