. English Social change and technology . Page: 1 2 3 4 Back Face-to-face vs multimodal talk A teenager composes a text message on a mobile phone using abbreviations Multimodal talk is any kind of conversation that is not face-to-face. It means texting on mobiles or smartphones. It also means tweeting‚ emails and all kinds of online chat services. Here are some of the features you will need to consider when you compare multimodal talk with face-to-face talk: Turn-taking
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THE SPREAD OF ENGLISH IN A GLOBAL WORLD English‚ as a means of communication has become the world’s "global" language. English is all over the world. Everywhere you go nowadays people seem to be speaking certain level of English. It can be seen wherever you travel - on the airports and train stations‚ on the road signs and advertisement‚ in hotels and restaurant menus‚ and even in the small shops. It comes with the British or American music and films‚ it comes with the news‚ which in many countries
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speakers use a fairly informal register‚ yet refrain from using slang words or jargon in order to make their story understandable to the presumably wide audience listening to the radio. For example‚ Cameron uses phrases such as “/i:z/ always been an active wee boy” and Meg also uses similar phrases such as “and /i:/ had a wee routine”. Neither of the speakers uses a slang word nor jargon in the extract. Because neither speaker uses slang or jargon‚ they earn credibility and sympathy from the audience. This
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linguistic profiling has on people‚ specifically on the people with an “undesirable accent or dialect” (2003‚ p.155). Much like racial profiling and its negative effects on people of color‚ linguistic profiling is the practice of imposing certain social characteristics on people who speak with a particular accent or dialect. As with racial profiling‚ linguistic profiling places certain stigmas on accents or dialects. Baugh begins by discussing discriminatory linguistic profiling‚ and the approval
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Contexts of communication One-to-one communication Group communication Informal communication Formal communication One-to-one communication When conversing with people you don’t know well‚ it is very important to create a good atmosphere. You need to make the other person feel relaxed and happy to talk to you. There will need to be some sort of relationship established before someone will feel comfortable to talk to you about their personal issues. For example in a profession
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Why is a communication skill important to have in a health and social care sector? Communication skills are important as different service users may communicate differently to you there are different reason that can stop people from communicating to you. Communication is skills are important as service users are vulnerable so to have effective communication you will be able to put them at ease and reassure them. It sometimes helps to be clear and calm as it helps the service users to understand
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Literary Analysis of East of Eden The Author and His/ Her Times: The author of East of Eden is John Steinbeck. Steinbeck was born in Salinas California‚ one of the settings in East of Eden. His mother‚ a former school teacher‚ and helped him build his passion for reading and the written word. He speaks of her and her family in his book. They play a vital role in the progression of the book. Many of Steinbeck’s novels could be classified as social novels. His novels usually deal with economic problems
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kingdoms and the spread of Islam‚ itself a consequence of growing regional trade. At the time of European colonization‚ the Johor-Riau Sultanate had ascendancy. Since the 15th century‚ the Johor-Riau dialect of Malay had been used as a lingua franca throughout the Malay Archipelago‚ as the similar dialect of Malacca had been used before it. When Johor-Riau was divided between British Malaya (Johor) and the Dutch East Indies (Riau)‚ its language was accorded official status in both territories. Indonesia
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how it has shown great flexibility in accommodating the needs of people. Through language people have been able to establish their identities and cultivate friendships with others who share the same common ground. By looking at accents such as Broad Australian English‚ slang and phonological features as they apply to Australian varieties‚ we can see how it has forged solidarity and assisted in creating an identity on an individual and national scale. Broad Australian English (BAE) is a language variety
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