Pronunciation accent (upper class accent). Key Words: Cockney accent‚ the working class‚ uneducated people‚ different‚ Received Pronunciation‚ the upper class. INTRODUCTION A. Background of the study The United Kingdom is considered to be the most dialect-obsessed nation in the world. With countless accents that exist in the United Kingdom are historically shaped by thousands of years of history. Even in such a small space or region of the United Kingdom‚ there are varieties of accents that the people
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Transitional Phases "Mother Tongue" written by Amy Tan shows the many differences between immigrant families and non-immigrant families. Amy Tan describes the difficulty of growing up in a Chinese home and the transitions that she had to overcome to "fit in" to an American society. Personally‚ the transition between living above the Mason-Dixon line and then moving below it‚ was similar to that of Tan’s situation. Even though mine and Tan’s experiences vary from cultural and ethnic backgrounds
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originally came together to form the English people and English language? 3. Where did these people come from? 4. What two subsequent invasions added additional words to the evolving English language? ● DIALECTS OF ENGLISH 5. Dialects reflect distinct features of the environment where groups live. Dialects are defined as “regional variations of a language” and are distinguished by three things. List them. 1. 2. 3. 6. Define isogloss. 7. Define standard language. 8. What is the standard language form
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The Essential Elements in Language and Literacy Curriculum in the Caribbean. Subject: Curriculum Issues in Language Arts Education Curriculum issues in Language Arts Education suggest many things‚ in order to understand the problems we must first grasp the theory of what is language Arts Education. English Language Arts Education incorporates the teaching and learning of reading‚ writing‚ speaking‚ listening‚ and viewing. Integration of language arts occurs in multiple ways. First‚ curriculum
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experiences travel — he was enthusiastic. "When I travel‚" he said‚ "I always ask myself‚ what do I expect to hear that tells me that I’m not just anyplace?" According to Professor Labov‚ New York City is a natural departure point. The broadest variety of dialects is found on the Eastern Seaboard. "These are the sites of the earliest settlements‚ with the greatest
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one true love‚ he is much younger than her‚ which is not approved of by the people that she knows. As Janie finds more unconventional relationships‚ she moves to more unconventional places. 10. . How important is Hurston’s use of vernacular dialect to
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Guey”‚ and “Cuatro Nalgas”. Each of these jargons and slangs are created to form a dialect I have attained from diverse situations presented to me. They each have a specific meaning to a certain area in my life. They all come to form a dialect which is specific to me and only me known as Idiolect. Idiolect is not a language of idiots‚ rather the language pertaining to an individual. All people have their own dialects that are unique to them derived from various areas of life. Personally‚ my idiolect
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Mouse and Louse What is dialect? Dialect is the language‚ more specifically the speech habits‚ of a specific social class‚ region‚ or group. There are two standard forms of language in grammar‚ pronunciation‚ and in the use of certain expressions. In literature using dialect helps achieve two goals; one‚ establishing character‚ mood‚ and setting. Secondly‚ adding texture or charm for readers who do not speak the dialect. An artist that uses dialect very well is Robert Burns. Robert Burns was an author
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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‚ there is an African-American woman who is interviewed and asked whether she uses a vernacular dialect or a standard form of English in her everyday life. Her reply was that she uses both types of dialects during different times of her life. She said that when she is out in public or at her work‚ she talks in a standard form of English
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Examples and Observations: • "Code-switching performs several functions (Zentella‚ 1985). First‚ people may use code-switching to hide fluency or memory problems in the second language (but this accounts for about only 10 percent of code switches). Second‚ code-switching is used to mark switching from informal situations (using native languages) to formal situations (using second language). Third‚ code-switching is used to exert control‚ especially between parents and children. Fourth‚ code-switching
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