1. Describe a range of appropriate investigative methods that can be used to explore diversity in a community. Investigation methods that are often used to explore diverse communities are‚ Survey‚ Using a questionnaire is a good way of collecting information from large numbers of participants. You would use this method of investigation gathering when it is not possible to get numbers or the relevant information from text books or internet. Pros‚ • Surveys are cheap to do • Surveys are
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Spoken Discourse Assignment Introduction In this paper‚ the aim is to apply different methods of discourse analysis to a selected extract of transcribed language to establish who holds the power during the interaction. In a normal interview situation‚ the interviewer will control the topic change of the interaction and ask the questions and the interviewee will respond. One of the aims is to establish whether this is the case‚ and to see if this remains constant throughout the extract. The initial
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Jamie Oliver’s style of speech is very different to many of his contemporaries: he uses his distinctive style to present himself as a down to earth‚ friendly TV chef. Oliver is the only person talking in his transcripts because he is cooking and explaining his actions for the TV show. The fact that he is cooking while talking means that there are numerous pauses and fillers in the transcript‚ for example “you wanna coat the bottom ... of the pan.” The pause indicates that he is demonstrating this
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Body language is a very important and often overlooked aspect of communication. Body language is a form of communication by means of the movements and/or attitudes of the body. We as humans are always speaking whether or not you are speaking verbally. From a smile‚ to crossing your arms‚ to fidgeting‚ we are always communicating. The most important aspects of body language are voice‚ gestures‚ and posture. The tone of voice is a key aspect to how what is being said is interpreted. The gestures we
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Spoken Language Although I have my own idiolect‚ the way I speak constantly changes. This is because I try to adapt my spoken language to suit the situation I am in. There are many reasons for why I try to adapt my spoken language some of the main reasons being that I am fearful of the judgements and perceptions that others may make because of the way I speak also being afraid of exclusion or not being able to fit in and sometimes I feel pressurised into speaking in a certain way. With my parents
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The Limitations of Language The 14th Amendment in the United States Constitution dictates that any citizen of the United States shall receive the equal protection of civil rights‚ with due process of the law and cannot be discriminated against based upon race‚ origin‚ sex‚ class or political affiliation. Thus‚ educational policy in the United States is focused on providing the equal opportunities for all students. One heated debate in American education policy making is the use of bilingual
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all forms of language is a privilege. The oppressive society of Gilead strips women of their engagement in forms of language such as‚ reading‚ writing and even restricts how they speak. Which‚ naturally made language a desire by women‚ because it’s degrading to not have freedom of speech. Atwood utilizes literary elements point of view‚ dialogue and diction‚ to convey how powerful language is in this world. The protagonist of this story‚ Offred is a prime example of how powerful language is. She states
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PRAGMATIC INTERPRETATION AND DIALOGUE MANAGEMENT IN SPOKEN-LANGUAGE SYSTEMS Gert Veldhuijzen van Zanten Institute for Perception Research P.O.Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands e-mail: veldhvz@natlab.research.philips.com ABSTRACT This paper describes the design of pragmatic-interpretation and dialogue-management modules in an automatic inquiry system that can be consulted through spoken natural language over the telephone. The system is designed around a central multi-level
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Communicating Effectively In Spoken English In Selected Social Contexts. Communication is a process of transmitting information from origin to recipients where the information is required to be understood‚ reacted and responded by the recipients. According to Carl Rogers (1952)‚ real communication occured when we understand what we listen‚ feel the ideas and attitude expressed from other person’s point of view and when we achieve the frame of reference in regard to the things a speaker is talking
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Variety of Spoken Communication Many aspects of spoken communication are distinct in their uses of language. This distinction is for the fact that each variety of spoken communication‚ in return‚ uses the functions of language in their own specific ways and for their own specific purposes. Language of radio announcers is but one form which illustrates this distinction and the discussion of this essay attempts to explore the use of language within this variety of spoken communication – through
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