Language Change in English Heraclitus (6th Century BC‚ cited in Aitchison‚ 1981) stated that “Everything rolls on‚ nothing stays still ” (P. 1). Like everything else‚ language gradually transforms itself over the centuries. Generation by generation‚ pronunciation evolves‚ new words are borrowed or invented‚ the meaning of old words drifts‚ and morphology develops or decays. The rate of change varies but whether the changes are faster or slower‚ the original and new language will not be mutually
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English as a second language is not easy to learn. This is because English has its own set of rules in grammar‚ vocabulary‚ and pronunciations that might be very different from that of the native English as a second language is not easy to learn. By following six simple steps‚ however‚ non-native English speakers can speak‚ write‚ read‚ and listen to English confidently and effortlessly. -These six simple steps on how to learn English successfully.
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How Body Language Assist Indian Ethnicity In Succeeding Negotiation Activities A lot of people think that winning a negotiation is all about mastering the language skills of bargaining‚ and to some degree that’s correct. It’s not enough though as body language can say a lot more than voice in process of negotiation. Nonverbal communication can provide a huge advantage in any negotiation. When it comes to effective negotiation‚ it’s not so much what had say as what had do that really counts. Some
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BODY LANGUAGE Body language is a form of non-verbal communication consisting of body pose‚ gestures‚ and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals subconsciously. Body language may provide clues as to the attitude or state of mind of a person. For example‚ it may indicate aggression‚ attentiveness‚ boredom‚ relaxed state‚ pleasure‚ amusement and intoxication among many other clues. WHY BODY LANGUAGE IS IMPORTANT? Body language; Can effect how people think of you‚ Can reveal
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Sociology 101 Language is essential Humans have an innate capacity for language and it ’s quite remarkable. Ever wonder how you learned how to talk‚ or how you transitioned from "goo-goo gaga" to "please pass the potatoes?" Turns out that we are born with a mental module called the language acquisition device which allows us to be open to languages of our culture. While we are just babies‚ our parents are talking and carrying on about their business and we are listening intently
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GERMANIC LANGUAGES Classification of Modern Germanic Languages and their Distribution Classification of languages means their placement into families or phyla [‘failə] on the basis of lexical or typological similarity or shared ancestry. Languages may thus be classified either genetically or typologically. A genetic classification assumes that certain languages are related in that they have evolved from a common ancestral language. This form of classification employs ancient records as well
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Charlemagne said: “to have another language is to possess a second soul”. Language is common to all people and each in its own context. It links us all together and defines us as individuals. It can be a source of a great power and influence. Born and living in Lebanon‚ I have acquired Arabic as my native language. Like any other country‚ the Arabic language in Lebanon differs from region to another which is defined ad dialect. Coming from an urban region‚ mine is the most common one even
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a global language English is spoken in most parts of the world‚ for instance in Great Britain‚ the USA‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ New Zealand and in many more countries. Moreover in African states English serves as main form of communication. English is‚ after the Chinese one‚ the language most people speak and it is the most popular second language and foreign language pupils learn in school. The English language is often named as a “killer language” that wipes out smaller languages and their
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It is said that “Before the birth of stones and sand‚ brave tamil man was born”. It portrays the heritage of tamil language. It is the oldest Dravidian language ‚along with Chinese‚ Greek‚ Sanskrit and others. It is one of the world’s classical languages. All south indian language belong to single indian group known as the family of tamil language. Tamil Nadu is the main land of tamil speaking people. More than 8 crore tamils live in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry. The first book of
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help us to determine whether a language UP:23/04/2012-09:19:31 WM:23/04/2012-09:19:38 M:LG102-4-FY A:11a5 R:1101631 C:A531A08874E68F858726D2BE7C18B7DAF6AD10B9 is in a dangerous position or not‚ such as acquisition rate by the children‚ attitude of the whole community to the language and effects of other languages that can threaten the language. Moreover‚ being able to have and evaluate such factors is important in order to decide the level of endangerment of a language. Classification of endangerment
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