of communication. Today it is very common to see language barriers between immigrants who have moved to America‚ and do not speak English. Even people from America who do speak English and move here to the south may have trouble understanding our dialect. What ever the case may be language is the strongest source of communication‚ and it can affect us privately and publicly. In Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”‚ she talks about her family’s language. Her family was from china. So Amy talks about her understanding
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Helping students to learn what society finds to be the most acceptable form of English – Standard English – is a challenge for every teacher. Particularly when the teacher in question doesn’t want to wipe out the student’s home language or make the student resent the teacher for attempting to wipe out their home language. As Gee said‚ our language or discourse is a part of our identity kit; it is thread in the fabric that composes us as individuals. What Baker referred to as ‘home language’ is
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Tongues is a 1988 documentary made to illustrate some of the dialects of American English. It features commentaries from several groups of professionals‚ such as sociolinguists Roger Shuy and Walt Wolfram‚ columnists Mike Harden and Molly Ivins‚ therapist Dennis Becker and historian A.C. Greene. The most prominent commentators are Walt Wolfram and Molly Ivins‚ who addressed sociolinguistic attitudes and stereotypes about American dialects. Below are the biographical notes of some of the commentators:
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percentage speaks it very badly. The other 30% of the people‚ which are the remaining 400 million people‚ can not speak it at all. Getting the communist chinese party to push for another linguistic unity will help unite the nation with thousands of dialects and numerous minority languages. This will help the communist party take control over the people and get power. Not only will it make the government stronger‚ but it will also help them communicate with people when they all speak the same language
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In this film entitled "American Tongues"‚ the basic message the viewer gets‚ is that many people have different dialects and that different people have different views about the people who speak them. Some of these views can be negative and offensive‚ while others can be positive and thoughtful. Regardless‚ we all can see that dialects have a huge impact on people’s lives. In my paper‚ I will argue that people should learn a standard form of English as long as they are comfortable with it. People
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important because it tells the reader how important the dialect of her mother is to her. It also shows the reader how all the dialects and languages you listen to affect the way you speak. It highlights the differences in our speech patterns and the different dialects we use in different situations. It also bring to light her diverse background in English and he ability to use a wide variety of dialects. This makes her seem more qualified. Is dialect the right term? Full Answer: Before the group discussion
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The Essential Elements in Language and Literacy Curriculum in the Caribbean. Subject: Curriculum Issues in Language Arts Education Curriculum issues in Language Arts Education suggest many things‚ in order to understand the problems we must first grasp the theory of what is language Arts Education. English Language Arts Education incorporates the teaching and learning of reading‚ writing‚ speaking‚ listening‚ and viewing. Integration of language arts occurs in multiple ways. First‚ curriculum
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1- INTRODUCTOIN 2- RESEARCH QUESTIONS * In which level‚ dialects of Sialkot and Jhelum differ? * Do economic conditions of the speakers put effects on dialect variations? * What are the social stratifications of the people of Sialkot and Jhelum? * What are the effects of geographical distance between the two areas on their dialects? 3- OBJECTIVES OF RESEARCH * To obtain a clear picture of the dialect variations of the people of Sialkot and Jhelum through indicators like
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boy’s name is what?” – This shows the control‚ but another purpose is to ask question to solve the crime that has been committed. The purpose of the witness is to show the behavior of how he responds to the detective and uses accent‚ dialect‚ sociolect (The dialect of a particular social class.) to show that he is from a background where he has less intelligence than the detective by responding in short answers and grunts to the questions asked‚ when the detective‚ McArdle‚ asks “So your boy’s name
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Individual dialects cover all across the world there differences can be heard from one country to next or even at some points throughout the same city. A dialect is the way in which a person speaks. Any language heard today can be traced back to the previous settlers of that surrounding area and often times over the decades have merged with other dialects forming different speech patterns. A person’s dialect forms around those he is surrounded by‚ and may change through the course of their life
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