Spoken Discourse Assignment Introduction In this paper‚ the aim is to apply different methods of discourse analysis to a selected extract of transcribed language to establish who holds the power during the interaction. In a normal interview situation‚ the interviewer will control the topic change of the interaction and ask the questions and the interviewee will respond. One of the aims is to establish whether this is the case‚ and to see if this remains constant throughout the extract. The initial
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Communicating Effectively In Spoken English In Selected Social Contexts. Communication is a process of transmitting information from origin to recipients where the information is required to be understood‚ reacted and responded by the recipients. According to Carl Rogers (1952)‚ real communication occured when we understand what we listen‚ feel the ideas and attitude expressed from other person’s point of view and when we achieve the frame of reference in regard to the things a speaker is talking
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Ideology‚ Power‚ and Linguistic Theory∗ Geoffrey K. Pullum University of California‚ Santa Cruz My aim in this paper is to discuss an intensely complex cluster of interlinked concepts involving distinctions between (i) descriptive and prescriptive grammar‚ (ii) constitutive and regulative rules‚ (iii) conservative and liberal attitudes‚ and (iv) standard and non-standard dialects. I cannot hope to be comprehensive‚ but I will try to be clear. Sometimes it seems to me that the issues we are dealing
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The development of English as a universal language is a fact that we cannot deny‚ as we cannot deny that the language is inextricably tied to the culture of the country that it represents and even though it is true that an international language can give small languages a better chance to survive‚ it is also true that in the case of English‚ the language is been used as a weapon‚ something to control other countries and to have advantage over them in scientific research‚ technology and world affairs
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PRAGMATIC INTERPRETATION AND DIALOGUE MANAGEMENT IN SPOKEN-LANGUAGE SYSTEMS Gert Veldhuijzen van Zanten Institute for Perception Research P.O.Box 513 5600 MB Eindhoven The Netherlands e-mail: veldhvz@natlab.research.philips.com ABSTRACT This paper describes the design of pragmatic-interpretation and dialogue-management modules in an automatic inquiry system that can be consulted through spoken natural language over the telephone. The system is designed around a central multi-level
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Sample Language Analysis VCAA Exam 2011 There are no existing samples of an analysis of this task as VCAA encountered some problems with copyright‚ so here goes … Background information Helen Day is a part-time journalist and blogger. She maintains her blog entitled Street beat on a variety of current social issues. This blog entry‚ The Power of Ink‚ is about tattoos and it has drawn a variety of responses from readers of her blog. In recent years‚ the practice of ‘inking’ your body‚ or having
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Language throughout our culture is extremely powerful. It is used to make connections with other people‚ it is used in business‚ and countless other things. Without language there would be no unity or diversity. Both Anzaldúa and Morrison explore the power of language in their own perspectives. Anzaldúa expresses the power of language when she talks about linguistic terrorism. She mentions that‚ “Repeated attacks on our native tongue diminish our sense of self” (Austin 210). Since she was raised
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The Power of Language in Fahrenheit 451 In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 there are those who defend the cause of language; those who attempt to destroy the value of words and those who are victims of the abuse of power over language and thought‚ wielded by the government. The fireman‚ Montag‚ attempts to use language as weapon against the entrenched ignorance of his dystopian world. Conversely‚ the Fire Chief Beatty‚ uses the power of language as a weapon against those who would free humanity
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Alice’s conversation with Humpty Dumpty‚ another non-human creature‚ further demonstrates the power structure of language. Humpty Dumpty demonstrates the malleability of language when he gives words his own definitions‚ such as when he defines glory as “a nice knock-down argument” (244). Alice says to him that that is not what the word glory means‚ in response to which Humpty Dumpty says‚ “[w]hen I use a word […] it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less” (244-245). A bit
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The comparison of spoken language between Patrick Moore and Ant & Dec Sir Patrick Moore was an English amateur astronomer who attained prominent status in that field as a writer‚ researcher‚ radio commentator and television presenter for the BBC. Moore was also a self-taught xylophone‚ glockenspiel player and pianist‚ as well as an accomplished composer. He was a former amateur cricketer‚ golfer and chess player. In addition to many popular science books‚ he wrote numerous works of fiction. By
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