1. Linguistic features of Germanic languages: vowels. Germanic languages also have some peculiarities in the sphere of vowel sounds‚ which distinguish them from other Indo-European languages. Their main characteristic feature in this sphere is the treatment of the Indo-European short vowels o and a and the long vowels o and a. Indo-European short o and a appear as short a languages. E.g.:in IE Germanic Russ. Яблоко germ. Apfel Lat. Noctem goth. Nahts Russ.ночь germ. Nacht Indo-European
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Language plays an important role in human life. One tries to acquire‚ learn and use language as a means of communication‚ and simultaneously as social symbol of humanity. It forms the foundation of our perceptions‚ communications‚ and daily interactions. By using language someone could make statements‚ convey facts and knowledge explain or report something‚ and keep social relations among the language users. It is a system of symbols by which we categorize‚ organize‚ and clarify our thinking. Language
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HSB 4M: Society Film Analysis CPT Movie 1 – Crash: Snow falling in Los Angeles Two African American men steal a white couple’s car Was previously complaining about black stereotypes being placed on them‚ then ironically does that which they are stereotyped for. (Sociology) Couple talking about always calling the man (assistant) Watch for dynamics between man and assistant (tied into sociology) Wife (Sandra bullock) very racist and stereotypical against minorities. Spanish man changed the
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CRASH COM200 Steven Fritzenkotter June 11‚ 2012 Crash Racism has been a big issue since the beginning of time. We have dealt with racism for as long as I can remember. In the movie crash‚ they deal with racism conflicts. In the beginning of the movie‚ two white
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Language and Mind – Spring 2013 – Second Practice Exam 1. Which of the following statements about parameters is FALSE? a. They specify the limits on possible differences between languages b. They do not belong to Universal Grammar # c. Their values must be “set” on the basis of experience 2. From the viewpoint of the principles-and-parameters theory‚ the process of language acquisition consists of: a. Setting the choice for each parameter that fits the language that is being acquired # b. Storing
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Crash ‚ a 2005 film by director Paul Haggis‚ begins by saying‚ "It’s the sense of touch . . .we miss . . . so much that we crash into each other just so we can feel something". The use of the word "touch" suggests human connection. "Feel" conjures a sense of emotion. We want to be moved by one another; to feel our common human existence. Our search for this sort of human connection persists despite many peripheral issues which divide us‚ but it is the search itself‚ not the issues‚ which provides
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Metaphor is for most people a device of the poetic imagination and the rhetorical flourish—a matter of extraordinary rather than ordinary language. Moreover‚ metaphor is typieully viewed as characteristic of language alone‚ a matter of words rather than thought or action. For this reason‚ most people think they can get along perfectly well without metaphor. We have found‚ on the contrary‚ that metaphor is pervasive in everyday life‚ not just in language but in thought and action. Our ordinary conceptual
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SEMINAR ON LINGUISTICS AN ANALYSIS OF SPEECH ACT AND MAXIMS OF CONVERSATION USED BY THE MAIN CHARACTER IN PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST MOVIE INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study Language has a social function as a tool to make connection between human beings. Without language‚ it seems impossible for people to interact with others in their daily life because language can express people’s feeling‚ willing‚ and opinion
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Speech act is a technical term in linguistics and the philosophy of language. The contemporary use of the term goes back to J. L. Austin ’s discovery of performative utterances and his theory of locutionary‚ illocutionary‚ and perlocutionary acts. Speech acts are commonly taken to include such acts as promising‚ ordering‚ greeting‚ warning‚ inviting and congratulating. Contents * 1 Locutionary‚ illocutionary and perlocutionary acts * 2 Illocutionary acts * 2.1 Classifying illocutionary
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2.- Did you like the movie ? Why? Yes ‚ I liked it especially because of the unorthodox storyline and how it examines the racial tensions that are still alive today. The movie promotes racial awareness‚ but like any conversation about race‚ it demands close inspection. We see a variety of African American men and women‚ several Hispanic characters‚ a Persian family‚ and several Asians. A scene will switch to another only because the initial characters story line is intersecting with that of the
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