stumans‚ without the connection‚ the air can only go through nasal cavities and lungs and thus there is no air in oral cavity only if stumans inhale air into mouth. Therefore‚ stumans are not able to articulate most of the sounds like oral sounds. For example‚ they cannot produce [b]‚ [d]‚ and [g]. Nonetheless‚ even though stumans’ nasal cavities and oral cavities are not connected‚ stuman can still pronounce clicks and nasals. To illustrate‚ stumans‚ with two closures that are one forward and one at back
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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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hypothetical questions they address and their respective narrative functions. The table also provides information on the sort of linguistic forms that each component typically takes. With the exception of Evaluation‚ the categories listed on the Table are arranged Table C5.1 Labov’s model of natural narrative Narrative category Narrative question Narrative function Linguistic form ABSTRACT What was this about? Signals that the story is A short summarising about to begin and statement
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The Film Industry in Relation to the American Culture The beliefs and values of the American people are almost constantly changing. Going through American history reveals how the American culture has gone through changes ever since the days of the American revolution. Constant change is a staple of the American culture. The theme of acknowledging change in the American culture was addressed in multiple sources throughout the stimulus packet. In 1971‚ during his “Address to the Nation on Labor Day”
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Professor Sartin AFRS 100 Sec 02 5511 Composition II December 15‚ 2014 Nonviolence in African American Culture Is violence actually a strategic method of obtaining equality? Throughout the years‚ African Americans have struggled to find the answer to this question. Quite often‚ violence rather than verbal or written communication has been used throughout history as a means of th subduing people of color. For example‚ in the last half of the 19 century‚ blacks were terrorized by many discriminatory groups
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LANGUAGE‚ CULTURE & SOCIETY: AN INTRODUCTION TO LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY Language‚ Culture & Society: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology Language‚ Culture & Society: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology Anthropology‚ a study of human kind‚ is and has been concerned with all aspects of human society. Within anthropology are four main subfields: physical/biological anthropology‚ cultural anthropology‚ archaeological anthropology
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"Rituals and ceremonies help define a culture. Without them‚ societies or groups of people have a diminished sense of who they are." The rituals and ceremonies that one finds in many societies today are largely relics of the past. They were born at a time when humans were still struggling to understand the awesome powers of nature‚ and thus‚ feared them. At first‚ they were no more than simple pagan rites that were performed to appease the sun god or the rain god. Later on‚ these rituals and ceremonies
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Introduction Increasing globalization requires more interaction among people from diverse cultures‚ beliefs‚ and backgrounds than ever before. People no longer live and work in an insular marketplace; they are now part of a worldwide economy with competition coming from nearly every continent. For this reason‚ organizations need diversity to become more creative and open to change. Therefore maximizing and capitalizing on workplace diversity has become an important issue for management today. Since
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Native American Culture is a culture of respect to their ancestors‚ and to their gods such as the moon‚ sun‚ and animals. Believing in reincarnations‚ they give sacrifice of animals and dance around fire to be in their gods favor; for when they die they will return in some form of animal or human. Reasons for the expansion of Europe into the west were 1). They were in search of riches ex. Gold‚ oil‚ tobacco‚ land‚ crops est.‚ they figured if they can find these resources they can trade them and make
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The Many Cultures of America American culture includes both conventional and liberal features‚ controlled and religious effectiveness‚ political structures‚ risk taking and free expression‚ materialist and moral elements. In spite of certain dependable principles such as‚ individuality‚ equality‚ and faith in freedom and democracy‚ American culture has a variety of terminologies due to its geographical scale and demographic diversity. The elasticity of U.S. culture and its highly symbolic nature
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