ELL204/05 Society and Language (A) Four Dimensions of Sociolinguistic by Holmes (2008) Believe it or not? since the earth start until now‚ people talk ‚ people communicate for transfer their information or convey their feeling to other . Languages play an important role in this process of transfer. Every day we speak‚ but sometime we will say the same thing in different way .What makes us use the different way to speak? In fact‚ these are some factor that will cause us to change
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Definition of Language Language Any means of conveying or communicating ideas; specifically‚ human speech; the expression of ideas by the voice; sounds‚ expressive of thought‚ articulated by the organs of the throat and mouth. The expression of ideas by writing‚ or any other instrumentality. The forms of speech‚ or the methods of expressing ideas‚ peculiar to a particular nation. The characteristic mode of arranging words‚ peculiar to an individual speaker or writer; manner of expression;
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Introduction Across 294 countries in the world‚ there are about 6‚500 languages are commonly using in the daily life. The domination of English has been proved as an international language all across with the coming of globalization in future‚ English is the language of diplomacy and international communications for the use of business‚ tourism‚ education‚ science‚ computer technology‚ media‚ Internet and etc. Without language‚ all the things couldn’t happen and stay in place like today. People
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Role of the language Language is innovative. It develops every time. All of us use it in different ways. Language has roles for our primary necessity. The roles can be seen in two areas‚ in social environment and education. First‚ we can use language in social environment. The language is used for communication. We use language as a device to get a good communication. Language make us easy to communicate each other. For example‚ when we want to give some ideas‚ we can use language to show
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A room designed for learning foreign languages and equipped with tape recorders‚ videocassette recorders‚ or computers connected to monitoring devices enabling the instructor to listen and speak to the students individually or as a group is called a language laboratory. It is an audio or audio-visual installation used as an aid in modern language teaching. They can be found‚ amongst other places‚ in schools‚ universities and academics. The language laboratory is very useful for assessing students’
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Body Language Do you know you speak all the time? Even when you are asleep‚ your mind is occupied with thought. When you wake up in the morning‚ you are already thinking. Even your body speaks. It’s called body language. Body speak is very common‚ you hardly notice it‚ but it clues you in subliminally. In a nutshell‚ it’s how you present yourself. Facial expressions are part of body language. A smile‚ a frown‚ a look‚ a question are all part of speaking with your look. These things say if you are
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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE Figurative language is language that describes something by comparing it to something else. Figurative language goes beyond the literal meaning of words to describe or explain a subject. There are many types of figurative language‚ including similes‚ metaphors‚ alliteration‚ onomatopoeia‚ imagery‚ personification‚ and hyperbole. Authors use figurative language to help the reader see beyond the written words on the page and to visualize what is going on in the story or poem
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Language and Society 1. The relatedness between language and Society 1) While language is principally used to communicate meaning‚ it is also used to establish and maintain social relationships. 2) Users of the same language in a sense all speak differently. The kind of language each of them chooses to use is in part determined by his social background. Language‚ in its turn‚ reveals information about its speaker. 3) To some extent‚ language‚ especially the structure of its
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Vernacular Language HUMA215-1205B-09 Unit 2 Individual Project 1/20/13 LaToya Marible Abstract Vernacular language is somewhat of a unique language that has seems to have such a wide spread throughout the 11th-14th century. The purpose of this paper is to inform the reader of the impacts of vernacular language. After reading this paper you will understand what vernacular language is. Vernacular Language The spread for vernacular language was an
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Languages When I read the article about languages then it put me thinking. How many languages I can speak myself. And it hit me‚ not much. I can speak Estonian as my native language and English only as my foreign language. It is great that I have French in my university’s studying program because like Louise said in the text- lots of businesses say they want people who can speak European languages‚ but young people do not seem to realize that speaking another language can imrpove their job prospects
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