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    Dialect Continuum

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    A dialect continuum is a range of dialects spoken across a large geographical area‚ differing only slightly between areas that are geographically close to each other‚ and gradually decreasing in mutual intelligibility as the distances become greater. Dialects separated by great geographical distances may not be mutually comprehensible. According to the Ausbausprache - Abstandsprache - Dachsprache paradigm‚ these dialects can be considered Abstandsprachen (i.e.‚ as stand-alone languages). However

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    Patidarangia Dialect

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    SYNOPSIS The problem to be investigated: The dialect of Palashbari (Palashbaria) and Pati Darrang (Patidarrangia) : A comparative study. Introduction: Because of some political‚ social‚ cultural and geographical causes‚ if a particular area with certain language is not communicated in a regular basis‚ then the language of that area forms regional dialects. The Assamese language which is used and spread in a large area of both the two banks of the Brahmaputra valley also gives birth to various

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    Language and Dialect

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    1528-3542/07/$12.00 DOI: 10.1037/1528-3542.7.1.131 Toward a Dialect Theory: Cultural Differences in the Expression and Recognition of Posed Facial Expressions Hillary Anger Elfenbein University of California‚ Berkeley Martin Beaupre ´ University of Quebec at Montreal Manon Levesque ´ Omar Bongo University Ursula Hess University of Quebec at Montreal Two studies provided direct support for a recently proposed dialect theory of communicating emotion‚ positing that expressive displays

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    stay the same‚ and never get better. In Treasure Island‚ by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ Jim changed through the experience of loss‚ and travel‚ and obtaining riches. Jim loss his father and Bill (Stevenson page; ch.)/ (page 13; ch.2).If Bill didn’t die than Jim might not of went on his adventure. Jim’s father’s death was important to get Jim to be independent. Death is an experience that is extremely unpleasant but it was helpful to Jim. Jim traveled to the island and that changed him a lot. He left a

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    Social Dialects

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    Social dialects Rothstain and S.Rothstain (2009)‚ they difined dialect a an aspect of language that refers to variation in pronunciation‚ words and‚ grammar of a specific language and as a part of every language‚ resulting from geographic‚ occupational and social differences. Read(1986)‚ said that dialect can be divided into social and regional varieties. Regional dialects are difened geographically; social dialect are difined by socioeconomic and sociocultural characteristics

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    The Cockney Dialect

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    History‚ Dialect‚ and Slang of East London Christopher Sharpe Ohio University November 7th‚ 2011 It’s rhyming slang you know‚ like bee’s honey… money. Like I could say give me the bee’s (TV Movies‚ 2011). This is an example of the Cockney Rhyming Slang from the dialect of the same name produced in East London. The Cockney dialect has not only been prominent in East London but in London as whole. The lower working class of London has spoken the Cockney dialect for centuries

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    It can be said that the developmental course of a typical child is in no way linear‚ but rather riddled with breakthroughs and setbacks. Written by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ “Treasure Island” describes an exaggerated form of rapid‚ nonlinear development in Jim Hawkins as he is exposed to a rich variety of allegedly developed adults. For Jim‚ the restrictive nature of each of the adult roles that he attempts to adopt quickly become apparent. He learns to outright reject the more rigid‚ extremist approaches

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    Dialect Variation

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    Dialect Variation in Tamil Tamil is one of the ancient languages of the world with records inthe language dating back over two millennia. Its origins are notprecisely known‚ but it developed and flourished in India as a language with a rich literature. With an estimated 30‚000inscriptions‚ Tamil has the largest number of inscriptions in South Asia. Tamil belongs to the southern branch of the Dravidian languages‚a family of around twenty-six languages native to the Indian subcontinent. It is

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    Dialect and Accents

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    Strong accents and dialects are dying out because of the world today needs standard clear communication where everyone speaks and writes in the same way. It is better not to reveal your wealth and status with your accent. Discuss with reference to your own regional voice. We all speak with an accent and we all speak a dialect these include both the Standard English dialect and the Modern Non-standard Dialects. There are variations of accents according to a speaker’s age‚ gender‚ ethnicity and social

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    Pirate Treasure

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    inside. I began to feel conscious of my agape jaw and furrowed brow though I did not know what else to do but to stand and wait. A hat‚ a draping shirt‚ a sword‚ boots and the lagging shuffle-walk of a man too tired for pleasantries. “I have a treasure map” he shoved a scribbled-on paper in my face‚ “Help me?” There was still sand stuck to me‚ I brushed it off‚ the sun glaring in my eyes. “I need help. Are you in?” “Okay.” He grinned beneath several months’ worth of facial hair and beckoned

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