THE USE OF THE GET-PASSIVE IN AMERICAN SPOKEN DISCOURSE The Use of the GET-PASSIVE in American Spoken Discourse Paulina Rivarola Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto October 2010 1 THE USE OF THE GET-PASSIVE IN AMERICAN SPOKEN DISCOURSE 2 Abstract The present study analyzed the use of get-passive in informal spoken American English. Following Carter and McCarthy (1999‚ p. 46-47) a series of get constructions connected with be passives were considered and exemplified. However
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When I woke up I was very confused as to what was happening‚ where I was‚ and who I am. As I grasped an understanding of what Gandalf was saying‚ I realized that I had the power of knowledge to prove to Gandalf and Bilbo that I do exist‚ and that I am certain I know who I really am. Knowledge is possible because it is based on self-evident and absolutely certain principles. Sense experience cannot provide the certainty needed to guarantee that what we claim to know is true. Like Plato and Democritus
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In “Knowledge is Power” by Anna-Maria Petricic a schoolgirl from Croatia is determined to figure out what the words on her bookmark meant. The bookmark had a picture of superman with the words Knowledge is Real Power written on it. She knew that to have the power that knowledge brought she had to attend college. She had been hearing bad things about the college in her homeland of Croatia
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examines how “human rights language and discourse have been powerful tools to address discrimination‚ marginalization‚ and persecution of oppressed people” (183). More specifically‚ he examines how different groups‚ such as the LGBTI have gathered to enable themselves to begin a discourse on ensuring human rights (183). Goodhart discusses the sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) as human rights that need to be included in the human rights discourse (183). Special rights should be provided
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The "Will to Power" Nietzsche believed the will to power to be the fundamental causal power in the world‚ the driving force of all natural phenomena and the dynamic to which all other causal powers could be reduced. I believe Nietzsche in part hoped the will to power could be a theory of everything‚ providing the ultimate foundations for explanations of everything from whole societies‚ to individual organisms‚ down to simple lumps of matter. The will to power cannot be known. It must be understood
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Discussing Discourses Many people find the concept of a discourse community to be important enough to write about but many have failed to create a clear and universal definition. Three scholars: Porter‚ Swales‚ and Gee each attempt to create their own definition of the concept. Each of their articles has major differences in their interpretation of the notion of discourse communities while still having underlying similarities. The articles all build off the work of others while also introducing
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AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SOURCES OF POWER IN BANGLADESH Power is the capacity to direct the decisions and actions of others. Power in international relation means the ability to influence the threat or use of force‚ economic interaction or pressure‚ diplomacy‚ and cultural exchange. There are three sources from where power of a state can be evaluated. These are: Natural sources‚ social and psychological sources and synthetic sources of power. Natural sources of power provides backstopping or infrastructure;
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Rousseau. A majority of us interpret this quote in a way that the society is believed as “inadequate.” Despite this relation to modern society we need to go in more depth to uncover that society is not the problem ‚but the consequences within are. In addition to this philosopher of enlightenment has developed a variety of miraculous works such as the series of the 3 discourses‚ Emile(education based)‚ and Julie. Not only have his works enlightened society as a whole ‚but also the government‚educational
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Power Report Reward Power can be gained from a person’s capacity to reward compliance. When a person is rewarded or might receive a potential reward through recognition‚ a good job assignment‚ a pay rise‚ or additional resources to complete a job‚ an employee may respond by carrying through with orders‚ requests and directions. Coercive power is considered the opposite of reward power. Coercive power is considered the ability of the power holder to remove something from a person or to punish a
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Language in Power Wareing (1999) Define social groups and power: Political - Power in the Law e.g. Police‚ Judge‚ Barrister Personal - Occupation / Power within a Job e.g. Doctor‚ Teacher and so on. Social Group - Friends and Family‚ Class in society. Types of Power:- Instrumental (Written and Spoken) Influential (Written and Spoken) Instrumental Power - Enforces Authority and is imposed by the laws‚ state‚ conventions and organisations. for e‚g "SHUT UP NOW!" Influential
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