The Features of Human Language Hockett argues that there are 13 features that characterize human language: 1. Vocal-auditory channel The majority of human languages are transmitted by the vocal-auditory channel as their basic mode of expression. Obviously‚ there are some exceptions as for example writing and sign language (manual-visual channel). 2. Broadcast transmission and directional reception It has to do with the fact that people that are near us can hear us (broadcast transmission) since
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Throughout history‚ geographic features have had an impact on historical and cultural growth of civilizations‚ empires‚ and regions of the world. This statement is proven with many civilizations‚ including the Greeks‚ Phoenicians and Assyrians‚ which were all very prosperous and successful. Many of the accomplishments of the empires above had a lot to do with their location and surroundings of their region. Due to the mountains in Greece‚ a unified empire could not be formed‚ therefore many city-states
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From Charles Hockett (1966)‚ "The Problem of Universals in Language" The Search for Universals Through Comparison with Animal Systems "The design-features listed below are found in every language on which we have reliable information‚ and each seems to be lacking in at least one known animal communicative system. They are not all logically independent‚ and do not necessarily all belong to our defining list for language--a point to be taken up separately..." 1. Mode of communication-vocal-auditory
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FEATURES OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP Introduction Transformational leadership is defined as a leadership approach that creates valuable and positive change in the followers with the end goal of developing followers into leaders. A transformational leader focuses on "transforming" others to help each other‚ to look out for each other‚ to be encouraging and harmonious‚ and to look out for the organization as a whole. With this leadership‚ the leader enhances the motivation‚ morale and performance
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1.Atticus knew that he had been in trouble with the law before so he asked him what kind of trouble was that. He said that someone used knife and tried to kill him‚than they both been caught to the police. He could not pay for the fee so he just stay in the jail. From this we know that he is very poor and the discriminate to the black people was very harmful even person who got hurt need to go to the jail because he is black‚also we can know that he is really honest. 2.Atticus asked if he know
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Discuss the relationship between the cognitive and biological features of Alzheimer’s disease Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative condition which is associated with the progressive loss of neurons and nerve cells‚ this causes people to lose their cognitive abilities such as their memory and their personalities begin to change. This is due to the fact that the disease pervades most areas of the brain. However the developing pattern of damage varies for each individual meaning each person
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Bui Thi Ha Thu Task 1: The graph and table show the number of fishers in millions for different regions between 1970‚ 1980 and 2000‚ and the world’s top ten exporters of fish in 2000. Summarize the information by choosing and reporting the key features‚ and make any relevant comparisons. The bar graph and the table indicate comparisons of millions of fishers in 5 regions in the world between 1970‚ 1980 and 2000 and the world’s top ten exporters of fish in 2000. As is illustrated by the bar
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ANGLO SAXON CHRISTIAN POETRY In the old English period‚ religious poetry seems to a flourished in northern England throughout the 8th century. Though‚ most of it has survived only in West-Saxon transcription of the 10 century. Old epic models no longer sweated the changed spirit of the age‚ new models were sought after. In the Christian poetry‚ we have variety of subjective note‚ as in “THE DREAM OF THE RUDE”. Prayer and praise of the lord‚ as we find in Caedmon‚ and the love for quite beauty
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Coradella Collegiate Bookshelf Editions. Open Purchase the entire Coradella Collegiate Bookshelf on CD at http://collegebookshelf.net Contents Selected Poems. John Keats. John Keats. Selected Poems. Contents About the author John Keats (October 31‚ 1795 February 23‚ 1821) was one of the principal poets in the English Romantic movement. During his short life‚ his work was the subject of constant politically motivated critical attack‚ and it was not until much later that
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CHAPTER ONE THE POETIC ART OF NARRATION 1.1 A Historical Perspective Narrative‚ as a generally conceived term‚ is the type of literary composition which recounts a single event‚ a tale‚ or a story constituting a series of events usually told in chronological order. However‚ in some types of narrative works‚ the focus is on the nature of the plot itself regardless of the criterion of ordering the events according to a preconceived plan based on chronological structure (Abrams and Harpham
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