5.6 Using figurative language Figurative language is word or phrase that is being used to describe something by comparing to something else. Using figurative language makes the writing more interesting or more dramatic than using everyday or common language uses. It also creates powerful feelings since the readers can figure out images or pictures that have more meaning than simple words. In narrative writing‚ a few different figurative languages are used in narrative writing
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CELTA Language Analysis Written assignment 2 N.B. Please write legibly in black ink or type. Content carries the most weight‚ but you are also marked on clarity‚ accuracy (e.g. grammar‚ spelling‚ punctuation) and presentation (see CELTA criteria). Please read the shaded boxes to see the marking criteria. If your assignment does not meet the specified criteria‚ you will be asked to resubmit it. If the second submission is not satisfactory you will be awarded a fail grade. More than one
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anNadine Abo Laban 900113591 Gap paper 2 (Armenian Language) Introduction The guest speaker who graced us with her presence was Alyssah Depoya‚ who is of Armenian origin. According to Alyssah‚ all pure Armenians last names end with “yan” which acts as an indicator of whether the person is of pure Armenian origin. Armenia is a mountainous country located in the South Caucasus region in Eurasia. It is bordered by Turkey‚ Georgia‚ Azerbaijan and Iran (“Armenia”‚ n.d). Armenian people have a
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Opdracht 5 a. The reader is your teacher. b. Style is informal c. Length will be 250 words content purpose Introduction My opinion: it would lead to better international relations if everyone spoke one language. To let the reader know what my opinion is‚ what he is going to read about. Body Traveling‚ emergency‚ signboards‚ I will give arguments for my opinion Conclusion Opdracht 6 ‘Our appearance‚ the way we dress‚ etc.‚ reflects who we are. It is therefore important to
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A Created Language Amy Peche Colorado Technical University Online Abstract African Americans have been forced to change‚ adapt‚ and conform their culture‚ traditions‚ customs‚ and beliefs since the days of slavery. One of the major ways African Americans adapted to the new culture‚ which they were forced into through slave trade‚ was by creating their own language commonly referred to as pidgin. Throughout this paper I will define pidgin‚ what transpired in the African Americans culture
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...... .. 3 Main body 1. Language acquisition . . ....... 4 2. The stages of language acquisition .... ...... .. 5 2.1. The prelinguistic stage . ......... ........... 7 2.2. Babbling ........ ........... 7 2.3. One-word utterances .. .... ........... 9 2.4. Two-word utterances .............. .. .... 10 2.5. Telegraphic speech ........ ... 13 2.6. Language learning during the pre-school period .. 16
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Marquise Long Understanding the importance of language An American author named Oliver Wendell Holmes once stated‚ “Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.” This quote‚ itself describes the importance of language as it embraces “growth” as an aspect of it. Language‚ which is a method of communication used by humans‚ allows for innovation and progress within the world. For starters‚ communication is important because
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group) • Power in discourse- the ways in which power us manifested in situations through language • Power behind discourse- the focus on social and ideological reasons behind the enactment of power. (Gender‚ class etc.) • You cannot look at how power is communicated through language without looking at the society. • Language is underpinned by strong ideological perspectives. • No example of language used is a completely neutral. Fairclough- Synthetic personalisation- Basically when
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The World Language—English Can you speak English? English is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several countries: including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand‚ and some Caribbean countries. Nowadays‚ many people in the world can communicate with others from different countries in English. For example‚ when a Chinese meets a German‚ they can talk very well as long as both of them can speak English. Also‚ there are more and more young
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Language Movement Even before the creation of Pakistan‚ there was a demand to make Bangla the national language. Dr. Mohammad Shahidullah defends Bangla as the state language on 29th July‚ 1947. On September 2‚ 1947 some students of the University of Dhaka formed “Tomaddun Mojlish”‚ a cultural organization. Tamuddun Majlish in a booklet titled State Language of Pakistan: Bengali or Urdu? demands Bengali as one of the state language of Pakistan. In November 1947 Karachi‚ at Pakistan Educational
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