grammatical constructions and localized vocabulary characteristic of regional dialects are avoided in RP. Therefore‚ it does not contain any clue of the speaker’s geographic background but it can reveal a great deal of their social or educational background. As for Eliza Doolittle‚ she speaks the Cockney dialect of English and is unconcerned about her pronunciation and grammar. Cockney dialect is one of the traditional dialects of London’s poor working class where it is known for its distinctive pronunciation
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Acting as a whole was perfect because I did not find any mistakes during the production. It was like I am watching a movie‚ but the only difference was that it was live. Not many actors can do what these actors did during the show and I am sure that it took them a lot of practice to make it perfect. Director Mark Ramont was phenomenal for putting the entire production together. It was well directed and I could not say any negative thing about it at all. I would usually find one thing that a director
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of Latin obsolete. Origins of the Vernacular Language The Vernacular language is called the language of romance as much of poetry was written in the language in early roman times. The Vernacular language is actually the native language or dialect of the Roman public. Vernacular language was derived from Latin and became the language for everyone to use and understand much like English is used today. Latin was the official language of many countries but became unused and later obsolete as the
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imposing teacher I was unsure whether I was allowed to leave ‚ I said “... I’ll leave for prep break now ...” with a rising tone. Conversely‚ when one is more confident one speaks with a dropping tone‚ resolutely with a louder volume and with accents on the most significant words‚ I would speak this way with friends where conversations tend to be more chaotic with many people trying to dominate the conversation .For example I would say ‘I don’t think so’ with a dropping pitch & stress on the “don’t”
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plantation even after its sale. In the end‚ the northerner finds that Julius has been living on the land in a cabin‚ making moonshine with the unused grapes. Through the use of dialect and diction‚ Chestnutt suggests that Uncle Julius is just as simple as at first seems. Uncle Julius is depicted with a heavy slaves accent‚ and he uses colloquial sayings‚ and informal diction throughout his tale. Chestnutt’s use of
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language/dialect expectations‚ first impressions/stereotyping‚ and religious pressures. If someone lives in a country that predominantly speaks a certain way‚ that person is considered “weird” if their vernacular is different from the culture’s. In “The Perfect Voice‚” Carl Elliott explains that a person that speaks a certain language or with a certain dialect is automatically stereotyped in certain regions of the world. For example‚ to many Northerners‚ anyone that speaks with a Southern accent is automatically
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Language is a constant. It is a component that will be forever intertwined into the fabrication of our global society. This multi-sensory means of communication‚ consists of not only the verbal and writing‚ but also touch‚ smell‚ sound‚ body‚ and gestural elements. As human beings are social animals‚ people have the instinct to communicate with others‚ to share our feelings and thoughts‚ and as a result‚ language development in each individual becomes an instinct (Pinker‚ 1994). Since language is
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Ms.Nancy&Ms.Scanlon FIQWS CHUXIN ZHENG 09/16/14 Annotated Bibliography Emerson‚ R.W. (2009‚ September 9). Chapter IV: language. from Nature; Addresses and Lectures. Retrieved September 15‚ 2014‚ from http://www.emersoncentral.com/language.htm In this chapter‚ author discusses the relationship between language and the nature. Word implies the objects in nature and word and nature represent spiritual realities. Then author explain how the word implies
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group of people that distinct them from others. To include foreign words in his dictionary as well‚ like alien or category. The names of species are to be included for example‚ cat‚ rose and dog not because they needed definitions but because the accents of such words needed to be settled‚ the sounds of the words to be enquired‚ knowing the exact origin of the words or deducing the etymology. He wanted to settle the words spelling or orthography. Another criterion he added in his dictionary plan was
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American English I. Introduction American English‚ variety of the English language spoken in the United States. Although all Americans do not speak the same way‚ their speech has enough in common that American English can be recognized as a variety of English distinct from British English‚ Australian English‚ and other national varieties. American English has grown up with the country. It began to diverge from British English during its colonial beginnings and acquired regional differences and
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