1. Abstract Language: Language describing ideas and qualities rather than observable or specific things‚ people‚ or places. 2. Alliteration: The repetition of initial consonant sounds‚ such as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." 3. Allusion: A reference contained in a work 4. Ambiguity: an event or situation that may be interpreted in more than one way. 5. Analogy: a literary device employed to serve as a basis for comparison. It is assumed that what applies to the parallel situation
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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 you can how it has transformation has influenced the words we
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Mathematics is Not a Language Language can be defined as the following: A medium in which communication occurs. However‚ there may be many misperceptions that mathematics is a language. One may argue that one can utilize numbers to represent certain letters in the alphabet‚ for example‚ a= 1‚ b = 2‚ c = 3. It is just using numbers‚ to represent a language. However‚ this is not mathematics. Numbers themselves can be a language‚ however numbers are just symbols. Numbers are not mathematics. Do
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There has been considerable historical discourse over the nature of language. Most contend that thought and language are two interrelated criteria. Just how these criteria relate to the controversy over whether animals have language capabilities and even more specifically to the Sapir-Whorf human language thought debate‚ however‚ is not always clear. From a human context we know that language is a skill which allows us to communicate our thoughts to others and in so doing to attain desired "biological
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as it is codified‚ regular‚ and accepted nationally as the official language of Norway. 80-90% of population use Bokmal‚ it is also commonly taught to foreign students & usually more in the Eastern and Southern region of Norway. 12% of population use Nynorsk and more in the Western region. Four out of 19 counties‚ mainly around the West coast‚ use Nynorsk as their official language. In school‚ students are taught both languages. The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK)‚ owned by the state‚ is
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The Language of Hysteria During the 1690s‚ there was a mass hysteria due to beliefs of the existence of witches. With this fact came the Salem Witch Trials which occurred in Salem Village‚ Massachusetts. A young child began to exhibit abnormal behaviour and so she was taken in to be examined‚ they found nothing that could cause her to behave in such a manner. The entire village began to panick and started praying to God to get rid of evil. Conspiracies began to take rise in the village that made
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Language is how we get our opinions across. Language is how we make others understand our ideas. It is essential that other people understand what we are trying to impress upon them. Language can be verbal or non-verbal and one is just as important as the other. Word choice is as important as well. Poor word choice can lead to miscommunication between parties and defeats the purpose of communication. Knowing the level of the audience’s understanding is the most important part of language communication
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they were saying "Yes" yet their heads were shaking "No"? The difference between the words people speak and our understanding of what they are saying comes from non-verbal communication‚ otherwise known as "body language." By developing your awareness of the signs and signals of body language‚ you can more easily understand other people‚ and more effectively communicate with them. There are sometimes subtle – and sometimes not so subtle – movements‚ gestures‚ facial expressions and even shifts in our
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that language is a tool for power? How do you think that men in the past arrived to power? This is a really good question involving not also the brightness of these people‚ but also the way they could easily convince people to vote for them or to follow them. From the early ages of human history with the first tribes‚ to the actual campaign for a Presidency all around the world‚ men and woman have used their abilities as good speakers to convince people to join their cause but is language a tool
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to successfully form‚ foster‚ and improve relationships with members of a culture different from one’s own. It is based on knowledge of many factors‚ such as the other culture’s values‚ perceptions‚ manners‚ social structure‚ and an understanding of how members of the group communicate--verbally‚ non-verbally‚ in person‚ in writing‚ and in various business and social contexts. The following papers will talk about the intercultural situations I been experienced. The first impression is when I traveled
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