“La langue de la République est le français.” Article 2 of the French Constitution‚ revised as recently as 1992‚ leaves no room for misinterpretation. France is not known as a multilingual nation‚ nor one with a well known multilingual history. However: The apparent linguistic unity of France hides a rather different reality of considerable linguistic diversity. (Laroussi and Marcellesi 1995‚ 85) The country’s monolingual facade hides a multitude of regional languages‚ whose speakers have faced
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Unit 8 Teaching Vocabulary I) Understanding Vocabulary & vocabulary learning The acquisition of vocabulary at first sight seems straightforward; we all know you need a large number of words to speak a language. That is to say‚ the role of vocabulary seems to have received people’s consistent understanding in foreign language learning. However‚ people are still uncertain about which vocabulary items should be taught and learned‚ in what order and how they can be taught and learned most effectively
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Using words: verbal communication 3.2 Clarity: using plain English Plain English is a term used to describe clear‚ concise use of the English language that avoids unnecessary jargon or complication. The use of plain English is essential for effective written and spoken communication that takes place in organisations. It is often tempting to elaborate or extend the text‚ in order to provide additional information. Consequently‚ the communicator is always required to focus attention on the most
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In this assignment we will discuss what is community interpreting‚ the role of the community interpreter‚ the skills the community interpreter has to have. It will discuss also the different settings and professionals involved in community interpreting as well as the different forms of interpreting and their employment. What is Community Interpreting? Community Interpreting has been defined in various ways but it could be simplified to being “….a specific type of interpreting service which
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What is Cross-Cultural Communication? The phrase cross-cultural communication describes the ability to successfully form‚ foster‚ and improve relationships with members of a culture different from one’s own. It is based on knowledge of many factors‚ such as the other culture’s values‚ perceptions‚ manners‚ social structure‚ and decision-making practices‚ and an understanding of how members of the group communicate--verbally‚ non-verbally‚ in person‚ in writing‚ and in various business and social
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Paradox A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense‚ but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. The first scene of Macbeth‚ for example‚ closes with the witches’ cryptic remark “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair….” Parallelism Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related word‚ phrases‚ or clauses. The basic principle of grammar and rhetoric demands that equivalent things be set forth in coordinate grammatical structures: nouns
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English-knowing bilingual’ (Alptekin‚ 2005) Is likely to be skilled in communicative and comprehension strategies. The fully competent speaker of English as a lingua franca A speaker with a wide vocabulary‚ accurate grammar‚ easily understood accent. May or may not be originally a native speaker. Three circles redefined? Perhaps it is more useful‚ therefore‚ to define the three circles of users of English internationally simply in terms of their level of competence in the language rather
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Ramsey Lynn ENC 1101 9 Sept. 2013 The Wonders of an Accent As a southern girl growing up in rural Wakulla County‚ I have experienced prejudice based on my southern dialect and language style. Dialects and word use play a powerful role in linking specific populations together with a common bond. As powerful as this connection is to bring people together of the same group it is just as powerful to pull people apart that are not in the same group. Amy Tan writes about the power of language in “Mother
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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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acknowledge more of the world’s current racial issues. Simple uses slang and a broken English dialect to help the unnamed narrator convey a greater sense of Be-Bop and how it relates to racial issues. In this two person dialogue between Simple and the unnamed narrator‚ the setting of their conversation is being held in an urban setting. Simple uses this urban setting to his advantage by speaking freely using slang and a broken English dialect knowing that the unnamed narrator would understand. In order
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