Can language be used as a political instrument? Language is a system of signs and meanings that usually shared by a community of people. There is no doubt that language is very important and necessary in the society. Language offers people the means for interaction and to depict ‘people‚ places and things’. (Butt and David‚ 1986) Edward Sapir (1884–1939)‚an American linguist and anthropologist‚ was the first one who proposed the idea that the power of language can influence culture and thinkings
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Background issues in language learning. All children acquire a language as they develop. They acquire it subconsciously as a result of the massive exposure to it which they get from the adults and other children about them. Their instinct acts upon the language they hear and transform it into knowledge of the language and an ability to speak it. It’s that simple. People don’t speak to two and three years old the way they speak to adults. Instead‚ they (parents especially) use exaggerated intonation
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Culture Function of Language Aynur Huseynaliyeva (magistr) Aynur.huseyneliyeva@gmail.com Qafqaz universiteti People from different cultures have different world views that are reflected in their language. Culture is said to be the beliefs and values that are used to manage people’s life in a particular society and people use the language in the society to express the different views in the community. So person’s view depends on the culture. A person expresses his view‚ mind using the
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Concert Paper May 5th‚ 2012 A Choral Tapestry It’s funny how flexible and versatile music is. Music is thrash metal emanating from a pair of iPod headphones‚ with the intent of getting someone motivated for a long workout‚ and a soothing lullaby sung by a mother to her child. Music is the sunny chirpings of pretty morning melodies by the birds‚ and the soft pitter-patter of rain—nature’s music. And on May 4th‚ music was the choirs of CLC putting together all of the hard work of the semester for
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leader in the group‚ or they may affect the group members’ satisfaction from occupying certain positions in the network. Although these findings are based on laboratory experiments‚ they have important implications for the dynamics of communication in formal organizations. There are several patterns of communication: • "Chain"‚ • "Wheel" and "Star"‚ • "All-Channel" network‚ • "Circle". The Chain can readily be seen to represent the hierarchical pattern that characterizes strictly formal information
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Explain what international development organisations usually mean when they speak of ‘the rights-based approach’. What is specific about the processes‚ outcomes and ways of thinking that distinguishes such an approach from a conventional ‘needs-based approach? Is the difference sufficient to be considered significant? Use examples to illustrate your answer. Introduction Traditional meaning of the development was mainly about the economic growth. Many development organizations and actors focused
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Organizational culture and national culture: The case of multinational companies: ZARA (outline) Defining concepts: What is organizational culture? A system of shared meaning held by members that distinguishes the organization from other organizations. (Organizational Behavior‚ p.546) Do organizations have uniform cultures? (Ibid‚ p.548) Dominant culture and subculture How the culture of a country influences the culture of a business? Geert Hofstede identifies four cultural dimensions that
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was called the Battle of Hasting because it was fought in Hastings‚ England. As a Norman soldier the Battle of Hastings was one of the most successful and memorable battles that I ever participated in. Duke William has always had a reputation of being a success on the battle field‚ but this victory has branded him as a victorious military leader. Harold the king of England at the time of the battle had murdered his brother and his kingship was disputed. As we all know the throne should have been
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differ in so many ways that it is sometimes surprising that they are part of the same continent‚ even if there are a few similarities‚ also. We tried to make a comparison between these two countries’cultures‚ even if we know so much about Romanian culture and less that about the Swedish one. Like other countries in the region‚ Romania has worked to create a legal framework consistent with a market economy and investment promotion. Gradually it is moving to strengthen tax administration‚ enhance
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September 2012 Does culture have an impact on who we are? Have you ever notice that what is the main difference between people around the world? People eat different foods‚ wear variant clothes‚ believe in various things‚ and have different appearances but the main difference is how people behave and this difference comes from their culture. Culture is the shared knowledge and schemes created by a set of people for interpreting‚ expressing‚ and responding to
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