The Power of Language The power of language can be one of the most dangerous‚ frightening and influential tool available to you. The word usage and sophistication of your language can drive the outcome for the better or worse of any situation. Most of the outcome is banked on how you use the words and the language. Bilbo in The Hobbit is a prime example of this. Bilbo learns that he needs to learns language to survive and builds a great amount of courage while on his adventure. He learns to use
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LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SESSION TEN LANGUAGE AND POWER (2): POWER BEHIND DISCOURSE Main points in this session: 1. Power behind discourse: Standard language 2. Power behind discourse: discourse types as ‘effects of power’ 3. Power and access to discourse The idea of ‘power behind discourse’ is that the whole social order of discourse is put together and held together as a hidden effect of power. Fairclough (1989) = three aspects of ‘power behind discourse’‚ i.e. of hidden effects of power:
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Stolen Dialogue reveals how spoken language expresses meaning not only at the spoken level but through the implied meaning. It can be said that what’s left out of a conversation is sometimes more important than what is put in. Jane Harrison’s Stolen is an honest and compassionate play that follows the lives of five aboriginal kids who have been stolen from their families as part of the governments’ assimilationist agenda. Harrison employs a range of theatrical and written techniques to highlight
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Curriculum Guide for Spoken Language and Word Recognition Supported by Research-Based Practices SPE-359 Characteristics of Learning Disabilities and Strategies to Teach Individuals with LD May 31‚ 2015 For students‚ understanding the ways written language represents the way they speak is key to literacy (Bear‚ D.‚ Invernizzi‚ M.‚ Templeton‚ S.‚ & Johnston‚ F. (2011). Wilson Fundations‚ better known as “Fundations”‚ is a K-3 phonological/phonemic awareness‚ phonics and spelling program for the
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Nikki Valles Haddix English 100 March 18th 2013 I wish I could’ve said something but I didn’t I remember getting out of the car on the morning of Mac’s funeral. The sky was clearing with the sunlight peering through the clouds‚ the ground still damp from the early morning showers. I slammed my door shut‚ taking in a deep breath after being in my grandmother’s car for an hour and a half. Her car always smelt of cigarettes and plastic
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The Power Of Language: Othello Othello is a 17th Century tragedy written by William Shakespeare. This text centres around four characters: Othello‚ his wife Desdemona‚ his lieutenant Cassio‚ and his trusted advisor Iago. This text is one of wiliam shakespeares most famous plays that uses aristotilean tragedy conventions and is still greatly valued. Language plays an important role in expressing ideas in Othello. The characters in this text reveal many values and beliefs of the context through
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fAn examination of the differences in Gordon Ramsay and Nigella Lawson’s Spoken language? Nigella Lawson and Gordon Ramsay‚ two very famous TV chefs‚ have completely different ways of presenting themselves verbally. Ramsay is well known for his fiery temper and for being extremely rude at times by using profanity. Nigella Lawson is renowned for her flirtatious manner of presenting‚ and is known as the “queen of food porn”; both of the transcripts I selected identify these characteristics. Gordon
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from language study‚ explore how written language is used to assert power Text H is a poster which displays the rules and information to students taking or entering an exam. It also is for the use of the invigilators‚ to inform them of the rules as well as the candidates. This poster will be shown right across the country to students preparing to take an exam. This is done to make sure there is regularity and equality everywhere‚ so that nowhere has different rules. The text asserts power using
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Jamie Oliver’s style of speech is very different to many of his contemporaries: he uses his distinctive style to present himself as a down to earth‚ friendly TV chef. Oliver is the only person talking in his transcripts because he is cooking and explaining his actions for the TV show. The fact that he is cooking while talking means that there are numerous pauses and fillers in the transcript‚ for example “you wanna coat the bottom ... of the pan.” The pause indicates that he is demonstrating this
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Spoken Language Although I have my own idiolect‚ the way I speak constantly changes. This is because I try to adapt my spoken language to suit the situation I am in. There are many reasons for why I try to adapt my spoken language some of the main reasons being that I am fearful of the judgements and perceptions that others may make because of the way I speak also being afraid of exclusion or not being able to fit in and sometimes I feel pressurised into speaking in a certain way. With my parents
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