A foreign language is a language indigenous to another country. It is also a language not spoken in the native country of the person referred to‚ i.e. an English speaker living in Japan can say that Japanese is a foreign language to him or her. These two characterisations do not exhaust the possible definitions‚ however‚ and the label is occasionally applied in ways that are variously misleading or factually inaccurate. Some children learn more than one language from birth or from a very young
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emerged as the global language of trade and commerce in the past few decades‚ affecting many key aspects of business in the modern world. The English language has become the standard for all important official communications in an increasingly large number of countries with a wide variety of native languages. In the modern world‚ English continues to spread as the major medium through which both small businesses and large corporations do business. There are about 5‚000 languages in the world today
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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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The study of language By: ... Semester: ..; Group: .. 2012/2013 Plan: ✓ Introduction. ✓ Varieties of language. ✓ Language‚ culture and thought. ✓ Speech as social interaction. ✓ The quantitative study of speech. Introduction:
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anNadine Abo Laban 900113591 Gap paper 2 (Armenian Language) Introduction The guest speaker who graced us with her presence was Alyssah Depoya‚ who is of Armenian origin. According to Alyssah‚ all pure Armenians last names end with “yan” which acts as an indicator of whether the person is of pure Armenian origin. Armenia is a mountainous country located in the South Caucasus region in Eurasia. It is bordered by Turkey‚ Georgia‚ Azerbaijan and Iran (“Armenia”‚ n.d). Armenian people have a
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There are two different varieties of the same language which are used in the community. One is known as “High” varieties‚ the other “Low” varieties. Each of them has their own role to play in a language. High varieties are commonly applied in the formal contexts‚ like meeting or press conference while low varieties are usually used in informal contexts‚ such as daily conversation with friends and family. Diglossia could also occur between two languages (Holmes‚ 2008). “Ah Boys to Men” is a conscription
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Language and the brain Many people assume the physical basis of language lies in the lips‚ the tongue‚ or the ear. But deaf and mute people can also possess language fully. People who have no capacity to use their vocal cords may still be able to comprehend language and use its written forms. And human sign language‚ which is based on visible gesture rather than the creation of sound waves‚ is an infinitely creative system just like spoken forms of language. But the basis of sign language
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honest‚ French is the official‚ social and literary language of the France‚ Monaco and Luxemburg. Actually‚ French is widely used in Europe‚ even in Canada‚ French and English are in the equal status‚ which is distributed in Quebec province. At the same time‚ French has various dialects. Only in this way can the language show its specialties. Well‚ how much do you know about the history of the French language? To tell you the truth‚ the French language was developed from the Latin of the Roman Empire
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Discuss the modes of language art in relation to their communicative‚ cognitive and social purposes. Language Arts refers to a complex system for creating meaning through various conventions. (Malyday‚ 1978).Language is a systematic means of communication by using words either spoken or gestured with hands and structured with grammar. Language is the most important form of human communication‚ we communicate our thoughts and feelings through language and it plays an important role in our daily
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When people make a great fuss over the merits and demerits of a language they overlook an important point that a language is not merely a means of communicating thoughts but also a way of getting civilized. Since‚ the date of India’s independence‚ there has been running many claims and counter-claims regarding the use and importance of English in India. Some speak in favour while some others oppose the idea of retaining English as a subject‚ in our school or college curriculum. The British
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