Benefits of Learning a Second Language Nowadays‚ more and more people choose to learn a second language. The reason why many people are learning a second language is that there are many benefits to study a second language. In short‚ learning a second language has many advantages‚ like getting a good job‚ learning the culture of other countries and keeping good health. In fact‚ learning a second language is more likely to get a good job than others. First of all‚ as the economy becomes more and
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State of Indigenous languages in Australia - 2001 by Patrick McConvell Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Nicholas Thieberger The University of Melbourne November 2001 Australia: State of the Environment Second Technical Paper Series No. 2 (Natural and Cultural Heritage) Environment Australia‚ part of the Department of the Environment and Heritage © Commonwealth of Australia 2001 This work is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in
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8 Tips to learn to speak Japanese effectively Tip 1: Attend Japanese classes If you are just starting out learning Japanese‚ I suggest that it is best you attend some basic Japanese courses at a local language school in your country. That is because the foundation of the language is so important that if you screw up in the beginning‚ it will drag you down when you move forward to the intermediate or advanced classes. You will always have to refer back the materials in the basic classes. I have
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The English language English is one of the most important languages in the world. It can even be regarded as the single most important language. Though other languages are important too‚ they are not the same as the English language is. English is important because it is probably the only language that truly links the whole world together. If not for English‚ the whole world may not be as united as it is today. The other languages may be important for their local values and culture.Considering
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Language and Society 1. The relatedness between language and Society 1) While language is principally used to communicate meaning‚ it is also used to establish and maintain social relationships. 2) Users of the same language in a sense all speak differently. The kind of language each of them chooses to use is in part determined by his social background. Language‚ in its turn‚ reveals information about its speaker. 3) To some extent‚ language‚ especially the structure of its
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Sexism in Language By Alberto García Acosta General Linguistics Ruth Elizabeth Delgado Carrillo Introduction Let’s begin by defining the word sexism: “Prejudice‚ stereotyping‚ or discrimination‚ typically against women‚ on the basis of sex”. So‚ as we can see from the definition‚ even though sexist attitudes can be directed towards both a male person and a female person‚ they are usually inflicted upon the female gender. Sexist language‚ therefore‚ refers to a certain way of
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POLITICAL LANGUAGE Language is the life blood of politics. Political power struggles‚ and the legitimisation of political policies and authorities occurs primarily through discourse and verbal representations. Power can either be exercised through coercion or what US commentator Walter Lippman termed in the 1930s the manufacture of consent. Largely unable‚ and hopefully unwilling‚ to coerce; political authorities in so called democratic polities often need to manufacture consent in order to
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Ashley Vietri FIL-110 Cinematic Language The term “cinematic language” refers to cinematic techniques and methods employed by film makers to communicate meaning‚ to entertain audiences‚ and to produce a particular emotional response in viewers. This “language” is not necessarily referring to terminology or vocabulary‚ but to the conventions of filmmaking that have been created over time to create filming techniques. As is similar with spoken language‚ the structures and grammar are often spoken
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Detroit’s history is full of many ups and downs‚ uneasy racial and economic tensions‚ and perseverance through adversities. Although Detroit has a long and prosperous history‚ primarily due to its automobile industry‚ a bankruptcy was filed on July 18‚ 2013. By this time‚ the city had reached 18-20 billion dollars in debt. This collapse not only affected the city’s industries‚ but the citizens of Detroit as well. Detroit is known to be one of the most difficult cities to live in as it breeds economic
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EVIDENCE AS SUPPORTING THE REASON: In other arguments‚ evidence‚ rather than being the main reason‚ supports the reason in coming to some conclusion. Evidence usually refers to something seen‚ but evidence often refers to a collection of identical things that have been seen or heard‚ called data. “Statistical evidence” usually refers to the totaling of similar things or instances. In some arguments the evidence can support a reason or reasons that in turn support the conclusion. For instance:
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