Cultural Gaps in Linguistic Communication with Reference to English and Arabic Language Communities Ekbal AlJabbari‚ Alaeddin Sadeq‚ and Jamal Azmi Department of English Language and Translation‚ Zarqa University‚ Jordan Abstract: Since each culture has its own unique identity‚ there is often a problem of communication gaps. Cultural communication gaps are crucial issues that influence all types of communication all over the world. These gaps are often the underlying reason for major misunderstandings
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A Modified Point of View of Ernest Hemingway’s "A VERY SHORT STORY" One hot evening in Padua they carried me up onto the roof and I could look out over the top of the town. There were chimney swifts in the sky. After a while it got dark and the searchlights came out. The others went down and took the bottles with them. Luz and I could hear them below on the balcony. Luz sat on the bed. She was cool and fresh in the hot night. Luz stayed on night duty for three months. They were glad to let
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Apples versus Oranges Apples versus Oranges Whenever there is a comparison between two objects that are not the same‚ it is said that you are trying to compare apples and oranges. The phrase has been used extensively in many debates worldwide but how exactly do apples and oranges stack up side by side? This paper will attempt to compare apples to oranges to determine how compatible they are. The most basic difference between the battling fruit is the color. Apples come in red‚ green and yellow
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Tongue Twister: to Bridge the Gap between Teaching Linguistics and Teaching Literature by: Novalita Fransisca Tungka Jakobson’s poetic function of a language is the biggest contribution to the field of language and literature. Poetic function enables linguists and literary scholars to analyze the function of language and elements of literature within poetry. That is to say‚ poetic function bridges the gap between linguistics and literature. Two axes proposed by Jakobson as the core of poetic
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Regional accents show great variation across the areas where English is spoken as a first language. This reading provided an overview of the many identifiable variations in pronunciation‚ deriving from the phoneme inventory of the local dialect‚ of the local variety of Standard English between various populations of native English speakers. Local accents are part of local dialects. Dialects of English have unique features in pronunciation‚ vocabulary‚ and grammar. I have learned that the term "accent"
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INTRODUCTION The subject of our project is called Abdallah Qwaider‚ a 19 year-old Palestinian boy who has recently come to Malaysia to further his studies in IIUM. He is enrolled in the faculty of Information Communication Technology but is currently taking English courses in CELPAD. He has been speaking only Arabic for the past 19 years as it his first language and upon coming to Malaysia he faced some difficulties expressing himself and dealing with people who do not speak Arabic. Although he
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In this essay paper I will discuss and compare the features of a business report and a scientific report on the basis of Yeung´s article “In search of commonalities: Some linguistic and rhetorical features of business reports as a genre”. Traditionally business reports are taught mainly based on the model of scientific reports which means they have lots of similarities. Both are using a standardized format‚ consisting of summary‚ introduction‚ objectives‚ methods‚ results‚ discussions‚ conclusions
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A Meta-analysis of Studies of Contrastive Rhetoric in Iran Z. Jalali‚ N Fallah‚ Supervisor: A. Zare-ee Abstract The present work briefly summarizes the history of research in the area of contrastive rhetoric. It then summarizes the work in the area of contrastive rhetoric done in Iran. The paper points to the fact that in Iran contrastive rhetoric studies have focused on a) linguistic and rhetorical patterns as reflected in L1 and L2 writings of learners‚ b) discovering writing behaviors‚ c)
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Chapter 1. The subject-matter of the contrastive lexicology of English and Ukrainian 1. Fundamentals 1.1. Object of lexicology. 1.2. Subdivisions of lexicology. 2. Tasks of contrastive lexicology. Its theoretical and practical value. The gift of language is the single human trait that marks us all genetically from the rest of life . Lewis Thomas. The Lives of a
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Assessment process for linguistic ability of 3-4 years old children Introduction The focus of this paper is on the assessment processes used in descriptive studies of children‚ aged 3-4 years‚ who are learning English. We adopt mainly classroom assessments with naturally occurring performance tasks and used multiple intelligence theory to assess their progress. In so doing we have found both problems and benefits that come from using this kind of assessment for young children. Lots of data were
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