Film Response #1 “American Tongues” Synopsis: The video American Tongues is a documentary‚ illustrating the aspects of geographical linguistics within the United States. A dialect or an accent means the words we use and how we pronounce them‚ and in this case the language is American English. Variations of English that result in local dialects are discussed‚ reasons for dialect differences are given‚ and attitudes about dialects are shown in the video. There are several ways that dialects form
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Not a Native Tongue” English as a second language is an issue now days. Many people that don’t speak or write English‚ life tends to be a bit harsh on them. I personally have experience how difficult it is when one is not born in a family where English is not the native language. I came across two great essays‚ written by Amy Tan and Richard Rodriguez. These two great authors wrote about the challenges they faced while growing up in families that English was not their native tongue. Tan from an
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Speckled Tongues When I was five years old‚ my family had a magical talent. They knew exactly when I was lying‚ and after getting caught countless times‚ I learned that telling the whole truth was a lot easier than being put on the spot. I could never comprehend how my mom perpetually looked through my fibs. The drill was simple‚ and included the presence of my older brother and parents. I would take a seat on the middle cushion of our leathery sofa‚ with my brother on my left‚ my father on my right
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Effectiveness of mechanical tongue cleaning on oral levels of volatile sulfur compounds RAINER SEEMANN‚ ANDI KISON‚ MOZHGAN BIZHANG and STEFAN ZIMMER J Am Dent Assoc 2001;132;1263-1267 The following resources related to this article are available online at jada.ada.org ( this information is current as of August 21‚ 2010 ): Updated information and services including high-resolution figures‚ can be found in the online version of this article at: http://jada.ada.org/cgi/content/full/132/9/1263
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American Tongues Film Commentary In the film “American Tongues‚” enormous majority of American from different cities have different regional accents of English. Some people have positive attitude towards the different regional accents of English. They believe that the way people speak is always changing based on what they hear from their linguistic environment. There are a few scenes in the film where people share what they think about using certain dialects in positive attitude. In one scene
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social alienation‚ discrimination‚ and low self-esteem when they live in the United States. First of all‚ non-English speakers have social alienation. In the article‚ “Speaking in Tongues: Does Language Unify or Divide Us?” The author shows language has the power to recognize people’s identity‚ which implies language can separate people from different groups or integrate them into one group that are based on their nations. Simply a name can easily distinguish a person’s identity. Everyone has a
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Form c Bottom of Form Proper Use of the Tongue In our last article‚ we reviewed the improper use of the Christian’s speech. Now‚ let’s think on the proper use of the tongue. Paul writes of “speaking the truth in love” in Ephesians 4:15. Here‚ we have the content (truth) and the motivation (love). How we speak the truth and with what tone we use is as important as what we say. Our tone and approach will affect the reception of that truth. Proverbs 15:1-2 tells us that a “soft answer” turns away wrath
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TONGUE TWISTER Voiceless “Th” word lists - Thief thieves thinker third - Thanks thatch theme thigh - Thing thorn thought thumb - Thump thanksgiving thermos thighbone - Thimble thistle thunder theory - Thermometer thermostat theater thumbtack - Thursday thin thaw think - Thirst thud threaten thick - Thicken thinking thirteen thirty - Thirsty thankful thankless thorough - Thoughtful thoughtless thousand thermal Voiced “Th” word lists - Smoother their this thee them - Thou then
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Tongue Sensitivity and the Sense of Taste There are five senses which people are able to possess; the sense of seeing‚ hearing‚ touching‚ smelling‚ and tasting. The sense of taste may be the weakest of the five senses‚ but it is very important‚ as it helps us to perceive flavors and distinguish what it is we taste. A series of taste buds and nerves in the tongue help by sending messages to the brain which helps us to recognize the taste of food and drinks. Taste buds are located on the tongue
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A Serpents Tongue People recognise Lebron James as not only a legendary basketball player‚ but also an expert wordsmith. As Lebron left his home of Cleveland with the promise of fame and fortune in the land of the Miami Heat‚ he betrayed his hometown. Many expressed outrage about his betrayal and found themselves offended by his very name. People met the sudden switch from Miami and back to Cleveland with much anger and controversy from both cities. People threw rumors and hateful words his way
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