Urdu - The Origin and History of the Language Published on February 17 2014 by www.eautytask.com The term ’Urdu’ and its origin The term Urdu derives from a Turkish word ordu meaning camp or army. The Urdu languagedeveloped between the Muslim soldiers of the Mughals armies who belonged to various ethnicities like Turks‚ Arabs‚ Persians‚ Pathans‚ Balochis‚ Rajputs‚ Jats and Afghans. These soldiers lived in close contact with each other and communicated in different dialects‚ which slowly and gradually
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Language and Identity First of all‚ Identity is the belief as “who we are and how we are” which we all have as individuals and it is based on many fundamental factors such as Ethnic group‚ Racial‚ National‚ Gendered‚ Social Class‚ Language‚ Sexual and Religious. As it is clear that identity has many essentials and it is not made of just one fact but has something to do with many‚ I will focus on the relationship especially between language and identity in this paper. The
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meant by appropriateness (or appropriacy) in language use? Kevin Speck Word Count: 1407 words. Date: 12th November‚ 2014. Appropriateness of language means tailoring the language you use so it is appropriate for the age‚ perceived social status‚ form of communication‚ and the context of the occasion. These factors by themselves assume that the person you are communicating with is a native speaker of the language. Teachers of English as a second language need to take into account all the above factors
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Language is something that may be defined in many ways such as; ethnic languages (Spanish‚ English‚ French)‚ body language‚ sign language‚ etc… The key similarity between these mediums of language is that they are means of expression. These abilities are not simple functions preformed by any species‚ but complex mechanisms developed over thousands of years of evolution. There are many anatomical features that have continued to change and develop throughout the evolution of man‚ but one seems to have
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Marquise Long Understanding the importance of language An American author named Oliver Wendell Holmes once stated‚ “Language is the blood of the soul into which thoughts run and out of which they grow.” This quote‚ itself describes the importance of language as it embraces “growth” as an aspect of it. Language‚ which is a method of communication used by humans‚ allows for innovation and progress within the world. For starters‚ communication is important because
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The Vernacular Language Over the course of humanity‚ there have been many different languages that have come and gone. As this topic is being discussed‚ we can probably assume that there is another spoken or written language being developed for use in one way or another. Latin is one of the most prominent languages and was one of the longest used amongst those that were educated and within literature. The real questions that beg to be answered are the origins of the language and what were the
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When our teacher asked to us: “What is language?” I couldn’t give a specific answer‚because the language means many things.So‚my mind was bombarded by lots of things.I said to myself: “Language is our identity‚language is our culture‚language is words‚rules‚interfaces‚signs‚reaction‚action‚verbal‚non-verbal‚discourse...”I was confused by that attack of the opinions and couldn’t choose a specific word that identifies language for the teacher’s question.After the class‚when I came to home on the bus
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Bazakhstan’s diversity and rich regional cultures should all be respected when this language proposal is implemented in the nation. This proposal has taken more care to respect the differences of the regional tribes‚ while still attempting to unify the nation. The national language that shall be designated in Bazakhstan shall be Bolgar. This designation as a national language was chosen because of the group’s powerful effort in the independence movement against the Russian Federation. Although
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Body language Body language is a concept of which a person expresses what’s on their mind‚ their emotions and feelings without saying anything at all. Body language also can be referred to as non-verbal communication. Body language has many factors such as use of voice‚ gaze‚ touch‚ distance‚ time‚ and physical environments and appearance. Apart an small percentage of our overall brain processes verbal communication. Different people use body language in numerous different ways. Every person
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The New Texting Language: Bilingual or Lazy? The use of cell phones has taken over this generation’s communication with each other. According to Timothy Barranco‚ he says that in “Today’s society the youth are becoming bilingual without even realizing it.” (Barranco Pg.27) The author analyzes whether the texting language can be considered a second language‚ or is the new language just another way for Americans to diminish the English language. In the article “A Way with Words‚ or Away with Words:
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