Seth Weiss Presence or Absence of the Rhotic [r] Sound in the Speech of New Yorkers vs. Upstate New Yorkers. Background/Context: Sociolinguists have drawn American Dialect Region maps for years. Distinctions between varieties of English spoken throughout the country have been marked based on the processes known as dialect leveling‚ contact‚ and isolation‚ in addition to the varying points of origin of those who immigrated to the USA‚ and their migration patterns westward. According to one
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Marketing Plan DECEMBER 10‚ 2014 MKT 571 The Product ROBO OP Surgeons Console Patient Side Cart Contains FlexWrist Imaging and Control Center Executive Summary DTSF Headquartered in Dallas‚ Texas Start-up company formed by surgeons and engineers Product is ROBO OP a robotic system used for minimally invasive surgery Minimally invasive surgery makes operations easier‚ faster‚ less scarring and shorter recovery time Market Leader is Intuitives da Vinci robotic system Main
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When Yolanda was young she liked to sneak into a shed that was said to be haunted by ghosts and spirits to search for devils. It was during one of these visits that she found a mother cat and her kittens. She decides to bring one of the kittens home with her to keep as a pet‚ this despite having been told by a stranger that the kittens are too young to be taken from their mother. As soon as she reaches her home with the kitten she grows annoyed with it’s meows and throws it out the window‚ causing
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Case -4 A New Pitch for an Old Classic Andrew E. Friedman is a new breed of manager in America’s favorite pastime—the classic game of baseball. As the general manager of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (his formal title is executive vice president of baseball operations)‚ Friedman is responsible for overseeing and directing the team’s overall baseball operations. And he’s doing it his way—by relying on financial models and data mining to help improve the team’s performance and valuation. For the 2006
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Sound Engineering Principles Module SED1001 Brief; Explain briefly the physiological process of hearing in humans. Which factors affect our hearing in terms of perception of loudness and pitch‚ and what part does psychoacoustics play in our perception of sound? Then‚ give an overview of the main historical developments in recording sound. Which development do you think is the most significant and why? Student n°:1104830 Marking Tutor: Stuart Avery Date of submission: 23/11/2011 Word count: 1629
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their pitch‚ intonation‚ pronunciation‚ speed‚ lexis and length of their utterances. One aspect of speech which changes is my pitch. I use sarcasm occasionally when speaking to friends which involves placing unusual stresses‚ a higher pitch and speech is often slower‚ louder and more forced to emphasise the statement. For example‚ “ well done Adam” becomes “well done Adam” when spoken sarcastically. Confidence also affects my pitch and when unsure I tend to speak with a rising pitch‚ almost
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ASPECT OF SOUND SYSTEM Abstract In this paper‚ distincion between British English and American English on the phonetic aspect will be discussed. The whole paper is going to be devided into several parts‚ in the first part various of English accents and the outline of the differences between these two variants of English will be introduced in biref ; In the second part‚ the representative of British English – Recerved pronunciation will be presented in detail on the aspect of sound system; in
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their business service by presenting their pitch formally. Levi Roots was looking for “£50‚000 for a 20%” share to help him expand his business‚ Reggae Reggae Sauce‚ from local to international. Before Levi Roots went on TV he must have prepared his speech‚ in order to create a good impression to the Dragons and the public. We know this because only one voice paused “Erm” is used. Although spoken language is spontaneous‚ this was not a spontaneous pitch because he would have practised well
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“hierarchy of pitch class [...] where at minimum‚ one [pitch class] predominates [...] the tonic” (Solomon). This sort of music can also be referred to as pitchcentric‚ since it revolves around the concept of pitch. There are several methods that can be used to create pitch class‚ for example: repetition‚ accents‚ duration‚ cadences‚ and strategic placement. The difference between modality and tonality is that while both conform to major and minor keys‚ tonality has some sort of pitch class hierarchy
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notes of the same pitch with a curved line which means they are played together Accents – stress or emphasis on certain notes. Usually the first beat of a bar is a ‘strong’ beat which is accented‚ and the second beat is ‘weak’ or unaccented. Syncopation – a rhythmic effect where the expected stress of beats is altered. The most common methods are placing an accent on a weak beat‚ placing a rest on a strong beat‚ tying over a strong beat or using off beats Off-beat – placing an accent between beats
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