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    Losing Our Language

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    rapidly evolve within the United States and around different places throughout the world. Even though there is uniformity in the Standard English language‚ it also exists in many varieties such as dialects and registers as stated by John Algeo in The Origins and Development of the English Language. Dialects are a variety of languages that are associated with a specific place‚ social level‚ ethnic group‚ gender‚ and age group that help define who someone is and where they are come from. Meanwhile‚ registers

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    "Sweat" Colloquial speech is used by many authors in order to give a sense of realism to their writing. In "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston‚ every character speaks in colloquial speech. This style of writing gives the reader a real sense of the South in a way no other style of writing can. Dialogue is how Hurston gets her point across using colloquial speech in writing her dialogue her dialogue. When Hurston uses colloquial speech in the story‚ she characterizes people who are poor black citizens

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    STANDARD ENGLISHES: SPEECH AND WRITING This part or chapter focuses on the aspects of what we need to know in order to help pupils or students learn more about language and literacy skills. It is hoped that the focus on spoken and written language can‚ however‚ be read as symptomatic and as illustrative of the complex relationship between knowledge about language‚ on the part of teachers and students‚ and literacy skills. The function of spoken language grammars are interpersonal and high reciprocal

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    to answer imply that you agree with Baldwin’s opinion. Therefore‚ in order to answer them honestly‚ I must confess my disagreements. Throughout the essay he represses the term Dialect. Dialect is what defines someone. He says‚ “Language‚ incontestably‚ reveals the speaker.” I must disagree with that statement. Dialect is what defines the speaker‚ and language is what reveals‚ not the speaker‚ but‚ the audience. You speak the same language with another to communicate‚ what reveals you‚ or where

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    The Article "Globish"

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    be based on the worldwide language Globish. The point is to reach the threshold of understanding. Nerrière describes Globish as a version of basic and easy English with a poor vocabulary of only 1500 words. To sum up‚ Globish is an artificial dialect that helps people to speak even if they cant speak English. Robert McCrum insists that globish will become an even more important instrument for those who needs to communicate internationally. English is not needed‚ Globish is enough. Source :

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    Ramsey Lynn ENC 1101 9 Sept. 2013 The Wonders of an Accent As a southern girl growing up in rural Wakulla County‚ I have experienced prejudice based on my southern dialect and language style. Dialects and word use play a powerful role in linking specific populations together with a common bond. As powerful as this connection is to bring people together of the same group it is just as powerful to pull people apart that are not in the same group. Amy Tan writes about the power of language in “Mother

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    Microaggression Analysis

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    Microaggressions can be any commonplace comments that are intended or not to offend another person. However‚ one might think individuals would be aware if they inherently said something offensive. Microaggressions are even apparent in standardized testing and academia as test writers and teachers can unintentionally degrade students with a seemingly innocent statement. Standardized tests are allegedly supposed to test student’s knowledge of what they have learned or previously known. The tests also

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    Australian dialect‚ will omit the ’r’ or at least pronounces it silently horse would sound more like hoose. This is similar with a lot of phonetic features of Australian language‚ if the unique characteristics Australian English was really suffering from the integration of Americanisms then wouldn’t our individual dialect also be affected. Maybe a fair few Australians pronounce words like anti more like ant-i but for the majority Australians have hold true to the true blue Aussie dialect. Australian

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    language dying out

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    languages. This in no way means weakening dominant languages‚ but rather to build truly multicultural societies in which nobody feels excluded." In the UNESCO’s report on viability of world languages it is not given the actual definitions of language‚ dialects and adverbs. UNESCO’s experts made the atlas of disappearing languages and ranged their viability‚ considering six groups of factors. 1. Transfer of language from generation to generation 2. Absolute number of carriers 3. A fraction of native

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    English is the language used to communicate in business and workplace settings around the world. And it’s not just native English dialect you need to get used to‚ you will also come across non-native spoken English at conferences‚ in presentations and during meetings. There are different genres‚ workplace culture‚ culture and politeness at work‚ professional identities‚ gender and leadership. English and work place are command issue nowadays‚ there are many importance of English at the workplace

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