© 2013 University of South Africa All rights reserved Printed and published by the University of South Africa Muckleneuk‚ Pretoria ENG2601/1/2014–2017 70055491 InDesign HSY_Style ii content STUDY UNIT 1: English Language systems: persuasion and narration/rhetorical analysis 1 STUDY UNIT 2: Language and Meaning 22 STUDY UNIT 3: Register and Genre 34 STUDY UNIT 4: Text cohesion 43 STUDY UNIT 5: English language use and variation 58 STUDY UNIT
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GLOSSARY Academic style – also scientific style‚ a style of speech used in lectures‚ scientific discussions‚ conferences‚ etc Accent – 1) type of pronunciation‚ that is the way sounds‚ stress‚ rhythm and intonation are used in the given language community. 2) see stress. Accommodation - modifications of consonants under the influence of the neighbouring vowels and vice versa. Acoustic Phonetics – science which deals with the
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BS (4 Years) for Affiliated Colleges Course Contents for Subjects with Code: ENG This document only contains details of courses having code ENG. Center for Undergraduate Studies‚ University of the Punjab 1 BS (4 Years) for Affiliated Colleges Code ENG‐101 Year 1 Subject Title Introduction to Literature‐I (History of English Literature) Discipline English Cr. Hrs Semester 3 I Aims: One of the objectives
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Chapter 2 Communication Accommodation Theory A cross-disciplinary discourse-sensitive framework Until I am free to write bilingually and to switch codes without having always to translate‚ while I still have to speak English or Spanish when I would rather speak Spanglish‚ and as long as I have to accommodate the English speakers rather than having them accommodate me‚ my tongue will be illegitimate. I will no longer be made to feel ashamed of existing. I will have my voice: Indian‚ Spanish
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The Speech Community Peter L. Patrick Dept. of Language and Linguistics University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ United Kingdom Email: patrickp@essex.ac.uk http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~patrickp/ This article will appear in JK Chambers‚ P Trudgill & N Schilling-Estes (eds.)‚ Handbook of language variation and change. Oxford: Blackwell. ABSTRACT: empirical linguistics‚ is at the intersection of many principal problems in sociolinguistic theory and method. This paper traces its history
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[pic] [pic] Linguistics Chapter 1 Invitations to Linguistics 1.1 Why study language? 1. Language is very essential to human beings. 2. In language there are many things we should know. 3. For further understanding‚ we need to study language scientifically. 1.2 What is language? Language is a means of verbal communication. It is a system of arbitrary vocal symbols used for human communication. 1.3 Design features of language The features that define our human languages can be called
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This page intentionally left blank The Study of Language Designed for beginners‚ this best-selling textbook provides a lively introduction to the study of language. Starting from the basics‚ it provides a solid foundation in all of the essential topics‚ and introduces the analysis of the key elements of language – sounds‚ words‚ structures and meanings. A wide range of fascinating questions are explored‚ such as how conversation works‚ how children learn language‚ why women and men speak differently
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State of Indigenous languages in Australia - 2001 by Patrick McConvell Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Nicholas Thieberger The University of Melbourne November 2001 Australia: State of the Environment Second Technical Paper Series No. 2 (Natural and Cultural Heritage) Environment Australia‚ part of the Department of the Environment and Heritage © Commonwealth of Australia 2001 This work is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in
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Arabic–English Thematic Lexicon The Arabic–English Thematic Lexicon is an invaluable resource for all learners of Arabic. It contains some 8‚000 entries‚ arranged into themes‚ including flora and fauna‚ food and drink‚ the human body‚ health care‚ the family‚ housing‚ clothing‚ education‚ IT‚ sports‚ politics‚ economics and commerce‚ the law‚ media‚ language‚ geography‚ travel‚ religion‚ arts‚ science and natural resources. Three appendices cover the names of Arab and selected non-Arab regions‚ countries
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A TEXTBOOK OF TRANSLATION Peter Newmark W *MRtt SHANGHAI FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION PRESS 9787810801232 A Textbook of Translation Peter Newmark SHANGHAI FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION PRESS A Textbook of Translation Peter Newmark Prentice Hall NEW YORK LONDON TORONTO SYDNEY TOKYO First published 1988 by Prentice HaH International vUIO Ltd. 66 Wood Lane End‚ Heme! Hempstead. Hertfordshire‚ HP2 4RG A division of Simon &i Schuster International Group (0 1988 Prentke Hall
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