The six functions of language The Referential Function corresponds to the factor of Message and describes a situation‚ object or mental state. The descriptive statements of the referential function can consist of both definite descriptions and deictic words‚ e.g. "The autumn leaves have all fallen now." Example: The party is going to start at 8 pm The Expressive (alternatively called "emotive" or "affective") Function relates to the Addresser (sender) and is best exemplified by interjections and
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Tamil /ˈtæmɪl/[8] (தமிழ்‚ tamiḻ‚ [t̪ɐmɨɻ] ?) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of South India and North-east Sri Lanka. It has official status in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu‚ Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Tamil is also a national language of Sri Lanka[9] and an official language of Singapore[10] It is legalized as one of the languages of medium of education inMalaysia along with English‚ Malay and Mandarin.[7][11] It is also chiefly spoken in the states
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one is able to access these customs by interviewing someone from that culture. Language is the key module to a single culture‚ whether only one culture speaks a particular language or many cultures across the world share that same language. Sharing a language with another culture is a way of combining two or more cultures together in which they have a mutual characteristic of each culture. The French language is spoken in several countries; some consist of the United States‚ Canada‚ France
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of global languages and globalization; it also shows us how global languages spread and why they are needed. Key words: lingua franca‚ globalization‚ language Language and Globalization Since this paper is going to focus on the problem of language globalization I feel we should be properly introduced first to the term of lingua franca or otherwise known as a global language. The term lingua franca (plural lingue franche or lingua francas) is used to refer to any form of language that serves
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Question: Describe the regional variations of slavery throughout Britain’s North American colonies. How did the development of and atitudes toward the institution differ in each area? During the 13 colonies‚ slavery was a necessity to the white owners because of the work that was being done for them. In my readings‚ I know that the African Americans were being treated very low and did all of the dirty work for their owners. But during this time in which slavery existed in the 13 colonies‚ the
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any language means a contraction‚ reduction and impoverishment of the sum total of the reservoir of human thought and knowledge as expressible through language. To what extent do you agree with this? As globalization takes place‚ languages spoken by the majority became lingua franca of different regions. English for example as its most widely spread across the entire world‚ is spoken by 360 to 400 million as their first language and 470 million to more than 1 billion as their second language. It
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Languages‚ dialects and slang of Sweden Introduction My research will be how the language variation in Sweden looks today‚ and I will give some information about the Swedish language and other spoken languages in Sweden. I will also look into the sub-dialects called `Rinkebyswedish`‚ ´Swenglish” and slang language. Swedish is now officially the main language of Sweden and is spoken approximately by 10 million people. Although until 2009 it was not the official language. The reason for that was
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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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A KILLER LANGUAGE It is undeniable that English language is a powerful language. It is spoken in most part of the world especially in developed countries for instance the United States‚ Great Britain‚ and Canada. This is an inescapable process of globalization‚ the process of extending social relations across world-space. Globalization leads to the commonness of English in several fields such as science‚ technology‚ economy‚ politic etc. The result of this is English dominating the world and disregarding
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The Love Languages One of the biggest part of communication is how we send and receive messages. How we communicate takes may different forms. According to Author Gary Chapman’s book The 5 Love Languages (1995). “We tend to speak our primary love language‚ and we become confused when our spouse does not understand what we are communicating.” Words of affirmation‚ quality time‚ receiving gifts‚ acts of services‚ and physical touches are the languages we are going to cover. The first love language
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