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    “waltzing” in their kitchen with their mother watching. Roethke does use a few words such as clinging and romped that could indicate a playful dance and a child clinging to their loving father not wanting to go to bed; however‚ there is more predominant language that shows an abusive father. The author first indicates that the whiskey on the father’s breath could make the son dizzy. This shows that the father has been drinking a large amount

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    The wide use of advertising has created a special style of English--advertising English. Its unique features‚ simple language and immense attraction separate it from other kind of language. In the development of advertising English‚ this kind of language has formed its own features in several aspects. As a means to disseminate information‚ advertising English must be compact‚ vivid‚ visual‚ emotional and attractive. Therefore‚ morphology in advertising is quite different from common English. The

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    against chaos; it constrains by imposing a structure on nature and by limiting the range of possible meanings created by the individual I quite agree with this oppinion by Claire Kramsch‚ especially after I have read the first 10 pages of his book Language and Culture and gained a basic understanding of his views. Accoridng ot Claire‚ "nature refers to what is born and grows organically"‚ and "culture refers ot what has been grown and groomed" (1998‚ p. 4). He took roses as an example to illusrate

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    Language Communication of thoughts and feelings through a system of arbitrary signals‚ such as voice sounds‚ gestures‚ or written symbols. Such a system as used by a nation‚ people‚ or other distinct community; often contrasted with dialect. Global language A world language is a language spoken internationally which is learned by many people as a second language. A world language is not only characterized by the number of its speakers (native or second language speakers)‚ but also by its geographical

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    “vrey” or words with additional letters that misspelled them. In cases like this‚ pigeons’ performance is more similar to humans than to baboons’ performance. Ultimately‚ the four pigeons learned to differentiate between 26 and 58 words. Despite the language or culture‚ the Visual Word Form Area of the brain initiates the ability to read. Since the written word was not developed until about 5‚400 years

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    occur during battle. It concludes with informing the reader that war is not as glorious as ancestors or propaganda make it out to be‚ instead it is horrid and brutal. Owen uses figurative language‚ imagery‚ and rhyme to help the reader experience the pain and suffering he endures during combat. Owens uses figurative language‚ like similes and hyperboles‚ to make his hardships as a soldier understandable to his readers.

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    D. Ferguson Professor Eng12 March 22‚ 2013 How has my experiences with language shaped my current identity? I have always defined myself as a West Indian woman‚ an Island girl‚ the way I speak‚ the way I dress‚ to me that is my identity‚ this is who I am. I have never thought of it like this before‚ that my language would determine my cultural identity. Language plays a crucial role in personal identity. My first memories began when I was four‚ I can remember hearing my great grandmothers’

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    In the poem The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe‚ he uses many different types of figurative language and spiritual references to tell a grieving story of a depressed man. Poe also has had many struggles including losing the love of his life to an illness. There are many references to the narrator’s grief throughout The Raven. The seventh stanza references the Bible‚ showing there is hope in a time of darkness. In the seventh stanza‚ Poe demonstrates allusion‚ alliteration‚ and personification. “...Raven

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    That isn’t really figurative because that is saying exactly what it means. Figurative language is something that doesn’t mean what it says. The phrase above means exactly what it says. In “Fame is a fickle food” the closest thing to figurative language is rhyming and that isn’t figurative language. These poems are a great example of how you don’t have to have figurative language for it to be a poem. Lastly‚ they are different because in “ Fame

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    Value of a Language Words and language are a major aspect in a person’s life. Language is how information is communicated and transferred‚ and it has a major impact on how things are perceived. A common issue with language is that it is easily misused. Propaganda‚ errors and tricks are seen everyday‚ but they go unnoticed. Language is sometimes falsified in order to entice society. Often times the subject at hand is not what it seems. The abuse of the English language is most often seen in politics

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