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    Language and Parole

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    Langue and Parole John Phillips The distinction between the French words‚ langue (language or tongue) and parole (speech)‚ enters the vocabulary of theoretical linguistics with Ferdinand de Saussure’s Course in General Linguistics‚ which was published posthumously in 1915 after having been collocated from student notes. La langue denotes the abstract systematic principles of a language‚ without which no meaningful utterance (parole) would be possible. The Course manifests a shift from the search

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    Language Learning vs Language Acquisition ● What is language learning and language acquisition? Terminologies Language : is the human capacity for acquiring and using complex systems of communication Acquisition: the act of acquiring or gaining possession‚ something acquired‚ a person or thing of special merit added to a group Learning: Something we acquire or get through experience So‚ anu gid na sila bla? na Language acquisition is the process by which humans

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    Language and Violence

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    The Abstract: This paper will be dealing with the use of Violence and its legitimization through manipulation of language by the state in dealing with “the other”. In an attempt to investigate the role played by the state‚ which monopolizes the use of violence for the sake of civilizing its people‚ inspired by a documentary titled “where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?”‚ this paper tries to go beyond spoken and written words to reach a better understanding of this role. It starts by defining

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    Endangered Languages

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    help us to determine whether a language UP:23/04/2012-09:19:31 WM:23/04/2012-09:19:38 M:LG102-4-FY A:11a5 R:1101631 C:A531A08874E68F858726D2BE7C18B7DAF6AD10B9 is in a dangerous position or not‚ such as acquisition rate by the children‚ attitude of the whole community to the language and effects of other languages that can threaten the language. Moreover‚ being able to have and evaluate such factors is important in order to decide the level of endangerment of a language. Classification of endangerment

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    Slang Language

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    ANALYSIS OF THE USING SLANG LANGUAGE (BAD WORDS) IN MAKASSAR SOCIETY BY MOHAMMAD ASLAMMUDDIN (085214015) TRI WULANDARI (085214017) IHRAM CHARLY (105214017) ENGLISH LITERATURE FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STATE UNIVERSITY OF MAKASSAR 2012 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. Background Language is a tool of communication. We can send information by communicate it. A communication can be a spoken language or written language. In spoken language‚ it might be a conversation. Conversation

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    A History of the English Language Before the Germanic tribes arrived‚ the Celts were the original inhabitants of Britain. When the Germanic tribes invaded England‚ they pushed the Celt-speaking inhabitants out of England into what is now Scotland‚ Wales‚ Cornwall‚ and Ireland. The Celtic language survives today in the Gaelic languages‚ and some scholars speculate that the Celtic tongue might have influenced the grammatical development of English‚ though the influence would have been minimal

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    Language and Gender

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    Language and Gender Submitted to Mam Rehana Submitted by Maha Sarfraz Roll no 10070602-030 Discipline BS(Hons) English Department English Language Course Title Feminine Linguistics University of Gujrat Contents TOC o 1-3 h z u HYPERLINK l _Toc390269756 1.1 Sexist Language PAGEREF _Toc390269756 h 2 HYPERLINK l _Toc390269757 1.1.1 Symmetry PAGEREF _Toc390269757 h 2 HYPERLINK l _Toc390269758 1.1.2 Use of Vocabulary PAGEREF _Toc390269758 h 3 HYPERLINK l _Toc390269759 1.1.3 Semantic derogation

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    Outline Spoken Language vs. Written Language I. Introduction. But the most common forms of language are spoken and written‚ which are very different and have one similarity. II. Body A. The similarity between spoken and written forms of language is skills. 1. Written language requires skills. 2. Skills are also necessary in spoken language. B. Despite these differences there is one similarity between these two languages. C. One important difference in written and spoken

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    Grade English Politically Correct Language and Bias-Language Language is the method of human communication‚ either spoken or written‚ consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way. It has been proved that some types of language can harm people. Bias-Language occurs with gender but can also offend groups of people based on sexual orientation ethnicity‚ political interest‚ or race. To remedy the harm‚ politically correct language was started. It’s supporting or relating

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    Language Loss

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    could turn to are dying off of the face of the earth. Thus the global trend of language loss is an issue incredibly worthy of long overdue attention; it may in fact be our last meaningful alternative to rescue the plight of humanity’s survival. As a repository of knowledge‚ an expression of culture‚ and a symbolic embodiment of a way of life‚ the loss of a language speaks for itself. Although some Aboriginal languages are on the brink of extinction in Canada‚ regrettably‚ not many people are listening

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