In a vast majority of the research found‚ three simple tasks were conducted on participants of different languages‚ and age ranges. Participants were occasionally asked to complete more than one of these tasks‚ depending on the goal of the researchers. Almost anyone can complete these tasks‚ however if necessary‚ they should be modified to each group of participants appropriately. For example‚ if the participants only speak English and/or Spanish‚ the words in the Stroop task should only be in one
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Contemporary society as we know it has been under significant influence of modern technology both locally and on a global scale‚ which allows for interaction in various ways. The term “digital” is used to refer to data in the form of discreet elements (Gere‚ C‚ 2009) but digitisation is defined as the conversion of analog information into digital information (Dictionary‚ 2003) although computer technology and digital technology can be interchangable. The ever increasing digital world has turned into a
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Analysis of Gender and Language Theories Muna Mohammed Abbas College of Engineering/ Babylon University 1. Introduction The major thing that distinguishes human beings from animals is basically our way to communicate with each other by using language. We have words for specific things‚ emotions‚ expressions and it appears as though we have words for everything when thinking about it. In each language; words are constructed in a certain way. When working with language‚ it is quite possible
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Ambiguous Language “Natural vernaculars contain a variety of "logical operators" which interact with each other to give rise to different types of ambiguity” (Hurum 1988). Ambiguous language refers to language that may have conflicting or totally separate meanings that can sometimes be confusing. Ambiguities in language often go unnoticed mainly because of the words that surround them giving them their proper meaning. In the English language there are so many that they cannot even be counted.
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Competitor Case Study - HCL Technologies Submitted by: Farah Aijaz PGP20121663 SUMMARY HCL has grown faster than Indian IT Industry during the last decade.While HCL growth was lagging behind Indian IT Industry growth during the first half of the decade‚ HCL came back strongly during the second half of the decade. During the first half of the decade‚ HCL revenues grew at a 5-year CAGR of 30% from $207mn in FY2000 to $764mn in FY2005. While HCL Technologies (HCL) was rising at 30% compound
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How Body Language Assist Indian Ethnicity In Succeeding Negotiation Activities A lot of people think that winning a negotiation is all about mastering the language skills of bargaining‚ and to some degree that’s correct. It’s not enough though as body language can say a lot more than voice in process of negotiation. Nonverbal communication can provide a huge advantage in any negotiation. When it comes to effective negotiation‚ it’s not so much what had say as what had do that really counts. Some
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Figurative Language Figurative language‚ word or group of words used to give particular emphasis to an idea or sentiment. The special emphasis is typically accomplished by the user’s conscious deviation from the strict literal sense of a word‚ or from the more commonly used form of word order or sentence construction. From ancient times to the present‚ such figurative locutions have been extensively employed by orators and writers to strengthen and embellish their styles of speech and composition
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Figurative Language versus Literal Language Figurative language‚ which some may refer to as “figure of speech”‚ is a type of language that utilizes description to produce a particular illustration and reveal a person’s emotion. It is‚ also‚ said that figurative language is associated with the human senses. Figurative language contains words that produce an intuition or thought of what the author wants his or her audience to know. At the end of the day figurative language plays an important role
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The Secret Language Summary/Response In the article “The Secret Language” by Daisy Zamora‚ the author explained her personal experience of learning English in her country‚ and how she discovered the difference between spoken and academic English. The author explains how her passion of English language starts since the early age of her life when she influenced as a child by her grandmother exciting stories. One of her most interesting stories she liked‚ is the one about New Orleans Where her grandmother
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1919:’We have room for but one language here‚ and that is the English language‚ for we intend to see that the crucible turns out people as Americans and now as dwellers in a polyglot boarding-house’ (Daniels‚8). The question that has been around for hundreds of years: “Should English be declared the official language of the United States?” is still the controversy – refighting the same old sociolinguistic issue of the 1970s. Yes‚ English should be the sole language of the US‚ because of increased
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