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    Spoken Language

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    Spoken language is the study of understanding how we speak and how we change the way we speak depending on who we’re talking to – adults‚ people our own age etc. Language is developed through our culture‚ identity or even the environment we are adapted to. Spoken language is used as communicating different emotions to one another whether its’; love‚ hatred or annoyance. One of the many aspects used in my household is use of questions. Myself my mother and sister tend to ask more open ended questions

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    recorded history‚ deaf people were treated as nothing more than animals. Aristotle believed that because deaf people did not speak the superior Greek language‚ they could not be civilized. Christianity perpetuated the inhumane treatment of deaf people because they were believed to be punished by God. In the 1500’s‚ Spanish monks‚ who used signs to communicate within their vows of silence‚ were employed to instruct the deaf sons of the Spanish nobility

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    P1 - Communication

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    thoughts‚ messages‚ or information‚ as by speech‚ visuals‚ signals‚ writing‚ or behaviour. There are four different types of communication: * Verbal Communication eg phone conversations‚ meetings‚ chats. * Non-Verbal Communication eg gestures‚ signs‚ facial expressions. * Visual Communication eg drawing‚ artwork‚ cartoons‚ graphs. * Written communication eg memos‚ notes‚ letters‚ books. Within these four categories‚ there are further sub classifications. Due to development in technology

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    Deaf Culture

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    recognizing the accomplishments they have made in their community. Methodology 2 There are a couple of reasons why I wanted to research into the Deaf culture. The first reason is‚ I took American Sign Language (ASL) as a language during my four years of high school. This class was not just to learn the language‚ but it was also to learn about the culture too. Also I had a deaf teacher who taught this course‚ so I was learning how to communicate better with people who are deaf. The class really amazed

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    Doublepek Language

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    Does language shape someone’s perception of the world and therefore their reality? Is our world really shaped by the ways in which one speaks and simultaneously communicates? Absolutely. First impressions almost always come from the way someone speaks‚ the words they choose‚ the dialect or twang of their speech‚ and the tone of their voice. Speech is essential to expression. Doublespeak‚ the negative aspect of how we use language‚ is also a part of this expression‚ because it influences how someone

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    Languages of Love

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    20 “Languages of Love” Love is something that you give away and it comes right back to you. Good evening everyone! Old or young‚ rich or poor‚ we all have a God-given yearning to love and be loved. However‚ due to the fallen world we live in‚ a lot of people nowadays would have a hard time at expressing their love to others. As a result‚ poor relationships are developed. But thankfully‚ all is not lost! Have you heard of the “Five Languages of Love”? They are the means through which we can express

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    The English Language

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    English Language Everyone has a different interpretation of the word‚ “invention”. However the word is simply defined as; a new device‚ method of process developed from study and experimentation. An invention is just a mental fabrication; it’s a falsehood (Dictionary.com 2013).1 Although in the essays‚ “Why I write” by Joan Didion‚ “Life in a new Language” by Eva Hoffman‚ and “Basmati Rice: An Essay about Words” by Audrey Thomas‚ each author has their own view on the English language‚ how they

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    Language Precis

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    Language Precis Words with Built-in Judgments S. I. Hayawaka and Alan R. Hayawaka’s article‚ “Words with Built-in Judgments”‚ asserts that prejudice is predominantly seen in language through specific word choices we make. Both Hayawakas point out that people use words such as “Hispanic” and “developmentally disabled” to avoid insulting a specific group of people‚ as well as other examples‚ in order to prove that people watch how they speak every day. Given the extensive factual information‚ it is

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    Spoken Language

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    Explore the ways your own spoken language is adapted in different situations and how the attitudes of other people influenced these adaptions Over the years as time passes by our language progresses and develops. People all around the world will have their own form of how they speak different dialects‚ languages or accents. Today I’m going to be exploring and evaluating the factors that affect the way my own spoken language can adapt in different situations and how the attitudes of other people

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    Prelinguistic Language

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    Running Head: Prelinguistic Prelinguistic Language: The First Year of Communication Abstract Communication before one is able to speak is referred to as prelinguistic communication. In typically developing infants‚ this stage is from birth to twelve months. Prelinguistic communication has three major milestones; the first being recognization of sounds and deciphering phonology. Infants then begin to "coo" and babble‚ using vowel sounds‚ and occasionally consonant sounds. Gestures also

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