State of Indigenous languages in Australia - 2001 by Patrick McConvell Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Nicholas Thieberger The University of Melbourne November 2001 Australia: State of the Environment Second Technical Paper Series No. 2 (Natural and Cultural Heritage) Environment Australia‚ part of the Department of the Environment and Heritage © Commonwealth of Australia 2001 This work is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in
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Changing to an agitated tone‚ the use of inclusive language and repetition of ‘’we do not think‚’’ unifies readers and attempts to reaffirm that ‘’our laws should [not] take precedence over [other] laws.’’ Australian citizens are painted as people who uphold harmony‚ integration and ‘’support multiculturalism‚ cultural diversity‚’’ rectifying our stance against the extreme requests of ‘legal pluralism’ by religious leaders. The examples of ‘’Muslim man whipped 40 times‚ Muslim inman sending offensive
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The Evolution of Language The study of language is very intriguing once you start looking a little farther into it. I read through many books and sources to help make the history of language a little more clear and found many interesting ideas. I found that something as simple as the way you use your hand could shape the brain‚ language‚ and human culture (The Hand). I also found many sources on human evolution; and digging a bit deeper into this area showed me many thoughts and
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Figurative Language versus Literal Language Critical Thinking – PHI 210 Figurative Language versus Literal Language Figurative language is a language that uses embellished words or expressions to convey a message different from the literal interpretation. They are not to be taken literally but instead are meant to be imaginative (creative‚ inventive‚ offbeat)‚ vivid (intense‚ flamboyant‚ dramatic) and evocative (suggestive). Poets (and writers) frequently use figurative language as a way to
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The Abstract: This paper will be dealing with the use of Violence and its legitimization through manipulation of language by the state in dealing with “the other”. In an attempt to investigate the role played by the state‚ which monopolizes the use of violence for the sake of civilizing its people‚ inspired by a documentary titled “where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?”‚ this paper tries to go beyond spoken and written words to reach a better understanding of this role. It starts by defining
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Language Identity Are the people who become fluent in a second or third language at risk of losing their own identity? Language has been a way of communicating with each other for thousands of years‚ maybe even more. Since the day we were born we started to learn to speak the language of our fatherland and we’re all still learning. I don’t believe that you can necessarily lose your identity because you speak two or three languages. Identity is a very big word to use and is influenced by many
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practice of promoting a more powerful culture over a least known or desirable culture. It is usually the case that the former belongs to a large‚ economically or militarily powerful nation and the latter belongs to a smaller‚ less powerful one. Cultural imperialism can take the form of an active‚ formal policy or a general attitude. A metaphor of colonialism is employed: the cultural products of the first world "invade" the third-world and "conquer" local culture. In the stronger variants of the term
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Figurative Language versus Literal Language Figurative language‚ which some may refer to as “figure of speech”‚ is a type of language that utilizes description to produce a particular illustration and reveal a person’s emotion. It is‚ also‚ said that figurative language is associated with the human senses. Figurative language contains words that produce an intuition or thought of what the author wants his or her audience to know. At the end of the day figurative language plays an important role
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be involved in and be a part of interaction – even in a nonnative language. Along the same line‚ Fantini (2000) includes the ability to communicate effectively and appropriately without changing the significance of the message as a cross-cultural competency. Koehn and Rosenau‘s (2002) transnational listening requires that native speakers understand non-native speakers‚ even when they do not use the language in a correct manner. Sercu (2004) believes that the ability to find new
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Elizabeth Ross Culture Culture as defined by anthropologist Tylor; “is that complex whole which includes the knowledge‚ belief‚ art‚ morals‚ law‚ customs‚ and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.” Greenblatt recognizes this definition as vague and more of a gesture towards other more specific cultures such as : “youth culture” or “human culture”. He makes his most definitive statement about culture when defining what it does not refer to- materials.
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