Chapter 3: The Sounds of English. Consonants and Vowels. An Articu-latory Classification and Description. Acoustic Correlates 3.1. Consonants and Vowels. Traditional distinctions. Chomsky and Halle’s SPE definition 3.2. Criteria for consonant classification. Vocal cord vibration. Sonority 3.3. Manner of articulation. Plosives. Fricatives. Affricates 3.4. Sonorants. The Approximants: glides and liquids 3.5. Oral and nasal articulation 3.6. Force of articulation 3.7. Place of articulation 3.8. The
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Dimensions of justice Zuckerman • The justness of a system of procedure depends on whether we can be reasonably confident in its ability to produce “correct” results in which the truth is ascertained. A system of procedure should also not compromise legal equality by imposing higher risks of error on one class of litigants. • Excessive delay and excessive haste may both compromise the rectitude of a decision. Delay in the execution of justice carries the additional harm of eroding the
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Selective Attention In the world we live in‚ we are bombarded by infinite sensory inputs. The hum of the heater; the ticking on the clock; the chatter of your friends. Yet‚ this information usually goes unnoticed. Our brain has limited space to process and retain information and is not capable of processing everything we hear or see around us. In order to prevent a mental breakdown‚ we filter out the information we want and ignore the rest‚ referring to selective attention. Selective attention focuses
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capacity and resource theories of divided attention‚ with reference to the multiple resource model‚ the impact of inattention blindess and change blindess‚
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presentation? People who are interested in computers and doing a system restore. What is the purpose of this presentation? To explain how to do a system restore to a previous time. Explain how the topic is specific and relates to the audience. It is very informative if you are looking to do a system restore on your computer and don’t know how to. Target Audience Analysis: What special adaptations for these audience types might be necessary for this presentation to be effective
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Diversity and Utopia The assumption of ‘White Guilt” and the privileges of “Whiteness” have helped me more in focusing my attention to the theatrics of the “Tea Party”. It has made me more aware of the fear attached to new laws implicated in many states which are considered “ Red “or Republican states run from Governorship to federal appointed senators and Congressional representatives. Their fears of the changing racial demographics of the country to more minority majority has fostered voting
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Joshua Fletcher Paragraph Orders Spatial Walking to the end of the hallway opens his eyes to a wealth of vibrant chaos. As soon as he peeks through the threshold he immediately notices the open toy box to his left. The lid is open and most of its contents are not inside. On the wall above‚ hangs a decorative motorcycle wheelieing its way over a boy’s name‚ “Atticus.” Just below‚ in the corner‚ is a toddler bed outfitted with Buzz Lightyear sheets and his favorite
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Oct.4th How does “good luck” affect our daily life? It’s hard to confirm that luck really exists. However it’s obvious that nobody wants to be unlucky. Therefore‚ we do all kinds of stuff to make ourselves luckier. Some believes in astrology‚ others are fascinated in fengshui or crystal power. As proof‚ our English teacher once took dozens of pictures‚ they were quite similar: a student with a big smile was touching the foot of the bronze statue of John Harvard. Believe it or not‚ they were all
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A Sound of Thunder is a great story written by Ray Bradbury‚ however‚ Nethergrave is an even better story written by Gloria Skurzynski. Though both of these stories are science fiction‚ I enjoyed reading Nethergrave more than Sound of Thunder‚ the story has more of a unique feature to it‚ seeing as it is not set in the future and most science fiction stories are set in the future like A Sound of Thunder. Also the imagery in Gloria’s story grabs my attention unlike in Sound of Thunder. Both of these
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THE SOUND AND THE FURY William Faulkner’s background influenced him to write the unconventional novel The Sound and the Fury. One important influence on the story is that Faulkner grew up in the South. The Economist magazine states that the main source of his inspiration was the passionate history of the American South‚ centered for him in the town of Oxford‚ Mississippi‚ where he lived most of his life. Similarly‚ Faulkner turns Oxford and its environs‚ "my own little postage stamp of native
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