a) the investigation of special language means which secure the desirable effect of the utterance(stylistics devices and expressive means) b) certain types of texts (discourse) which due to the choice and arrangement of language means are distinguished by the pragmatic aspect of the communication. (functional styles) Functional styles discusses such general linguistic issues as oral and written varieties of language‚ the notion of the literary (standard) language‚ the constituents of texts larger
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#5 Most professions or trades use language specific to that line of work. In the workplace of psychiatrists‚ psychologists‚ and therapists‚ there is a specific language used in assessing‚ diagnosing‚ and treating clients and patients. I have come to be familiar with this as my mother is a therapist and we have talked about her work and diagnosing people with a variety of mental health disorders. The problem with such language and expressing that language in a book like the DSM (Diagnostic and
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Body Language essay by Danielius Orlovas from International Business School International Business English Group 2012 Today we live in a fast-paced world. It is a world of action‚ where body language is way more important than what we say. There is a good saying that actions are louder than words‚ which is proof for scientific research that humans express what they want to say by 7% for Words and 93% for body posture‚ gestures‚ facial
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Language is defined as any body which can be written‚ spoken shown or otherwise communicated between people. Thus it is obvious that it is significant in all areas of knowledge‚ as well as balanced. Making it absolutely necessary in learning. I believe language is the most important out of the four ways of knowing due to its influence on the areas of knowledge. It is also significant in each area because it plays a large role for the basic awareness of each area. The austrian-british philosopher
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The power of language is far-reaching‚ it is the language that builds up the foundation of human; therefore‚ only language can manipulate people. In the novel Animal farm‚ George Orwell uses many techniques of language to convey the moral of the book. The story shows how power will make people corrupt as well as illustrate the abuse of the language of power. There are different kinds of misuse of power language. The faith of rebellion make animals blindly follows the order from Napoleon. The wisdom
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The Lack of Language We use language in many different ways and for many different purposes. We write‚ speak‚ and sign it. We work with language‚ play with language‚ and earn our living with language. Although using the language is one of the most common ways to establish a communication between humans‚ there might be a confusion in the receiver’s eye considering the usage of the language. Those usages which are called personal usage of language and social usage of language. Personal usage
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Figurative Language Figurative language‚ word or group of words used to give particular emphasis to an idea or sentiment. The special emphasis is typically accomplished by the user’s conscious deviation from the strict literal sense of a word‚ or from the more commonly used form of word order or sentence construction. From ancient times to the present‚ such figurative locutions have been extensively employed by orators and writers to strengthen and embellish their styles of speech and composition
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...... .. 3 Main body 1. Language acquisition . . ....... 4 2. The stages of language acquisition .... ...... .. 5 2.1. The prelinguistic stage . ......... ........... 7 2.2. Babbling ........ ........... 7 2.3. One-word utterances .. .... ........... 9 2.4. Two-word utterances .............. .. .... 10 2.5. Telegraphic speech ........ ... 13 2.6. Language learning during the pre-school period .. 16
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Linguistic Diversity: English Language Learners Janice Watson EDU: 639 Human Relations & Learning in the Multicultural Environment Dr. Jamie Worthington September 20‚ 2010 Linguistic Diversity (English Language Learners) English Language Learners (ELL) refers to students whose first language is not English and encompasses both students who are just beginning to learn English. Because there are so many students who enter the United States who do not speak English well or not at all‚ we
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Langue and Parole John Phillips The distinction between the French words‚ langue (language or tongue) and parole (speech)‚ enters the vocabulary of theoretical linguistics with Ferdinand de Saussure’s Course in General Linguistics‚ which was published posthumously in 1915 after having been collocated from student notes. La langue denotes the abstract systematic principles of a language‚ without which no meaningful utterance (parole) would be possible. The Course manifests a shift from the search
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