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    into the fourteenth century‚ the vernacular works began to appear throughout Italy in its original vernacular‚ and from there spread throughout Europe. There were many different dialects in each country‚ however in Italy; the basis of the common written language became the “Tuscan” dialect‚ which was the primary dialect used in Florence. (Bukisa) In England‚ the people returned to old English which had been greatly influenced by Alfred the

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    Microaggression Analysis

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    Microaggressions can be any commonplace comments that are intended or not to offend another person. However‚ one might think individuals would be aware if they inherently said something offensive. Microaggressions are even apparent in standardized testing and academia as test writers and teachers can unintentionally degrade students with a seemingly innocent statement. Standardized tests are allegedly supposed to test student’s knowledge of what they have learned or previously known. The tests also

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    Essay 1 In Richard Lederer’s article “All American Dialects”‚ he states the ironic truth that “most of us are aware that large numbers of people in the U.S. speak very differently than we do.” (152) How is it that one language can have so many speech communities? It is because of the way our nation was developed. Our language is a mixture of culture and lifestyle that has diverted our English dialect‚ so that each region’s speech is unique. How I speak can define who I am‚

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    Australian dialect‚ will omit the ’r’ or at least pronounces it silently horse would sound more like hoose. This is similar with a lot of phonetic features of Australian language‚ if the unique characteristics Australian English was really suffering from the integration of Americanisms then wouldn’t our individual dialect also be affected. Maybe a fair few Australians pronounce words like anti more like ant-i but for the majority Australians have hold true to the true blue Aussie dialect. Australian

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    not the contrary. People speak different languages; this difference is used to identify and distinguish between different people‚ different ethnicities and races. The human need to belong to a group makes them abide to a specific language and dialect that represents their specific community and differentiate it from the rest. Language is what connects people to their communities; they are directly connected to people who speak the same language as them. Anzaldua argues that “Ethnic identity is

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    Losing Our Language

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    rapidly evolve within the United States and around different places throughout the world. Even though there is uniformity in the Standard English language‚ it also exists in many varieties such as dialects and registers as stated by John Algeo in The Origins and Development of the English Language. Dialects are a variety of languages that are associated with a specific place‚ social level‚ ethnic group‚ gender‚ and age group that help define who someone is and where they are come from. Meanwhile‚ registers

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    STANDARD ENGLISHES: SPEECH AND WRITING This part or chapter focuses on the aspects of what we need to know in order to help pupils or students learn more about language and literacy skills. It is hoped that the focus on spoken and written language can‚ however‚ be read as symptomatic and as illustrative of the complex relationship between knowledge about language‚ on the part of teachers and students‚ and literacy skills. The function of spoken language grammars are interpersonal and high reciprocal

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    to answer imply that you agree with Baldwin’s opinion. Therefore‚ in order to answer them honestly‚ I must confess my disagreements. Throughout the essay he represses the term Dialect. Dialect is what defines someone. He says‚ “Language‚ incontestably‚ reveals the speaker.” I must disagree with that statement. Dialect is what defines the speaker‚ and language is what reveals‚ not the speaker‚ but‚ the audience. You speak the same language with another to communicate‚ what reveals you‚ or where

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    Idiolect

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    adapt accent or dialect. My dialect contains some local Cornish words; for example;”dreekly” (later)‚ “emmet” (tourist)‚ “teasy” (cross/moody) and “mizzle” (a term used in the West Country to describe drizzle or fine rain). I also know that I occasionally use what would be considered to be non-standard grammar in expressions such as “where to?”‚ “proper job”‚ “what’s on?” and the word “some” instead of “very” (he’s ‘some handsome’). These are also reflective of local Cornish dialect. Words influenced

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    Spoken Language Analysis

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    Explore some aspects of spoken language used in your home My idiolect is intensely influenced by the individuals who reside in my house or visit regularly. This happens because I have been with them most of my life so I pick up some language techniques they use. I belong to a family of five; my mum‚ dad‚ older brother (Alex)‚ little sister (Daniella). My aunty‚ whose name is Kenny‚ lives in my house frequently and various other aunties and uncles visit if we’re are celebrating or just to have a

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