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    Language and the internet

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    Language and the Internet By No Name Presented for Dr. English Department of English June 6th 2013 English 105 College Language and the Internet The internet is one of the most controversial yet revolutionary inventions in the world. It has spawned new media and industry but perhaps the greatest contribution the internet has given is the ability to connect to the world twenty four hours a day and seven days a week. However‚ this amazing technological feat is also regarded

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    Gender and Language

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    Gender and Language: do men and women speak and use language differently? Does it matter if they do or do not? Why? March 29th‚ 2012 Gender and Language: do men and women speak and use language differently? Does it matter if they do or do not? Why? “Language‚ in the form of popular‚ educational‚ artistic and scientific literature‚ informal conversation

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    The indigenous peoples of the Philippines consist of a large number of indigenous ethnic groups living in the country. They are the descendants of the original inhabitants of the Philippines who have managed to resist centuries of Spanish and United States colonization and in the process have retained their customs and traditions. The Philippine government succeeded in establishing a number of protected for tribal groups. Indigenous people were expected to speak their native language‚ dress in

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    Famous people and their privacy Like most children‚ you and I probably once fantasized about being famous when we were older. Whether it’s mesmerizing thousands with music‚ or having a star role in an action movie‚ being a famous celebrity is something most people in North America covet in at least one point of their life. But famous people are always persuaded by photographers and reporters‚ which destroys their privacy‚ and enables the public to know the daily life of every celebrity. Celebrities

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    Introduction to Language

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    1. Language ( what is language ) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language Linguistic : http://www.cs.indiana.edu/classes/c661/ling_k.html Knowledge of sound system (phonetic & pholology) ….....................word ( semantics and syntacitc) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics (explaination of linguistic) http://www.speech-therapy-information-and-resources.com/linguistic-knowledge-bases.html ( linguistic based on what? Semantic-syntactic/ phonology/ phonetics ) 2. Brain

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    Language Learning vs Language Acquisition ● What is language learning and language acquisition? Terminologies Language : is the human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication Acquisition: the act of acquiring or gaining possession‚ something acquired‚ a person or thing of special merit added to a group Learning: Something we acquire or get through experience So‚ anu gid na sila bla? na Language acquisition is the process by which humans

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    Language Variation

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    Sociolinguistics Language Variation What is Sociolinguistics? What Factors Enter into Language Variation? • Language does not exist in a vacuum. • Since language is a social phenomenon it is natural to assume that the structure of a society has some impact on the language of the speakers of that society. • The study of this relationship and of other extralinguistic factors is the subfield of sociolinguistics. • We will look in this section at the ways in which languages vary internally

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    draw attention to and explain a subject. Other forms can be written to express feelings or thoughts on a day-to-day basis. George Orwell wrote Politics and the English Language‚ which criticizes the English language. Orwell used this book to express his feelings about language‚ and he included ways to improve the English language‚ including both speaking and writing.  Writing has become a huge part of society today from social media to regular day-to-day communication‚ but social media portrays a

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    english language

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    1919:’We have room for but one language here‚ and that is the English language‚ for we intend to see that the crucible turns out people as Americans and now as dwellers in a polyglot boarding-house’ (Daniels‚8). The question that has been around for hundreds of years: “Should English be declared the official language of the United States?” is still the controversy – refighting the same old sociolinguistic issue of the 1970s. Yes‚ English should be the sole language of the US‚ because of increased

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    spoken language

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    Transcript one: Me: Yoo wagone Fats‚ you aight? Fats: Yeye‚ you? Where’s Fabz? Me: Oh erm nah I dunno where she’s at man‚ I think she stayed at home instead yanoe Fats: Oh is it? (2) Maan! Me: Trust her to not come into school you know‚ aah man Fats: Just watch when she gets to school tomorrow. Gonna make sure she’s sorry. Thanz: (Enters) Hellooo babesh‚ youse lot aight… Me: … (Cuts through) heyoo “BABESH” lawls Thanz: allow me doe‚ oh yeah err where’s flabzilla at

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