Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans‚ it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language‚ spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history; other systems‚ such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary‚ were previously used. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script‚ and was in turn the basis of the Latin‚ Cyrillic‚ Coptic‚ and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds an important
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Sexism in Language By Alberto García Acosta General Linguistics Ruth Elizabeth Delgado Carrillo Introduction Let’s begin by defining the word sexism: “Prejudice‚ stereotyping‚ or discrimination‚ typically against women‚ on the basis of sex”. So‚ as we can see from the definition‚ even though sexist attitudes can be directed towards both a male person and a female person‚ they are usually inflicted upon the female gender. Sexist language‚ therefore‚ refers to a certain way of
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Prècis The body language plays an active role in our daily lives and reveals us what until now has been a gray area in communication: harnessing the power of nonverbal cues‚ get what we want out of every aspect of life‚ from professional encounters to personal relationships. I have chosen to present this theme because we use gestures in communication all the time in order to convey a message and express ourselves. But this powerful expressive technique in non-verbal communication should be
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that language is a tool for power? How do you think that men in the past arrived to power? This is a really good question involving not also the brightness of these people‚ but also the way they could easily convince people to vote for them or to follow them. From the early ages of human history with the first tribes‚ to the actual campaign for a Presidency all around the world‚ men and woman have used their abilities as good speakers to convince people to join their cause but is language a tool
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Vernacular Language Vernacular language is the native language of a specific population during the Middle Ages. Latin and French were the most commonly used for literature. The general population did not have the ability to read or write. Mainly‚ the only people who learned how to read and write were the wealthy and upper class citizens. Eventually the general population learned to read and write using their own language or in other words vernacular. Origins Most of the vernacular languages branched
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Unit 14 Support children’s speech‚ language and Communication -T/600/9789 4 credits Outcome 1 Understand the importance of speech‚ language and communication for children’s overall development 1.1 explain each of the terms: e) speech f) language g) communication h) speech‚ language and communication needs 1.2 explain how speech‚ language and communication skills support each of the following areas in children’s development: a) learning b) emotional c) behaviour d) social 1
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Value of Language I was talking with a friend of mine about a year ago‚ about what humanity has done and is capable of doing. During this discussion‚ we came to the conclusion that language was one of the most impressive feats of humanity. My friend said that language really is just a bunch of sophisticated grunts‚ and I have to say I agree with him. There are thousands of languages in the world‚ and multiple dialects to each language. I have always felt that wasting potential was one of the worst
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Coming into Language “There is more pleasure to building castles in the air than on the ground.” This quote by Edward Gibbon illustrates the intensity of writing and what gratification it can hold. When one writes‚ they are not confined to one certain formula. A person is able to express their thoughts and feelings in any way they choose. Language is a border for many people in that some cannot comprehend a certain language‚ understand how to use it‚ or recognize what is being said to them. On the
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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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What should she do? Ignore the bad language? Give Tommy a warning? Put Tommy in timeout? On a more philosophical level‚ Ms. Smith wonders if calling another child a "poop head" is really all that bad. After all‚ there are much worse words that Tommy could have used.Language values clearly vary from one community to another. Language values are also influenced by social and economic forces. Parents in religious communities may want more restriction on profane language than parents from non-religious
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