world. John Walsh says that “[the claim that] English‚ the ‘International Shark’ as one commentator has dramatically called it‚ is about to devour other state languages‚ ignores a far more diverse tapestry of linguistic diversity” (Walsh‚ 2001). However‚ the threat of English to linguistic diversity and other cultures is debatable. This paper will discuss three significant issues with a view to the clarification of this issue: globalisation; English as a world medium; and English as a new ‘cultural
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density‚ this is also known as singularity‚ a collapsed core (Smith‚ H. R.). Black holes are also able to merge with other black holes to form a super massive black hole‚ this is present in the centres of most galaxies (Wikipedia). Source: Cambridge Relativity The process at which black holes are made simply only involve the cores of stars. The size of the core of the star is essential in determining whether a dying star will form into a black hole‚ a white dwarf
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’s How to Do Things with Words (second edition‚ 1975)‚ the major premise of which is that language is as much‚ if not more‚ a mode of action as it is a means of conveying information. As John Searle puts it‚ "All linguistic communication involves linguistic acts. The unit of linguistic communication is not‚ as has generally been supposed‚ the symbol‚ word‚ or sentence‚ or even the token of the symbol‚ word‚ or sentence‚ but rather the production or issuance of the symbol or word or sentence in the
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Literature in the Language Classroom Traditional Approaches The teaching of literature has recently been resurrected as a vital component of English language teaching. Over the past few decades‚ there has been much discussion on the value of attempting to teach any kind of literature‚ whether it be the classics or any imaginative work written in English‚ as part of an English language syllabus. For instance‚ in the sixties and seventies‚ there was a distinct reaction against the use of any literary
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famous paper was Einstein’s special theory of relativity. In this paper‚ he concluded that time is not constant and neither is weight or mass. In 1915‚ he corrected problems with his special theory involving gravity by writing the general theory of relativity. Time curved was what he was saying and he suggested a way this could be proven. The opportunity for the proof appeared in 1919 resulting in the acceptance of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. In his later years‚ he searched for one basic
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his theory of relativity and famous equation of E = mc2 the expression of mass-energy equivalence. In 1921 he received the Nobel Prize in Physics “for his service to Theoretical Physics‚ and his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.” His numerous contributions to physics include his special theory of relativity‚ which brought together concepts of mechanics and electromagnetism‚ and his general theory of relativity‚ which was intended to extend the principle of relativity to non-uniform
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The four fields of anthropology are physical anthropology‚ archaeology‚ linguistic and cultural anthropology. In the lecture notes These are very important aspects to study and are known as the Boasian Approach. Biological or physical anthropologists study inherited traits that are passed down within a culture. They use fossils and compare anatomies of other species like our own to understand the evolution of the human mind‚ body and behavior. The subfield archaeology studies past ways of life by
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References: Culture Shock‚ Michael Agar Linguistic studies‚ USF Related Articles: Fathers of Linguistics I Fathers of Linguistics II
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siWhat are EAP and ESP? The aim of this report is to talk about a narrower‚ functional perspective of variation in language use and the linguistics resources which ESP /EAP students may choose and ignore in order to achieve their communicative goals in professional practice. This involves three important concepts: EST (English for Science and Technology)‚ EAP (English for Academic Purposes) and ESP (English for Specific Purposes). The first concept‚ EST is the language used in the professional
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