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    say I don’t mind waiting for the food but my stomach can’t wait as it does not know the time. The semantic field is expressed as well in this strip. There is a relationship between these words “ hungry‚ dinner‚ oven‚ tummy” . These words share some common meaning or commonly occur in discourse because they relate to one particular subject. They all share in “food or eating”. I believe that the semantic field reinforce cohesion. The maxim of manner and quantity are obvious in the reply of the mom when

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    to speak and to write more effectively‚ and to listen and to read with greater understanding. This book is divided into 2 parts‚ the functions of language and language and thought. The deepest debt of the author in this book is to the general semantics. It is designed to educate the reader using concepts that are first explained in straightforward terms and then illustrated by excellent examples that further exemplify the basic concept of each chapter. I found the idea of informative Connotations

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    D. (1969) Investigating English Style. London: Longman. 14. Quirk R.‚ Greenbaum S.‚ Leech‚ G. and Svartvik J. (1985) A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language. London: Longman. 15. van Djik‚ A T. (1992) Text and Context Explorations in the Semantics and Pragmatics of Discourse. London: Longman. 16. Lovejoy‚ B.K. (1991) Cohesion and Information Strategies in Academic Writing: Analysis of Passages in Three Disciplines’‚ in Linguistics and Education. London: Longman 17 18. Fowler‚ R. (1991) Language

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    Presentation on Stuart Hall’s “Encoding/decoding” Hall‚ Stuart. “Encoding/decoding.” Culture‚ Media‚ Language. Ed. Stuart Hall et al. New York: Routledge‚ 1980. 128-138. Hall begins by pointing out that traditional research on communication has been critcised for being too linear by interpreting communication as a mere “circulation circuit” (128). He asserts that a better approach‚ conceptualised by Marx‚ is one which encompasses additional distinctive aspects of communication so that the

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    10 Encoding/decoding* Stuart Hall Traditionally‚ masscommunications research has conceptualized the process of communication in terms of a circulation circuit or loop. This model has been criticized for its linearity - sender/message/receiver for its concentration on the level of message exchange and for the absence of a structured conception of the different moments as a complex structure of relations. But it is also possible (and useful) t o think of this process in terms of a structure produced

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    sensations and the beauty of the world around us. Shukman uses images from childhood to create a sense of nostalgia as well as establishing a paradox between the fear of death and dealing with death in a facetious manner. In addition to this Shukman uses semantic fields dealing with the senses in order to create a more involved mental image of the scene which the heightens the impact of the haunting rhetorical question at the close of the poem. Shukman begins the poem with a childhood reference that

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    NAME: KOLAWOLE‚ Michael Aanu MATRIC NUMBER: SMS/007/5722 COURSE CODE: HCM 435 COURSE TITLE: TEXT AND MUSIC LECTURER: PROFESSOR OYELEYE 20TH FEBRUARY‚ 2011 Discuss some of the barriers of effective communication. THE IDEA OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION Over centuries‚ wars‚ conflicts‚ battles have been kicked off because of misunderstanding from both parties. Either someone has not effectively communicated the idea behind a concept to the other‚ or two ideas are at loggerheads

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    Stylistics‚ sometimes called linguostylistics‚ is a branch of general linguistics. It deals mainly with two interdependent tasks: a) the investigation of special language means which secure the desirable effect of the utterance(stylistics devices and expressive means) b) certain types of texts (discourse) which due to the choice and arrangement of language means are distinguished by the pragmatic aspect of the communication. (functional styles) Functional styles discusses such general linguistic

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    barriers to communication

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    Overcoming Barriers to Communication Barriers Physical Barriers Psychological Barriers Semantic Barriers                        Organizational Barriers Interpersonal Barriers                Methods to Overcome Barriers Make suitable seating arrangement. Ensure audibility and visibility. Minimize visual and aural distractions. Provide environmental comfort. Proper Posture. Plan and clarify ideas and opinions. Collate ideas or suggestions of others. Support

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    meanings of Nigerian proverbs can be worked out within the semantic‚ referential‚ ideational‚ stimulus-response‚ realist and contextual theories. Types of meaning and proverbs are addressed and situated within the two works. It is advanced that proverbs play significant roles in clarifying‚ exemplifying‚ underscoring and influencing communication .With the broadly analyzed proverbs‚ the study attempts to further demonstrate the vitality of semantics and pragmatics in negotiating meaning especially in a

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