Imagine a society with people who can say whatever harsh words that come to mind to whoever they want. The person is never ridiculed for the harsh words‚ they can say‚ and everyone must go along with what the person said. This person gives a stereotypical name to one group of people because they are different from them which causes conflict. A term that prevents this from happening is Political Correctness. The meaning of Political Correctness‚ is the right term or definition for a group of people
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During the course of this year we have many different literary critics ideas and purposes. One that has stuck out in particular to me is Gees ideas about Discourse. A Discourse is “ a socially accepted association among ways of using language of thinking and of acting that can be used to identify oneself as a member of a socially meaningful group or social network” (Gee 274). Literacy can be seen differently though everyone’s eyes because we all have different interpretations of it. Gee believes
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Girl‚ Stolen Dictionary Section Shards (p.50)- A fragment; broken or broken pieces of glass or pottery. E- With the side of her free foot‚ she tried to sweep the other shards of glass under the dresser. Desolate- Left alone or lonely. Flaunt- To show off. Ruffled- To disturb the smoothness or calmness of something. Despair- A condition of giving up‚ or a complete loss or absence of hope. Authorities- The power or right to give up orders‚ make decisions‚ and enforce obedience. Reconstructed (p.63)-
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Below are the five cognate strategies found and selected from nine others in chapter 4. Clarity: It is the degree at which a written or spoken information is easily understood without any confusion. Such may be a written article or a speech to specific audience‚ expressed in simple fluent perfect grammar without jargons‚ intended for perfect understanding. An example on how I used this strategy in the past is the information I wrote to a kindergarten head mistress last year‚
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Languages‚ Grammars‚ and Automata Theory Discrete Mathematics Linda Chalk Colorado Technical University Professor Timothy Manzke December 17‚ 2010 Languages‚ grammars and automata theory are all related to computer applications. Grammar is the rule for language structure regardless of the meaning. For computer programming languages context free grammar (CFG) is commonly used. Formal language as opposed to natural language must be used with computer applications because natural language
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Beyond Denotations If used skillfully‚ the language in poetry can capture the essence of words. It draws power from both the writings of the poet and the intellect and imagination of the reader‚ storing many layers of meaning in ordinary words. A poet does this by harnessing the connotations of words‚ meanings associated with them. While denotations are dictionary definitions‚ and may not change for a long time‚ connotations are ever-changing and gain new meanings as time passes. For example‚ in
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LITERARY TERMS AND CONCEPTS TO DEFINE Allusion- An allusion is reference from one literary work to another. Most people use allusions in every day conversations‚ although they may not be aware of it. For example‚ Shakespeare’s famous line‚ “To be or not to be” has been used and reused in many different contexts. An example of an allusion from Week one’s reading assignments comes from The Hack Driver by Sinclair Lewis. During the story‚ the author makes reference the express man. He comments
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Language and Lexicon Paper PSY 360 August 13‚ 2012 Introduction Language as we know it is very hard to define because it is the linguistics of the language‚ but we know it is important for our life. It is very important tool to express my feeling and opinion‚ and we could know what others think about. As a result‚ we could make connection with others. However‚ have you ever thought why we can communicate each other? Do you know why human’s communication is defined as language and other animal’s
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AN ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE SHIFT; THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE OLD‚ MIDDLE‚ AND MODERN ENGLISH PRONOUNS Muh. Fathan Zamani The State Islamic University of Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang Abstract English has been an unquestionable language since first appearance in ancient time which was known as Old English. It was then transformed as Middle English with new style before being modern English until recent year. One of the slight differences of those patterns is the pronouns. As an English learner
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EDP416 Assessment Item 1 (External) Type: Writing Task Description: This item asks you to engage key socio-cultural concepts encountered in the first module of the unit. Part A asks you to define a chosen number of concepts from Module 1 and consider their implications for education. Part B asks you to describe a school-based‚ socio-cultural pedagogical situation or problem related to one of the chosen topics. Audience: Tutor Length: 1000-1200 words in total (Parts A and
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