differences in languages‚ there are still a number of differences between the accents of a language. According to the New Oxford American Dictionary‚ accent‚ in terms of sociolinguistics‚ is defined as the unique manner of pronunciation to a specific individual‚ region or nation. (Oxford University Press‚ 2005) Lippi‚ the author of English With an Accent: Language‚ Ideology‚ and Discrimination in the United States‚ believes that accents identify nationalities‚ socio-economic status‚ social class and more
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ACCENT NEUTRALIZATION OBJECTIVE The first reaction of all professionals whenever I used to mention the importance of Accent Neutralization was one of sarcasm and smirk When I interacted with these professionals at length‚ I found one point in common. They were technically very sound in their function. Moreover they were proven performers. But somewhere down the line‚ the growth stopped. They probably never realized this or probably did not sit down and introspect where they should have been
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Dialects in American Literature In the late 19th and early 20th centuries dialect was not common in American Literature. Writers who attempted to accurately capture American dialect and slang often failed to make it believable. In my essay‚ "Dialects in American Literature‚" I will compare and contrast three writers who used dialect in their writings and explain the difference between effective and ineffective use of dialect. The writers I will be discussing are Mark Twain‚ Bret Harte‚ and
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The Webster’s New World College Dictionary (Agnes 1999‚397) defines dialect as “a form or variety of a spoken language including the standard form‚ peculiar to a region‚ community‚ social group‚ occupational… and although it includes the standard form of language spoken by the region‚ community…it differs from it in matters of pronunciation‚ syntax …”. But somehow‚ the Caribbean dialect has been a form of expression which has still not been widely accepted or respected by people living within the
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citáty "People use idioms to make their language richer and more colorful and to convey subtle shades of meaning or intention. Idioms are used often to replace a literal word or expression‚ and many times the idiom better describes the full nuance of meaning. Idioms and idiomatic expressions can be more precise than the literal words‚ often using fewer words but saying more. For example‚ the expression it runs in the family is shorter and more succinct than saying that a physical or personality
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Cultural differences and translation of idioms Language and culture are closely connected and inseparable‚ as a language idiom is the essence of the deposition of the fascinating history and culture. Because of geography‚ history‚ religion‚ customs and other aspects of life differences between Chinese and English Idioms carrying characteristics of the different cultures and cultural information‚ so English-Chinese Idioms often encounter many difficulties. From the geographical environment‚ historical
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Imagine being asked “Hey man‚ do you own a shotty?” Naturally a person’s first response will be “What is a shotty?” A shotty0 is slang for a gun. Slang words are very common‚ and sometimes describe the object or person perfectly. Money‚ drugs‚ cars‚ etc. are a few things that have slang words. One object in particular that obtains a few slang words is a gun. Some slang words for a gun are Nine‚ Burner‚ Chopper‚ Gat‚ Heater‚ Mac‚ Piece‚ Strap‚ Glockie‚ Zootie‚ Thang‚ Nina‚ Shotty‚ Pump‚ Clappa‚ &
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Love over words Julia Alvarez knocked socks off of hundreds of american and Dominican Republic lives by her novel How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents‚ which was published in 1991 but the book starts in 1960 in New York‚ The novel is “told in reverse chronological order and narrated from shifting perspectives(“Alvarez‚Julia.”ProQuest). The Garcia girls are first introduced in the novel when they have established lives at age 30 and goes through their experience of having to go from a small
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at the Kitchen Table Connotative and denotative meanings of words and phrases are the backbone for African American literature. In “I‚ Too” by Langston Hughes‚ Hughes uses words and phrases that have a deeper underlying meaning than what they appear to be. With his work focused on the equality of blacks in early America it makes it easier to pull out the words and phrases that have these subliminal meanings. The tones in “I‚ Too” can be established by seeking the connotative meanings of certain words
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GENETICS JARGON Alleles (allelomorphs) Alternative forms of a particular gene. There can be several alleles of a particular gene in the population‚ but only 2 alleles can be inherited by a single individual. For simplicity much literature aimed at the general reader uses "gene" where it means "allele". Allelic Series A series of alleles that are all mutant forms of the same gene and are at the same locus (same position on the chromsome). Alternate Heredity Mendelian inheritance involving
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