The Speech Community Peter L. Patrick Dept. of Language and Linguistics University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ United Kingdom Email: patrickp@essex.ac.uk http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~patrickp/ This article will appear in JK Chambers‚ P Trudgill & N Schilling-Estes (eds.)‚ Handbook of language variation and change. Oxford: Blackwell. ABSTRACT: empirical linguistics‚ is at the intersection of many principal problems in sociolinguistic theory and method. This paper traces its history
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figure of speech is a use of a word that diverges from its normal meaning‚[citation needed] or a phrase with a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it such as a metaphor‚ simile‚ or personification.[citation needed] Figures of speech often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. However‚ clarity may also suffer from their use‚ as any figure of speech introduces an ambiguity between literal and figurative interpretation. A figure of speech is sometimes
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Informative and Persuasive Speech Assignments for English 230 General information for both speeches: speakers must provide outlines for speeches speeches must be 5-7 minutes long speeches must include a PowerPoint presentation speeches must be recorded using iConnect Present outlines and speeches must be submitted to their respective drop boxes as follows: (1) Informative Outline--Sunday‚ end of Week 4‚ 11:59 P.M. (MT) (2) Informative Speech—Sunday‚ end of Week 5‚ 11:59 P.M.
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Speech 102 11/10/12 Informative Speech The Symptoms of Bipolar Disorder General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: After hearing my speech‚ my audience will know more about the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder. Central Idea: Bipolar Disorder is a brain disorder that causes radical shifts in moods‚ energy‚ activity levels that affects a person ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Introduction I. Open with impact: Bipolar Disorder affects about 2.6% of Americans age 18 and older in a given
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Free speech is extremely important‚ but there were times in the past when it was limited‚ for example‚ the Klansas City Kable and the Alien and Sedition Act‚ when the government was justified for doing so. Free speech plays an essential role in our democracy. Where would we be without free speech? There is no point in democracy if you can’t express yourself. Our freedom depends on free speech. If we didn’t have free speech‚ we wouldn’t be able to freely state our opinions. Another reason why free
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Speech act From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For the United States law against libel tourism‚ see SPEECH Act. A speech act in linguistics and the philosophy of language is an utterance that has performative function in language and communication. According to Kent Bach‚ "almost any speech act is really the performance of several acts at once‚ distinguished by different aspects of the speaker’s intention: there is the act of saying something‚ what one does in saying it‚ such as requesting or promising
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other things named Eric Thomas‚ that gives a very good motivational speech on You tube. And my challenge to myself as well as everybody in this classroom is to listen to this speech 3 times a week and see if this helps change your life because it was very inspiring to me. So when you get a chance just type in motivational speech on you tube and its going to be the first video you see with a man in a Tigers hat. I actually seen the speech two or three years ago and realized from watching it‚ I haven’t
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1.) Primary stuttering behaviors are overt‚ observable signs of a speech fluency breakdown. Some examples are: repeating sounds‚ syllables‚ words or phrases‚ silent blocks and prolongation. Secondary stuttering behaviors are less obvious signs that are developed over time by the stutterer‚ such as; eye blinking‚ lip movement‚ facial tension‚ and avoidance of sounds‚ words‚ people or speaking situations. 2.) Single-syllable-word repetition: I-I-I want to go there. Syllable repetition: He’s a
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of the traditional eight parts of speech comes to mind‚ flashbacks to sitting in the back row of my middle school English language class flourish through my brain. I don’t remember too much about them today‚ however I do know that it was drilled into my brain until we could fully understand and use them all. The eight parts of speech: such a key component of language‚ yet such a complicated piece of my learning career. Out of all eight of the parts of speech‚ the verb‚ the noun‚ the pronoun‚
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Persuasive Speech Tips and Topics How to write a persuasive speech © Naomi Rockler-Gladen Feb 1‚ 2007 1. Find an appropriate and interesting persuasive speech topic. For many students‚ this is one of the most difficult parts of writing a persuasive speech. 2. Know your audience well. To be persuasive‚ you absolutely must identify with your audience and make your audience identify with you. This is so important‚ and yet many speakers don’t try. Who are the members of your audience? What
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