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    of grammar and vocabulary. Accent: on the other hand‚ refers to variations in pronunciation. RP stands for “received pronunciation”. Received here is understood in its nineteeth-century sense of accepted in the most polite circles of society. RP remained the accent of those in the upper reaches of the social scale‚ as measured by education‚ income and profession‚ or title. It has traditionally been the accent of those educated at public schools. It is not the accent of any particular region. It

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    trumps accent in children’s endorsement of object labels. Developmental Psychology‚ 49(3)‚ 470-479. doi:10.1037/a0030604 Title of the journal article Accuracy Trumps Accent in Children’s Endorsement of Object Labels Author(s) & Affiliation(s) Kathleen H. Corriveau‚ Boston University Katherine D. Kinzler‚ University of Chicago Paul L. Harris‚ Harvard University Research Question(s) Do children prefer people who speak accurately or those who speak with a familiar accent? Hypothesis/hypotheses

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    Nonverbal Codes Around The World A Map for Saturday is a documentary that explores the idea of world traveling in the form of backpacking. It features a main character Brook who documents his travels along with the people he meets along the way. As Brook comes in contact with many different people there is all different types of nonverbal communication that takes place. The idea is that a nonverbal code is given and received at many different levels; ones that are known and others that are not

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    hypocrisy more evident‚ like the expressions on her face and her hand gestures when she articulates ‘exotic fruit’; she looks likes she was appreciating a fruit with absolute admiration. Dame Judi Dench expresses the hypocrisy very well by using high pitch‚ arrogant tones‚ grandiloquent gestures and harsh facial expressions. Therefore‚ it is apparent that the hypocrisy of Lady Bracknell in the film is further distinct than Lady Bracknell in the

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    PartII The Middle Ages and Renaissance McGraw-Hill © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rig An Appreciation Time-Line Middle Ages (450-1450) – Rome sacked by Vandals—455 – Beowolf—c. 700 – First Crusade—1066 – Black Death—1347-52 – Joan of Arc executed by English—1431 McGraw-Hill © 2006 The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All rig An Appreciation Time-Line Renaissance (1450-1600) – Guttenberg Bible—1456 – Columbus reaches America—1492 – Leonardo da Vinci: Mona Lisa—c. 1503 – Michelangelo:

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    varied from over the past 200 years. The Australian accent was developed so the first generation could identify themselves as Australians. During the late 19th century‚ attitudes towards the Australian accent became negative and were in favour of British English. However‚ one hundred years later‚ opinions changed and the Australian accent was once again seen as a part of the national identity of Australia. The creation of the Australian accent emanated from the need of the first generation Australians

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    | Accent SWOT Analysis | Principles of Management | | | 5/20/2012 | COMPANY HISTORY Accent was founded in 1993 and is 90 percent majority owned by Canada-based MDC Partners‚ Inc. Accent has 11 locations in six U.S. states and two international locations in Jamaica and the Philippines. They do business with several fortune 1000 companies such as: American Family‚ Sprint‚ Asus‚ Char-broil‚ Samsung‚ Sharp and Weight Watchers. (PR Newswire‚ 2011) Accent Marketing Services is a company

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    it includes language. Around the world there are so many different types of accents of the human voice that make us unique to our roots and culture. In the short informational film‚ The Human Voice‚ vocals are analyzed in many aspects. The aspects I found most interesting was that about accents. This paper seeks to examine and answer a few questions about the short film including: What did the video teach you about accents? Where do you stand on the debate regarding standardized American pronunciation

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    Name: Varun Nadesh / Sureshram Mathurayar A/L Ramayiah Student ID: 0319043 / 0320413 Lecturer: Ms. Bernice Chauly Course: English 101 Topic: Discrimination Date: 30 June 2014 Nadesh / Mathurayar‚ 1 Varun Nadesh / Sureshram Mathurayar A/L Ramayiah Ms. Bernice Chauly English 101 30 June 2014 Discrimination Around 66 years ago‚ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was scripted for

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    Dead Island: Audiovisual Rhetorical Analysis Dead Island is a video game where players are trapped on an island resort and have to fight zombies in order to survive. The trailer for the game does not focus on how the game is actually played‚ which is the norm for game trailers‚ but instead sets up a narrative that is different from society’s typical view on zombies. The trailer also has more depth and emotional pull than most advertisements. It pulls at the heartstrings of its audience by using

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