statement‚ or a catchy phrase. The first page should make me want to know or try to figure out what will happen next. For example‚ the first line in a story might start with “Mother?” “There was no reply.” This would be more attention grabbing than just writing‚ “I called my mother‚ and she didn’t answer.” This makes me want to know why Mother didn’t answer. Using figurative language‚ such as similes and metaphors‚ keeps a story interesting and
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English Language Everyone has a different interpretation of the word‚ “invention”. However the word is simply defined as; a new device‚ method of process developed from study and experimentation. An invention is just a mental fabrication; it’s a falsehood (Dictionary.com 2013).1 Although in the essays‚ “Why I write” by Joan Didion‚ “Life in a new Language” by Eva Hoffman‚ and “Basmati Rice: An Essay about Words” by Audrey Thomas‚ each author has their own view on the English language‚ how they
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The Language of Argument I think that there is either a six pack of Molson Golden in the fridge upstairs or a six of Sam Adams in the fridge downstairs. Informed sources tell me that there are no Molsonsleft in the house. So‚ there is a six pack of cold Sam Adams waiting for us there. Put the argument in standard form. There is either a six pack of Molson Golden in the fridge upstairs or a six of Sam Adams in the fridge downstairs. There are no Molsonsin the house. • There
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List the advantages of high level language. What are its features? (5-marks) In high level languages we write programs in English like language and are more convenient to use. Programmer can perform complex task by using high level languages with less efforts. There are different high level languages such as FORTRAN‚ c‚ c++ etc One advantage is programmer efficiency. Potentially hundreds of functions can perform easily. High level language programs require less time and efforts that due the
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There are two different varieties of the same language which are used in the community. One is known as “High” varieties‚ the other “Low” varieties. Each of them has their own role to play in a language. High varieties are commonly applied in the formal contexts‚ like meeting or press conference while low varieties are usually used in informal contexts‚ such as daily conversation with friends and family. Diglossia could also occur between two languages (Holmes‚ 2008). “Ah Boys to Men” is a conscription
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by: Date: May 10‚ 2012 Index 1. Presentation Page 2. Index 3. Introduction 4. Origin of English Language 5. Origin of the English Language 6. Origin of the English Language 7. How did the English Language spread around the world? & English as a major business communication around the world. } 8. Conclusion Introduction The English Language has been spoken for many years‚ in this project I will talk about its origin and how it is divided in different periods
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The power of language is far-reaching‚ it is the language that builds up the foundation of human; therefore‚ only language can manipulate people. In the novel Animal farm‚ George Orwell uses many techniques of language to convey the moral of the book. The story shows how power will make people corrupt as well as illustrate the abuse of the language of power. There are different kinds of misuse of power language. The faith of rebellion make animals blindly follows the order from Napoleon. The wisdom
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1 Table of contents: I. II. Introduction Language‚ Identity and Gender 1. 2. 3. Gender and the effect of stereotyping Development of a different language Gender variation in speech 3.1 3.2 3.3 Women‟s language Men‟s language (C)overt prestige – a case study S. 3 S. 4 S. 4 S. 5 S. 5 S. 6 S. 8 S. 9 4. (Mis)communication between men and women S. 10 III. Conclusion IV. Bibliography S. 13 S. 14 2 I. Introduction Language is undoubtedly the most important method of communication
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Programming Languages Development Programming languages are vocabulary and set of grammatical rules for instructing a computer to perform specific tasks (Online). These languages have developed over a period of time and they were developed for specific purposes which other languages could not full fill. ADA Gasperani (2012:2) postulates that the US Department of Defense was the sponsor of Ada’s design in the 70s and was behind its adoption in the 80s. He further explains that this was developed
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investigated in psycholinguistics •Language Comprehension •Language Production •Language Acquisition Psycholinguistics is a branch of cognitive science What will be covered in this class? • How do we produce and recognize speech? • How do we perceive words‚ letters‚ and sentences? • How do we learn and recall information from texts? • How can we improve texts to make them easier to understand? • How does the brain function to process language? • What are the causes and effects
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