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    Game theorydescriptive‚ normative or prescriptive? Going through life we often are surprised by the different ways how people think‚ make decisions and interact. We believe that most of us are rational human beans (to some extent) and‚ therefore‚ our decisions should be grounded in analysis of the situation‚ our experience and intuition. Therefore‚ the human mind can be seen as an incredibly complicated machine that runs series of theoretical simulations of possible situations (often subconsciously)

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    School Descriptive grammar  Descriptive grammar refers to the structure of a language as it is actually used by speakers and writers of the native speaker.  Descriptive grammars describe how people use spoken and written language and the knowledge that they use to decide whether something is grammatically correct.  Specialists in descriptive grammar (linguists) study the rules or patterns that underlie our use of words‚ phrases‚ clauses‚ and sentences. Descriptive grammar STRENGTHS

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    Grammar describes the native speaker’s competence in his/her language. Grammars can be descriptive or prescriptive. Is the former more useful than the latter? Explain your answer by discussing the merits of the two approaches in your capacity as a speaker or teacher of English. To me as a speaker of the English language‚ both descriptive and prescriptive grammars are useful. Descriptive grammar generally advises us not to be overly concerned with matters of correctness; language they say‚ is

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    i Research on Prescriptive Grammar and Its Comparison with Descriptive Grammar ii Abstract In English linguistics‚ there are two approaches which are opposite to each other theoretically: prescriptive grammar and descriptive grammar. These two grammars were born in different historical conditions‚ and the application rules involved in has been still under the dispute through the development of English linguistics. It is significant to study the development trend and application in English

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    Descriptive versus Narrative This essay is to compare-contrast a narrative and descriptive essay The essays I chose were‚ “Are the Rich Happy?” written by Stephen Leacock (1916) for the narrative essay and “Homeless” written by Anna Quindlen (n.d.) for the descriptive essay. The title of both essays is what caught my eye and the reason why I read them. Although‚ I enjoyed reading both essays‚ I felt the descriptive essay “Homeless” had more value and was the better read. Therefore‚ in this essay

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    Differences and similarities between prescriptive and descriptive strategies Similarities There is a strong similarity to descriptive and prescriptive strategies. As the definition reads; descriptive: “what is usually done” or prescriptive: “what can be done most realistically” could end up being the same outcome on many occasions. The definitions even make sense when put together. What is usually done is most likely what can be done most realistically. However‚ when studied in more depth

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    Today What is Linguistics? Descriptive vs. Prescriptive rules/grammars Linguistic competence vs. performance Readings: 1.2-1.3 LING 200 -- McGarrity 1 What is Linguistics? The scientific study and analysis of human language. LING 200 -- McGarrity 2 Core Subfields Phonetics: the study of the physical properties of speech sounds (acoustic phonetics) and how they are made (articulatory phonetics) e.g.‚ Park the car in Harvard yard. [p k k n h v d j d] [p a k d k a n ha v d ja d

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    acceptable by a native speaker’s intuitions. This is what it means to say that linguistics is descriptive and not prescriptive. Linguistics is descriptive‚ not prescriptive. Many people associate knowing a language with speaking and writing it according to the grammatical rules established for that language in grammar books and dictionaries. The study of linguistic competence does not include the study of prescriptive standards that claim that one sentence rather than another is correct. Instead‚ linguists

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    STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT By examples‚ illustrate the prescriptive view of strategy in your organization or any organization known to you and show whether it is working‚ how it can be improved and your role in making the improvement. Introduction The concept of corporate strategy battles with the perennial issue of determining the overall purpose and scope of an organisation. From a contemporary perspective‚ it involves the specification of long-term goals and objectives that will

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    Application of Maslow’s Theory to Education Importance of Maslow’s Theory to Education The most important educational goal is for students to learn. Another important goal is to make this newly gained knowledge and information purposeful and meaningful to the students so that it may be retained and useful throughout their lives. An essential factor involved in meeting these goals is motivation. If students are unmotivated in one way or another‚ it is likely that little learning will take place

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