Christine’s eyes were wide open; not sure if it was due to fear of crossing some privacy line or general curiosity about my speech-perhaps both. I butted in‚ "Yeah‚ it’s actually a childhood speech disorder‚ and now it just sounds like an accent." Now when I say this‚ some people quickly apologize for even asking about it. This is absolutely a pet-peeve of mine. Never apologize for asking a question. You asked it and if the answer freaks you out-you should own it unapologetically. Plus‚
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ignore women’s existences. I think the accent is one’s identity. For example‚ in Taiwan‚ if you hear an accent which you think that is strange‚ you may guess the person is a Taichung’s citizen‚ southerner or an aborigine. One’s accent is his or her characteristic‚ maybe it would lose something if you want to change the accent. For me‚ I was born in Ping-tung‚ in the south of Taiwan. When I speak the English‚ my classmates often think I have the different accent which I never notice. Some of them think
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if her family is in trouble‚ she would have to attend to their needs. When the topic of her accent was brought up‚ it was explained that the accent was a significant factory in obtaining the particular position therefore‚ no discriminatory practices were conducted by the organization. Maria habitually spoke very fast‚ and when she spoke in such a manner‚ comprehending what she was saying due to her accent was almost impossible. The company declared that the ability to communicate clearly was an essential
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Women’s fast-pitch softball became an Olympic sport in 1996‚ but it (and baseball) was dropped in 2005 from the 2012 games. Despite the name‚ the ball used is not soft. It is about 12 in. (30 cm) in circumference (sometimes larger for slow-pitch)‚ which is 3 in. (8 cm) larger than a baseball. The infield in softball is smaller than in baseball; each base is 60 ft (18 m) from the next‚ as opposed to baseball’s 90 ft. (27 m). There are two types of softball: in the most common‚ slow-pitch softball‚ the
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above‚ but cut the cardboard tube 10 cm shorter than the first tube. 4. Hum into each of your kazoos created above. Try to make the humming noise as consistent as possible in each tube. Observe and record how the length of the kazoo affects the pitch of the sound produced. Part 3: 1. Cut the neck off the balloon. Replace the wax paper on the longer kazoo with the cut balloon‚ wrapping the rubber band around the end of the cardboard tube. The rubber band should hold the tightly stretched
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and as pointed out in Pygmalion the accent that a person has is an almost instant tell tale of where a person is from and/or lived. The three classes- upper‚ middle and lower rarely conversed with each other unless absolutely necessary. The upper class had more posh accents with attention to grammar and rounded vowels. However‚ the lower class broaden‚ strangle and nasalise their vowels. They also tend to use a lot of slang words. Early on in Pygmalion accent became the centre of attention with
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Johnson’s dub-style of poetry does not cause one to immediately categorize it as children’s literature. While Johnson’s poems tend to deal with more mature subjects‚ they do have a kind of linguistic appeal for children. Johnson’s use of rhyme and accent are visible through examination of the poem “If I Woz a Tap-Natch Poet.” Johnson’s poetic devices allow the poetry to flow like natural conversation‚ which could appeal to younger readers. The poem opens with humility and powerful use of style
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them for hoisting heavy loads such as building materials. Gears are composed of different parts that play an important role or purposes In order to operate from its work. This are: addendum which is the height of tooth above pitch circle or the distance between the pitch circle and the top of the tooth. The
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that linguistic profiling has on people‚ specifically on the people with an “undesirable accent or dialect” (2003‚ p.155). Much like racial profiling and its negative effects on people of color‚ linguistic profiling is the practice of imposing certain social characteristics on people who speak with a particular accent or dialect. As with racial profiling‚ linguistic profiling places certain stigmas on accents or dialects. Baugh begins by discussing discriminatory linguistic profiling‚ and the approval
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2012 International Conference on Education Technology and Management Engineering Lecture Notes in Information Technology‚ Vols.16-17 Study on Gender Differences in English Xia Wenjing Chongqing City‚ Shapingba District‚ Chongqing University of Science and Technology Postcode: 401331 Keywords: English language; gender; gender differences Abstract. As mankind has gender difference‚ language is the same. There is a consensus that language has gender difference as a social behavior in communication
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