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    Language In The Giver

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    In the novel The Giver the people in the community believe that precision of language is a vital part of life and in The Giver‚ language is often distorted and twisted. They distort language as a way to control the community in a way that is discrete and clever. The community proposes different terms to conceal the real meaning and what is actually happening. Thee elders make disturbing and mournful situations‚ seem less meaningful and less disturbing‚ and more normal. The community also has different

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    Language in Advertising

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    The wide use of advertising has created a special style of English--advertising English. Its unique features‚ simple language and immense attraction separate it from other kind of language. In the development of advertising English‚ this kind of language has formed its own features in several aspects. As a means to disseminate information‚ advertising English must be compact‚ vivid‚ visual‚ emotional and attractive. Therefore‚ morphology in advertising is quite different from common English. The

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    Assembly Language

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    CONCLUSION. Assembly language is a representation of machine language. In other words‚ each assembly language instruction translates to a machine language instruction. The advantage of assembly language is that its instructions are readable. For example‚ assembly language statements like MOV and ADD are more recognizable than sequences of 0s and 1s. Though assembly language statements are readable‚ the statements are still low-level. Another disadvantage of assembly language is that it is not portable

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    The Role of Language

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    The Role of Language The utilization of words & language as of today shows us a lot about our time era and time eras before us. How everything is arranged‚ pronounced and broken down helps us realize how different language helps change the mood and posture of a time era. In the formal past everything was smooth and connected most people used big words and proper grammar all the time no matter the situation. Today as time went on words are short and choppy‚ if you create your own slang no one cares

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    Figurative Language

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    Figurative language is used in poems‚ songs‚ books‚ short stories‚ and in everyday language. The use of similes and hyperboles are able to affect the tone‚ meaning and theme that better explain the meaning in stories and songs. Figurative language is meant to appeal to the senses in order to provide interest and evoke emotion in what is being read or heard. Alicia Keys‚ “This Girl Is On Fire”‚ is a great example of figurative language. The figurative language in this song provides a respectful and

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    functoion of language

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    The six functions of language The Referential Function  corresponds to the factor of Message and describes a situation‚ object or mental state. The descriptive statements of the referential function can consist of both definite descriptions and deictic words‚ e.g. "The autumn leaves have all fallen now." Example: The party is going to start at 8 pm The Expressive (alternatively called "emotive" or "affective") Function  relates to the Addresser (sender) and is best exemplified by interjections and

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    Manchu Language

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    Manchu Outline Manchurian phonetics: Written Manchu or Classical Manchu is the language of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in China. Below is a table of Consonant Phonology of the Manchu language. Labial Dental Paltal Velar Nasal m n ɲ 1 ŋ 2 Plosive Voiceless voiced p b t d tᶴ³ dʒ 4 K ɡ Fricative f s ʃ 5 x  Rhotic r Approximant l j 7 w Below I have provided a table with some phonetic transcriptions from written Manchu to Xibe to English translation

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    Language and Identity

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    D. Ferguson Professor Eng12 March 22‚ 2013 How has my experiences with language shaped my current identity? I have always defined myself as a West Indian woman‚ an Island girl‚ the way I speak‚ the way I dress‚ to me that is my identity‚ this is who I am. I have never thought of it like this before‚ that my language would determine my cultural identity. Language plays a crucial role in personal identity. My first memories began when I was four‚ I can remember hearing my great grandmothers’

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    Language In Runaway

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    Language is used as a powerful tool for authors. People develop ideas and create new items in the world. Authors use language to inspire people to create change in the world. Society is altered with new inventions or products everyday. “Ohio town holds rare history: Races mix freely for nearly 200 years” published by Washington Post expresses the need for integration in the world. The article allows readers to uncover ideas to stop racial injustice. Inspire means to encourage people to follow a

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    The Black Death

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    What was the Black Death‚ and what was its impact on European society? The Black Death was a bacterium which was carried by flea infested rats. This disaster spread across Europe quite rapidly. Much accusation for the cause of the plague was pressed onto the Jewish community. The most common plague was the bubonic plague‚ although the pneumatic plague also existed. This disaster caused economic‚ social‚ political and cultural havoc. Approximately 50% of the infested population died

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