Seongmin Kim Professor J. Durso English 102 3 March 2015 My Hometown The salty and fishy stench fills up my nostrils whenever I think about my hometown‚ Pohang‚ South Korea. Pohang is a well-known port city in my country‚ South Korea‚ for its size and its almost 1‚000 years of history. Many tourists from both inside and outside of my country visite Pohang for vacations or short-term travels. As I am recurring back to my memories about my hometown‚ I now realize how beautiful and attractive it
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place of occupation. Maria states that she feels discrimination played a key role in the decision to choose a different individual for the position. Maria states she is the only woman and only ethnically diverse individual who also has a different accent than her workplace peers. Even though she has less than perfect evaluations‚ Maria states that the evaluations are further proof of the discriminating practices at the company in which she is employed. The company’s response to the allegation of
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language‚ the interaction between social groups and in the way different countries are utilising the language. The numerous dialects in use in the UK demonstrate the diverse nature of the English language. Dialects include variations in syntax‚ morphology‚ lexicon and phonology. It has been argued from a prescriptive perspective‚ by linguists such as Quirk and Greenbaum‚ that dialects are not true forms of English and that there needs to be a `common core of English` (Quirk‚ 1972; in Kachru et al‚ 2009
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syllables containing vocalic l‚ m‚ n or r; that is‚ "kitten" and "colour" would be rendered /kit’n/ and /kuhl’r/‚ not /kit’*n/ and /kuhl’*r/. The above table reflects mainly distinctions found in standard American English (that is‚ the neutral dialect spoken by TV network announcers and typical of educated speech in the Upper Midwest‚ Chicago‚ Minneapolis/St.Paul and Philadelphia). However‚ we separate /o/ from
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had a considerable influence on the vocabulary and phonology of Old Japanese. Late Middle Japanese (1185–1600) saw changes in features that brought it closer to the modern language‚ as well the first appearance of European loanwords. The standard dialect moved from the Kansai region to the Edo (modern Tokyo) region in the Early Modern Japanese period (early 17th century–mid-19th century). Following the end in 1853 of Japan’s self-imposed isolation‚ the flow of loanwords from European languages has
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1. Rap Descendant Rap has its origins that belong to ancient Africans brought to America‚ where the Rap ancestors got their own accent (Vernacular English)‚ and lived their own culture (African American Culture) such as Funk‚ Jazz‚ Rock‚ and then Hip-Hop; like the majority of colored race‚ the black race suffered from enslavement and terror of the whites‚ thus in order to establish their position within American society‚ African Americans revolted against the white regime in the sixteenth (Civil
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makes you feel emotional as well. He depicts the contrast between the woman’s lack of interest to his romance. Stylistic devices: ● How does the author use language to convey a sentiment or message? ● What type of language is used (dialect‚ jargon‚ accent‚ diction)? ● How is imagery created? ● Does the text contain any of following: irony‚ sarcasm‚ rhetorical devices‚ figurative language‚ analogy‚ musical qualities‚ etc? Structure: ● How is the text organized (i.e. layout/ formatting)
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to exist. Another great factor to the success of the Novel could be the many languages. Tolkien manages to create specific languages which suit the different races of middle earth‚ such as the beautiful elven language which has several dialects and accents which also different in a varied grade. The elven language gives depth and mystery to these ancestral beings‚ it is complex yet equally beautiful. Likewise the “dark tongue of mordor” or black speech as it is often referred to sets the proper
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theme of “Harina Con Arena” is rhythmically rich in every aspect. The band pulls it off flawlessly with the pronounced Cuban vibe arriving from Sanchez’ percussive flux. Grasping an arty doctrine through his clear-cut lines‚ Alessi speaks modern dialects‚ inviting Filiu to follow a similar process. Eloquent‚ the saxophonist injects his declamatory urgency before Virelles conclude in a sane yet quizzical crescendo. A trio of inventive Danzas was beautifully outlined‚ each one capturing its own mood
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Prejudice") Ethnocentrism leads people to judge or evaluate others way of life as less than their own. For instance‚ ethnocentrism can be seen in America with the different dialects and accents. A northern born person may think that a person with a southern dialect is slow or unintelligent‚ where a southern person may view a northern dialect as uppity or privileged and not in a positive way. They both think that each other sounds different‚ and it ’s not the right American way to
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