Test to Chapter Five and Six of Sociolinguistic 1. What is the stating point or base for Sociolinguistic study? Sociolingustic study is the base for people to use language in a social norm‚ and because of language‚ they (people) can interact and communicate with each other. From this point of view‚ we can see that the starting point for Sociolingustic study are language‚ people‚ social norm‚ interaction and communication. 2. Why it is said that language is both an individual possession
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“Fair is foul and foul is fair.” “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair. Hover through the fog and filthy air‚” said the witches in the first act and scene of Macbeth. Pertaining to the story‚ I believe this quote sheds light to the audience on the evil the witches possess. Without even reading further into the book‚ the audience can feel the eerie aura that the witches give off. You can foreshadow that the witches are going to turn what is good‚ foul and maintain what is foul. The witches are saying
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What could “Fair is foul and foul is fair” ever mean?"Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair‚" expresses the main theme of Macbeth written by William Shakespeare. There are several different ways in which these words can be interpreted. It could mean not everything is what it seems or it could mean that something that is supposedly used for good can bring forth evil.The first time we hear the statement is in the opening scene when the witches say the exact line "Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair" (Act I Scene
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one or more areas of difference and discuss the evidence provided and possible reasons for the differences found. • Discuss the various reasons put forward by sociolinguistics to explain why a child who does not speak the standard language may be less successful at school than one who does. How can an understanding of the sociolinguistics prove useful to a foreign language teacher? • Language determines the way we perceive the world and consequently our behaviour.
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"Foul is fair and fair is foul." This is a quote from the witches in the beginning on Macbeth. This line sets a tone for the entire play of Macbeth. "Foul is fair and fair is foul" means that anything that is bad is good and what is good is bad. Everything is not what it seems. The witches tell Macbeth that he will become the thane of Cawdor and he will not become king‚ although his children will be kings. Banquo says in the play "Can the devil tell the truth". Most of us would perceive that telling
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In Macbeth‚ William Shakespeare shows a good side‚ and a bad side of a person. At the beginning of the play‚ three witches mentioned “ Fair is Foul” and “Foul is Fair” ( 1.1.13). Macbeth felt that his cousin Duncan are king was unfair to him‚ however‚ Duncan felt it was acceptable. In order‚ to right what Macbeth felt was foul he killed Duncan to make it Fair in his eyes. Their apparition are simply true and they have Macbeth thinking that anyone will hurt him. Macbeth had a taste of power‚ and
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scene of the play‚ other than the establishment of witches who intend to interact with Macbeth‚ but one particular line does‚ at least‚ set the tone for the rest of the tale. Together‚ just before parting ways‚ the witches all recite‚ “Fair is foul and foul is fair” (Shakespeare 1.1.). On the surface‚ this statement seems simple enough: good is bad and bad is good. But what does that really mean within the context of the play? There are two main things to note about this line. To begin with‚ the witches’
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Please! You make me feel ridiculous (Strange starts speaking French) Strange’: And you‚ where have you been you? Marcus: I had to go… (Strange cuts off Marcus) Strange’- Oh Shut up! Look at this! This is ridiculous. (Throws thong) Why are my concepts being ignored? (Gets in Jacqueline’s face) I am not a fool! I know what the people want. They want to be shocked‚ and they want to be stunned‚ and they want to be jolted! (Shows her ass to Lloyd) (Lloyd turns head is dismay) So I’ve prepared
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I understand why you are torn when comes to gerrymandering‚ but for me I don’t think it’s fair. As the the definition of gerrymandering it is “redistricting to benefit a particular group”. What I really don’t like about it‚ is states get divided the way the congress wants and it changes at every . Even if the states gets redistricting in a weird way and it doesn’t make sense by looking at the map‚ as long as the district ends up with equal population. I don’t think the way it’s proportioned to make
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room to the fair‚ I could feel my heart beat faster. Questions of what to ask recruiters raced through my head as I walked through a sea of orange and green to see which table I should approach first. This is my second year at the career fair. Last year‚ I was turned away by most of the recruiters because I was only a first year who did not have a resume. Nevertheless‚ I still walked away with bag full of goodies and an idea what recruiters are looking for in students. This year‚ I have my resume and
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