Critical Concept: Hayakawa talks about a concept called “word-magic”. It is considered‚ “the notion‚ that by saying things repeatedly or in specific ceremonial ways‚ we can cast a spell over the future and force events to turn out the way we said they would” (p. 71). Explanation: There is a general feeling that when an internal thought is spoken aloud that it gives concreteness to the idea. A couple can speak vows to each other about caring for‚ and loving each other forever. However‚ those vows
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giving broad overviews as well as solid concrete statements. Hayakawa describes the Abstraction ladder to be a good way to process something from the most concrete to the most abstract. Hayakawa describes the Abstraction ladder to be one of the most effective ways of communicating. The Semantic Parable is a good example to show how Abstraction can be a simple way for individuals to realize the right or wrong in making decisions. Hayakawa describes the Abstraction Ladder to give humans the ability
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Reading Comprehension Questions on Hayakawa’s “Bilingualism in America: English Should Be the Only Language” I. Based on your understanding of Hayakawa‚ answer the following questions: 1. Why does Hayakawa start his essay by mentioning Chinese and Japanese? Answer: I think the essay mentioning Chinese and Japanese want to explain because these two countries’ people can speak same language—English‚ it can Strengthen the communication between them then they get together and form Asian-American
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is a synthesis essay on the English only debate. In the debate we have a number of authors who have an opinion if English should be the official language? Here are a couple of opinions shared by Robert D. King ‚ "Should English be the Law?" ‚ S.I. Hayakawa‚ "Bilingualism in America: English Should be the Official Language"‚ and Greg Lewis " An Open Letter to Diversity’s Victims". All of the gentlemen agree on one thing and that is if immigrants do not learn English‚ they have put limits on their own
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Bibliography: Fialkoff‚ Francine. "The Word Police." Library Journal 118 (1993):25. S.I. Hayakawa and Alan R Hayakawa‚ Words with Built-in Judgments. Language Awareness‚ Readings for College Writers. Ed. Paul Escholz‚ Alfred Rosa‚ Virginia Clark. Bedfort/St. Martin ’s: Boston‚ New York‚ 2004. 229-234 Wikipedia the Free Online Encyclopedia. http://en.wikipedia
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S. I. Hayakawa and Alan R. Hayakawa. Language in Thought and Action. 5th ed. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich‚ 1990. Editor’s note: S. I. Hayakawa’s book was briefly reviewed in the Summer 1990 issue. Recently‚ a more extensive discussion that provides a thorough historical perspective on Hayakawa’s work was submitted to the journal. It is printed below and should be of interest to all readers. This is in effect the eighth edition of Basic Hayakawa--in 1939 and 1940 duplicated spiral-bound
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giving them an even playing field in education and in the job market‚ also it would save the government and the taxpayers money rather than making the nation multilingual. In “Bilingualism in America: English should be the Official Language‚” S.I. Hayakawa writes about how important it is that the government strictly encourages immigrants to learn to use English. Greg Lewis’‚ “An Open Letter to Diversity’s Victims” talks about how learning English in school would greatly benefit immigrants; especially
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us as Americans and unite us as a single people. Foremost among these unifying forces is the common language we share” (Hayakawa 575). Hayakawa says that as an immigrant‚ he feels more like an American if he speaks English‚ English makes people come from all over the world united. Vary languages makes vary groups of people‚ this is what Hayakawa stated. However‚ Unlike Hayakawa‚ most of the immigrants are uneducated‚ or have low education. They do not have any basic knowledge about English. These
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English Should Be the Only Language “Rather than insisting that it is the immigrant’s duty to learn the language of this country‚ the government has acted as if it has a duty to accommodate an immigrant in his native language. " By S.I. Hayakawa 1 DURING the dark days of World War 11‚ Chinese immigrants in California wore badges proclaiming their original nationality so they would not be mistaken for Japanese. In fact‚ these two immigrant groups long had been at odds with each other
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S.I Hayakawa was an English professor who once held the appellation of president of San Francisco State University. He focused on studying train of thought and the connection between influence and spoken language‚ and became well known for being a semanticist. The motif of his book‚ Language in Thought and Action‚ is dedicated to understanding the impact words have on influencing society (“S.I. Hayakawa”). He claims that “the most interesting and perhaps least understood relationship between words
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