Asian American Families Similarities and Differences Among Asian American Family Groups James L. Primus SWK 820-01 Dr. Rowena G. Wilson September 14‚ 2010 Similarities Among Asian Family Groups Similarities among the Chinese American Families‚ Japanese American Families‚ Vietnamese American Families‚ Korean American Families and Indo-American Families is basically traditional/patriarchal in that women and children are taught to have respect for their elders and are raised in home were
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COMM 265G: Principles of Human Communication Spring 2011 Study Guide for Exam 1 The 50 multiple-choice questions for Exam 1 will cover material presented in chapters 1‚ 2‚ and 3 of your reader/workbook‚ as well as the Friday lectures on historical perspectives‚ general principles‚ public speaking‚ and verbal communication. Make sure you understand concepts from both the textbook and the lecture! We indicate when you only need one or the other‚ if not indicated‚ know the below from both
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ancestral Indo-European language that is the hearth of the ancient Latin‚ Greek‚ and Sanskrit languages. Example: Russian is derived from the Proto-Indoeuropean language family. 4. Dialect - local or regional characteristics of a language. While accent refers to the pronunciation differences of a standard language‚ a dialect‚ in addition to pronunciation variation‚ has distinctive grammar and vocabulary. Example: The word “y’all” is used in the south‚ almost specifically to that group of people.
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American English The three original American dialects — New England‚ Mid-Atlantic and Southern — all had their origins in different areas of England and reproduce many of the characteristics of those areas. The varieties of Southern English‚ as well as the Midwestern twang‚ evolved in consequence of these dialects’ rubbing together. Non-English dialects have had relatively little influence‚ except in semantics and several structures which are clearly marked as non-English in origin (for example
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Bassenger 9C How do I adapt my dialect to certain situations? For a while‚ I have been studying my speech syntax. I have noticed that in certain situations‚ my idiolect adapts and alters slightly. There are many words that I frequently use and others that tend to appear in certain conversations‚ but disappear in others. I have an accent which is a mix between Kent and Essex‚ as I moved from Essex to Kent‚ and - from my sociolect - have picked up the Kentish accent in addition to my previous Essex
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variations and accents. Australian languages include Australian slang‚ indigenous Australian languages‚ and variations of Australian English (Dalby‚ 1998). Nigeria has over 50 indigenous languages with very many local dialects. The predominant languages are Yoruba‚ Ibo‚ Afro –Asiatic and Kanuri. The official language is English and is used across all states to unite the people. Except India‚ the other three countries share a similar language (i.e. English) though it has small variations in accent and pronunciation
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Descriptive Linguistics Thesis Statement: Knowledge on phonology‚ morphology‚ syntax and semantics constitutes our understanding of linguistics. Linguistics is derived from the Latin root “lingua” which means tongue. It is the science of language‚ its origin‚ its structure‚ modification‚ etc. including phonetics‚ phonemics‚ morphology‚ syntax and semantics of language. I. Phonology Phonology is the science of speech sound or the sound system of language. It is also defined as the phonemics
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2. The notion of communicative competence‚ origins‚ communicative competence vs. linguistic competence‚ components of communicative competence Communicative competence – the ability to understand and use language effectively to communicate in authentic social and school environments. The idea was originally derived from Chomsky’s distinction between competence (shared knowledge of ideal speaker-listener set in a completely homogenous speech community) and performance (process of applying underlying
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Literary modernism‚ or modernist literature‚ has its origins in the late 19th and early 20th centuries‚ mainly in Europe and North America. Modernism is characterized by a self-conscious break with traditional styles of poetry and verse. Modernists experimented with literary form and expression‚ adhering to Ezra Pound’s maxim to "Make it new." The modernist literary movement was driven by a conscious desire to overturn traditional modes of representation and express the new sensibilities of their
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the world. They are British English and American English. The first type of the language is the form of English used in the United Kingdom. The second one – in the United States. Within these two variants of English we also distinguish different dialects and variations of some peculiar words and the way we pronounce them. It is the purpose of the present investigation to study how we
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