Spoken Language Language is an integral part of our society; it uses a series of systems to convey meaning‚ thus setting up a discourse community. The surrounding environment plays a major role in our language as a social practice. Language is a form of communication involving an organized system of symbols whether written‚ spoken or pictures. Language is purposeful‚ built on shared conventions‚ shaped by the context and constitutes texts of various sorts and " language is the source of human
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Sign Language 1 [The speaker begins by using Signed English to express the words‚ “You are my friend.”] Do you know what I just told you? The message I communicated probably escaped most of you. Communication through hand motions is something we do all the time without even thinking about it. For most of us‚ it’s a supplement to spoken language. But for many deaf and hearing-impaired people‚ sign language isn’t just a supplement‚ it’s a primary mode of communication. 2 I’m not an expert in
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Language is a persuasive tool but can also be misleading and confusing. Barriers such as distorting euphemisms‚ acronyms‚ lingo‚ illogicalities‚ and clichés can distort the meaning of words or phrases (Kirby et al‚ 1999‚ pg. 92). The most powerful ability of language is to understand and effectively communicate. Being able to clearly communicate ideas to each other allows empowerment and the ability to be open to new thoughts and opinions. The ability to reproduce this information to another in a
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advertisements‚ especially the advertising language‚ and advertising language is different from any other kinds of language. Advertising language is very specific that lots of weasel words are used in advertising language‚ and advertising language are always very simple; these features can be illustrated by an advertisement that I found in a magazine. Different from any other kinds of language‚ weasel words are very useful and important in advertising language. In the article “With These Words I Can
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by the language he or she uses. In an essay of not more than 400 words‚ discuss with reference to the characteristics and salient features of DIALECT‚ SOCIOLECT and IDIOLECT. Linguists commonly use language variety as a cover term for any of the overlapping subcategories of a language‚ including dialect‚ idiolect and social dialect. The use of the word variety refer to those different forms that avoid the use of the term language‚ which many people associate only with the standard language‚ and the
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Sociolinguistics Language Variation What is Sociolinguistics? What Factors Enter into Language Variation? • Language does not exist in a vacuum. • Since language is a social phenomenon it is natural to assume that the structure of a society has some impact on the language of the speakers of that society. • The study of this relationship and of other extralinguistic factors is the subfield of sociolinguistics. • We will look in this section at the ways in which languages vary internally
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Analysis of Language Keyed In “Keyed in” published by Internet blogger Voxi is a persuasive article regarding the technological boom being experienced by not only today’s youth but by society in general. Published on May 23‚ 2009 on website Ctrl Alt “Keyed in” Voxi‚ contends that society and its members should herald the implementation of new technology and welcome it with open arms‚ contrasting the internet with great historical discoveries such as Darwinism and the reorganisation of the cosmos
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these themes is the use of spoken language. ’No Sugar’‚ by Jack Davis is a stage drama which uses many different techniques of spoken language in order to shape the numerous themes that it presents. The use of tone‚ Nyoongah‚ which is the native Aboriginal language of Western Australia‚ expletives‚ slang language and idioms all compile in different ways to shape the themes in Davis’ ’No Sugar’. Some of the themes presented through the use of these spoken language techniques are inhumanity‚ inequality
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1. What is language? Language is a collection of symbols used to send messages to an individual. 2. Language Rules? Phonological: Govern the way words sound when pronounced Synthetic: Govern the structure of language- way symbols are arranged Semantic: Deal with the meaning of specific words Pragmatic: Govern the way language is used in everyday interaction 3. What is affiliation‚ give an example Affiliation is when you connect or associate with someone or with a group. Communicators tend
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Power of Language Language plays an important role in communication by bringing people together and enriching their relationships. Language can also alienate those who do not speak it properly‚ or at all‚ from those who do. The essays‚ Mother Tongue‚ by Amy Tan‚ best known for her book‚ The Joy Luck Club‚ and Se Habla Espanol‚ by Tanya Barrientos‚ delve into the many powers that language holds. These essays reflect how by not speaking a language in proper form and by not speaking a language at all
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