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    The Human Language

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    Coyotecatl December 2‚ 2013 Anthropology We can all agree that language is a fundamental basic of being human. Language has been around for centuries‚ there are no primitive languages‚ and the documentary video"The Human Language"‚ talks about just that. It brings about the question on how language functions within each and every society. Its amazing how we as organisms create sound and body gestures to make words‚ by what we call "Language". I say body gestures‚ because although being non-verbal‚ it

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    Body Language

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    Body Language Whether we realize it or not body language is used in our day-to-day lives. Body language is a form of non-verbal communication consisting of body posture‚ gestures‚ and eye movements. Humans usually send and interpret such signals unconsciously. Every day we respond to some sort of non-verbal communication or give off some sort of non-verbal communication ourselves. Scientific research on nonverbal communication and behavior began in 1872 with the publication of Charles Darwin’s

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    Power of language

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    Power of Language "Mother Tongue"‚ written by Amy Tan‚ illustrates the idea that words are more than just words. The author separates English into two categories: English used with her family and English used in public. Through her mother’s language‚ Tan emphasizes that we are categorized by the language we use and the way we speak. Because Tan’s mother expresses her thoughts in "broken" English‚ her thoughts become imperfect. Through examples of the ignorant stockholders and doctor‚ Amy Tan

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    Language and Culture

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    The Cultural Function of Language Many animal and even plant species communicate with each other. Humans are not unique in this capability. However‚ human language is unique in being a symbolic communication system that is learned instead of biologically inherited. Culture is the set of shared patterns of behaviors and interactions‚ cognitive constructs‚ and affective understanding that are learned through a process of socialization. These shared patterns identify the members of a culture group

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    Dead Languages

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    so-called dead language. Firstly‚ with the help of Latin and Ancient Greek it is possible to trace all sorts of words‚ ideas‚ forms of expression of European culture back to much earlier time. Secondly‚ Latin literature is deeply connected with Roman history‚ so studying and translating Latin literary works provide knowledge of a relevant historic period that influenced the history of the entire Europe. Thus‚ the study of Latin can widen your knowledge of History. Moreover‚ the dead languages are considered

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    Japanese Language

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    8 Tips to learn to speak Japanese effectively Tip 1: Attend Japanese classes If you are just starting out learning Japanese‚ I suggest that it is best you attend some basic Japanese courses at a local language school in your country. That is because the foundation of the language is so important that if you screw up in the beginning‚ it will drag you down when you move forward to the intermediate or advanced classes. You will always have to refer back the materials in the basic classes. I have

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    Language Paper

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    Language Paper PSY/360 Language Paper Language‚ though difficult to define is essential in understanding how people use it to explain what they need‚ feel‚ or want; it is how humans communicate. It is a special task that only humans can accomplish (Willingham‚ 2007). It is communicative‚ arbitrary in relationship between utterances and meaning‚ structured‚ dynamic‚ and lacks generativity (Willingham). Language consists of two main parts which are grammar and lexicon (Willingham). Grammar

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    Spoken Language

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    different definitions‚ the word written means language that can be traced onto paper and read‚ whereas the word spoken is language that can be expressed through speech and is generally heard once without the use of such things as recordings. Knowledge can be acquired from these two different types of language‚ in different ways depending on how a person learns and also which area of knowledge the language is being conveyed in. Written and spoken language are expressed in different ways and neither

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    Language and teaching

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    Today the professional language teacher has a good grounding in the various techniques and new approaches‚ and they know and understand the history and evolution of teaching methodologies. The modern teacher will in fact use a variety of methodologies and approaches‚ choosing techniques from each method that they consider effective and applying them according to the learning context and objectives. They prepare their lessons to facilitate the understanding of the new language being taught and do not

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    A Language Killer

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    A KILLER LANGUAGE It is undeniable that English language is a powerful language. It is spoken in most part of the world especially in developed countries for instance the United States‚ Great Britain‚ and Canada. This is an inescapable process of globalization‚ the process of extending social relations across world-space. Globalization leads to the commonness of English in several fields such as science‚ technology‚ economy‚ politic etc. The result of this is English dominating the world and disregarding

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