Intercultural Communication Studies XIV: 2 2005 Hoffer - Language Borrowing Language Borrowing and the Indices of Adaptability and Receptivity Bates L. Hoffer Trinity University Introduction One of the most easily observable results of intercultural contact and communication is the set of loanwords that is imported into the vocabulary of each language involved. The field of cultures and languages in contact (Weinreich 1953) has grown a great deal over the past fifty years. From the early studies
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Case Study 3: Estimating the Cost of Capital 1. Currently Teletech Corporation (TC) uses a single hurdle rate for both their Telecommunications Services (TS) and Products and Services (P&S) divisions. This hurdle rate obtained by an estimate of TC Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)‚ which is calculated at 9.3%. When analyzing critically at this point‚ TS is underperforming with a return on capital (ROC) of 9.1%‚ whereas‚ P&S segment is well over the required rate of return as it is gaining
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Language is a dominant part within day to day life and is a building block of our society‚ due to it’s importance in the way humans communicate with one another. Language does not only show one’s ideas‚ emotions‚ but also thoughts. If in today’s society the government eliminated all expressive words and left people with the simplest form of a language‚ the aftermath and whole concept of having language in the first place would be not only philistine‚ but also dangerous. An example of strong manipulation
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AP European History THE COLD WAR in EUROPE (1945-1990) Watershed Events 4th Quarter 1. Berlin Blockade and Airlift • Who - Soviet and Western Allies • What - The soviets chose to seal the city off by closing all railroads and highways that led from Berlin to West Germany in order to drive the Western powers out of Berlin. Soviet wanted to get the Allies to give up Berlin. The Allies chose to drop off supplies via planes to support West Berlin. When - 1948/49 Where - Berlin Why - Rising tension
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I read Barron’s How to Prepare for the AP Statistics Exam. A very educational book helped a lot on the AP test. It clarified ideas that I was uncertain on. It helped me to understand when to use each test and the assumptions needed for each test. Type I and Type II errors were explained in such a way that they became crystal clear to me instead of muddy. Computer and Minitab outputs were thoroughly explained‚ and I became comfortable with them after reading this book. The Barron’s guide also
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AP Lang Portfolio 1st semester College Readiness Learning Targets Writing Targets Proof Target Met 1. Use appropriate logic and rhetoric to analyze and effectively convey and critique ideas. A score of 5 on an analysis paper. Focus: content. I think that this target was adequately met. I definitely learned how to truly analyze different readings in order to break it down into a paper that dissects ideas in terms of logic and rhetoric. I still struggle with putting all of this analysis
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Nutrition Study Guide‚ Chapters 3-4 Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. __E__ 1. How would you respond to someone who states that white bread is just as nutritious as whole-wheat bread? a. | White bread is just as nutritious because it has been enriched with iron‚ niacin‚ riboflavin‚ thiamin‚ and folate. | b. | Whole-wheat bread is preferable because it is likely to contain several nutrients not added to white bread. | c. |
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This is a speech about the language and the sport. We all know that sports offer a physical and emotional way of knowing and understanding of the world. The sports have also developed their own way to use the language which only fits in sports contexts. But in what ways does the language of sports interact with the author’s purpose? This is what I will address in this speech. The example I found to show in the interaction between language of sports and author’s purpose is a feature article which
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A$AP YAMS. Yamborghini. Puerto Rican Ricky Bobby. Before introducing the signature A$AP sound and becoming the Hip-Hop social media age guru‚ Steven Rodriguez was born to a dominican father and puerto-rican mother in Harlem‚ New York on November 13th‚ 1988. Rrodiguez maintained a ositive mindset throuout his adolesence depsite numerous short-comings. IN early years‚ Steven Rodriguez was a victim of sporadic bullying as h was born with a purple‚ facial birth-mark that would later pose as a crown
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Chemistry: The Central Science by Brown‚ LeMay and Bursten‚ 10th ed.‚ Pearson Education. Inc.‚ Upper Saddle River‚ NJ‚ 2006‚ ISBN: 0131464892 Includes: Text book‚ Laboratory Manual‚ Student Study Guide‚ AP Test Prep Series‚ Solutions to Practice Problems 2. Barrons AP Chemistry‚ Jespersen‚ Neil D‚ 4th ed.‚ Barron’s Educational Series‚ Inc‚ 250 Wireless Boulevard‚ Hauppauge‚ New York 11788‚ ISBN: 9780764193293 Topics and Concepts Covered Topics covered are suggested by the College Board
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