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    Power and Authority‚ Legitimacy By Stacey Ellis The idea of Authority is to look at two other concepts that give authority its meaning‚ such as power and if that is legitimate. In order to have Authority over something or someone you must have its power and how it is able to influence the person this can be used through manipulation or threats towards them‚ but the power that has a legitimate purpose is if the threats and manipulation is not needed. If you have a government and they are ruling

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    The features of spoken language often changes depending on a number of factors; one of which includes the location and of whom they are speaking with. In the popular TV series‚ The Wire‚ the audience is introduced to the first transcript set in a deprived area of Baltimore where many of the street jargon slang and social accent is prominent. In comparison‚ language that is used in a courtroom of the second transcript is far more formal than street language. In the first transcript the purpose of

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    The importance of English as a spoken language began as a result of the colonial era‚ when European powers took to the seas in order to find new lands and natural resources. The effects of that time can still be felt in the number of English speakers in India‚ select parts of Asia and Africa‚ and North America. The influence of English grew stronger in the 20th century‚ with the increased mobility of populations‚ the growth of the United States as an economic power‚ and the presence of international

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    Language in Power Wareing (1999) Define social groups and power: Political - Power in the Law e.g. Police‚ Judge‚ Barrister Personal - Occupation / Power within a Job e.g. Doctor‚ Teacher and so on. Social Group - Friends and Family‚ Class in society. Types of Power:- Instrumental (Written and Spoken) Influential (Written and Spoken) Instrumental Power - Enforces Authority and is imposed by the laws‚ state‚ conventions and organisations. for e‚g "SHUT UP NOW!" Influential

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    Power Vs Authority: Week 3 1 Power Vs Authority Omar Shafi Westwood College Power Vs Authority: Week 3 2 "Authority and power are two different things: power is the force by means of which you can oblige others to obey you. Authority is the right to direct and command‚ to be listened to or obeyed by others. Authority requests power. Power without authority is tyranny." - JACQUES MARITAIN‚ "The Democratic Charter‚" Man and the State. There are

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    Grice’s Maxims Quantity [don’t say too much or too little]; Relevance [keep to the point]; Manner [speak in a clear‚ coherent and orderly way]; Quality [be truthful] Grice’s Maxims Quantity [don’t say too much or too little]; Relevance [keep to the point]; Manner [speak in a clear‚ coherent and orderly way]; Quality [be truthful] Filler Items which do not carry conventional meaning but which are inserted in speech to allow time to think‚ to create a pause or to hold a turn in

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    Authority/Power/Politics Authority What is Authority The word authority derives from the Latin word auctoritas meaning invention‚ advice‚ opinion‚ influence or commands which originate from an auctor‚ indicating that authority originates from a master‚ leader or author. Essentially authority is imposed by superiors upon inferiors either by force of arms (structural authority) or by force of argument (sapiential authority). Usually authority has components of both compulsion and persuasion

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    Spoken language study: Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow Michael McIntyre is a modern day stand-up comedian‚ with a wide fan base spreading through various age groups. He’s released three comedy DVDs - Live and Laughing‚ Hello Wembley and Showtime - as well as judging Britain’s Got Talent‚ appearing in various episodes of Live at The Apollo and hosting his own TV show on BBC One: Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. In his comedy roadshow Michael is recognised for his use of comedic and relatable

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    phonemic awareness‚ phonics‚ fluency‚ vocabulary and comprehension (Department of Education‚ Science and Training‚ 2005). When all of these components are taught together children develop an understanding of the relationship between the sounds in spoken language‚ the letters and letter combinations that make up written words and their meanings (Emmitt‚ Hornsby & Wilson‚ 2013). This essay identifies the key characteristics of emergent readers and describes a range of strategies used by educators to enhance

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    Written and Spoken English Language The English language consists both of written and spoken features. Until recently‚ items and structures most typically found in spoken language have not been fully described. Most grammars of English have had a bias towards the written language. They are many differences between spoken and written English. Text A and B show written and spoken versions of an account of a days activities. Text A is a written account of these activities‚ while Text B is a

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