Academic Statement of Purpose The need for critical discourse analysis is crucial now more than ever because of the sheer mass of information our society encounters on a daily basis. I hope to demystify some of these messages through the use of critical discourse analysis in both my future research and my career. My work in discourse analysis seeks to identify those who are powerful‚ the construct of power they rely on‚ the social indexing employed‚ and the implications of their words for those
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The Introduction No matter what heading you choose for the introductory section of your proposal‚ it should‚ in the most general sense‚ do two things for the reader: It should provide a "map" of what is ahead It should make the reader want to find out more about your research. More specifically the introductory section to a thesis proposal should tell the reader something about the following: What is the study about? Why is it important? What is the problem‚ question‚ hypothesis‚ theory
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Speech Communication 49 (2007) 861–873 www.elsevier.com/locate/specom Highly accurate children’s speech recognition for interactive reading tutors using subword units Andreas Hagen‚ Bryan Pellom *‚ Ronald Cole Center for Spoken Language Research‚ University of Colorado at Boulder‚ 1777 Exposition Drive‚ Suite #171‚ Boulder‚ CO 80301‚ USA Received 15 December 2005; received in revised form 20 February 2007; accepted 9 May 2007 Abstract Speech technology offers great promise in the field of automated
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Text and Discourse The nature of text When we think of a text‚ we typically think of a stretch of language complete in itself and of some considerable extent. However‚ there appears to be a problem when we have to define units of language which consist of a single sentence‚ but that fulfill the basic requirement of forming a meaningful whole in their own right. For example: “keep off the grass”. This text is complete in terms of communicative meaning. So‚ if the meaningful of the texts does not
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their language (mainly using Chinese) instead of learning the native language in the United States‚ thus exerted influence on the local language. Key words: Chinese refugees‚ immigration‚ communication‚ the United States‚ minority groups Ⅰ. Introduction In the 80s of 20th century‚ the first Chinese immigrants to the United States can be divided into various types- brain gain‚ oversea students‚ refugees etc. In this essay‚ refugees from China will be focused on. Chinese immigrants as refugees
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Introduction The Manila Ocean Park is an oceanarium in Manila‚ Philippines. It is owned by China Oceanis Philippines Inc.‚ a subsidiary of China Oceanis Inc.‚ a Singaporean-registered firm that has operated four oceanariums in China. It is located behind the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park. It opened on March 1‚ 2008. In terms of floor space‚ the 8‚000 square meters (86‚000 sq ft) oceanarium is larger than the Sentosa Underwater World oceanarium in Singapore‚ and features a 25-metre (82 ft) underwater
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION This chapter is an introductory part of the research paper. It includes the background of the study‚ research questions that cover the problems of the study‚ aims of the study‚ scope of study‚ clarification of terms‚ and organization of the paper. 1.1. Background The Beatles have become a phenomenon and a legend among musicians who started their career in the 1960’s. The style of their music and lyrics has given a vast influence on the development of music and
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Interactive Management Science MS&E 107/207‚ Midterm Review The Flaw of the Averages Mindle 1 / Uncertainty vs. Risk * Risk is in the eye of the beholder * Risk reflects how uncertain outcomes cause loss or injury to a particular individual or group * Risk attitude measures the willigness to incur risk in the quest of reward * Different risks to the same uncertainty Mindle 2 / An uncertain number is a shape * A distribution * “Uncertain numbers” * Risk is subjective
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Essay on VERNACULAR PRESS ACT Submitted to – Professor Anshuman‚ Faculty of Legal History ‚TNNLS Submitted by- Mohamed Ashik Jaman. J Roll No. – 2013~BA0130039 Class – 2nd Year Semester- III INTRODUCTION: India‚ has always been proved to be a wealthy Nation‚ as far as archeology could prove. The Indus Valley is regarded as the birth place of the human civilization and many other prosperous Kingdoms and dynasties thereafter. The Country is naturally wealthy and rich with flora and
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Introduction Purpose The purpose of this report is to propose a plan to renovate the cafeteria at DeVry University campus in Addison so it can be more appealing and inviting to current and new student. Procedure Over the past 4 weeks we have done extensive research electronically to obtain information about furniture‚ TV’s‚ computer‚ printers‚ vending and coffee machine. We have utilized different websites such as Walmart.com and Bedbath&beyond.com for furniture’s. To get new and
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