bastions of urban Americana. Yet‚ when one mentions New England‚ an image of “olden times” comes to mind: Brahmin men and women with buckles on their shoes‚ lacking rhoticity‚ using thee/thou/thy. It is interesting then to discover that the New England dialect is in fact a fairly novel convention. The Boston Brahmins were a wealthy‚ élite group of upper-class New England families that prided themselves patrons of art and at the forefront of all things fashionable. Their distinct style of speaking
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Are Dialects Just as Acceptable in Public Places Nowadays‚ most of Chinese people communicate with each other in Mandarin and the government also encourages speak Mandarin in public places. However‚ in my opinion‚ dialects still play an important role in some occasions and they are just as acceptable in public places. First of all‚ dialects are more than languages but culture of China. For example‚ along with the popularity of the double-people twist‚ their dialect is also very popular. The
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Behavior Critically Evaluate the Effectiveness on The Use of The concept Dialects in the Entertainment Industry I declared 1‚130 words are used in this paper. CONTENTS 1. The Culture. The Dialects. The Entertainment Industry 3 2. Segmentation. Market Segment 4 3. Market Specialization. Target Marketing 5 4. Brand. Brand Identity 6 5. Conclusion 7 1 The Culture. The Dialects. The Entertainment Industry Culture can be defined as all the ways
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Is Texas German Dialect Dying? Introduction When headlines read‚ “Unique dialect‚ Texas German‚ taking last gasp‚” alarms clang through Texas Germans’ heads (Bell 28). The majority of the 6‚900 dialects alive today will disappear by the end of the 21st century (Tesch 1). Is Texas German among them? This article finds that the conditions necessary for dialect maintenance are weak for Texas German‚ and thus‚ the dialect is destined to disappear in the next two to three decades. Is Texas German a
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Although an unpopular opinion teenagers today should not read How the Garcia girls lost their accents by Julia Alvarez because of the confusing story line‚ poor transitions between stories‚ its characters are consubstantial and its portrayal of the immigrant experience being somewhat inaccurate One of the reasons not to read the book is its confusing storyline‚ the book is written in reverse chronological order at the start of the book‚ the four girls are grown women; some married‚ some
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Kristine Pham H. Freshmen Lit & Composition Summer 2014 Dialectic Journal Assignment FAHRENHEIT 451 TEXT CHAPTER & PAGE RESPONSE (Question‚ Predict‚ Connect‚ Clarify‚ Reflect‚ Evaluate) "With the brass nozzle in his fists‚ with this great python spitting it ’s venomous kerosene upon the world‚ the blood pounded his head‚ and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history." Chapter
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In Punjab‚ home cooking differs from the restaurant cooking style. At the restaurants‚ the chefs make a liberal use of desi ghee‚ butter and cream to make the food lip smacking and finger licking. On the other hand‚ at home‚ people prefer using sunflower oil or some other refined oil for cooking‚ with the basic idea of making the food low in fat content. Wheat is the staple food of Punjabis; however‚ they do enjoy eating rice on festivities and other special occasions. When it comes to food‚ each
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Use of Customs‚ Dialect and Social Status In "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" Mark Twain’s "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is a short story with the lesson that what goes around comes around. In this short story‚ which first appeared in 1856 and his first successful story‚ Twain uses local customs of the time‚ dialect‚ and examples of social status in his story to create a realistic view of the region in which the story takes place. The way that the characters
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the audience how the performer interpreted the piece. It is possible to have several different readings of the same piece and get several very different interpretations from each performer. Nick’s performance of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents in particular‚ included some very distinct choices regarding the character’s tone. He embodied the characters of the girls through the innocent tone that he used to portray them. In this piece‚ Nick’s tone for the daughters was young‚ innocent and
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one that gets the least attention is national origin discrimination and in particular‚ accent discrimination‚ especially when it comes to upward mobility in the workplace. Yet‚ unlike other forms of discrimination‚ accent discrimination is rarely a subject of any robust public debate. This paper is a modest attempt to help establish a framework for understanding the relative neglect to which the discourse on accent discrimination has been subjected vis-à-vis the overall national debate on diversity
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