Origins of the Vernacular Language Bradlee Melton American InterContinental University Abstract Until the sixteenth century Latin was known as the official language during the Middle Ages. Latin became less used as it was hard to read and to understand but through Latin the Vernacular language was created. Before the sixteenth century all textbooks and even the Bible were written in Latin creating a great diversity between the upper crust of society and the common people. When the Vernacular
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Discourse Communities In today’s world‚ there are many different discourse communities that consist of how someone speaks at home versus how someone speaks at school. In Amy Tam’s essay‚ “Mother Tongue‚” she explains her discourse communities and how they affect her life. I think it is safe to say that she is not the only one who deals with this. I myself find myself talking differently when I am with my family versus when I am at school and I know there are so many others who feel the same way
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generally afraid of change. So it’s understandable why someone who grew up talking a certain way‚ would be quick to be against the way a new generation was talking. Older people feel as if the words that new media have introduced to our culture are “slang” and are making us dumb because it’s taking over the traditional way of speaking and writing English. If everyone had this mindset‚ we would still be speaking like Shakespeare. In the video “Tweets‚ Texts & Myths” by Professor David Crystal‚ he
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The way a person communicates whether it is by vocal speech or various written forms depends heavily on how they developed their literacy which is unique per person. The article Literacy‚ Discourse‚ and Linguistics by James Paul Gee goes through different theories he has on the correct and incorrect ways that language is used when communicating during different scenarios and why. The main cause of unique levels regarding literacy are the different Discourses a person may have. First and foremost
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outdoor social play because she believes that there is no desire to live like "no-count Negroes and poor-white trash. The manipulation of language used by Zora indicates the slang used by African-Americans to express their emotions. Throughout the end of the narrative‚ the grammar errors begin to flourish. This indicates the type of slang language used between colored individuals in the South during the time period of 1942. "It did not do for Negroes to have too much spirit." Zora indicates that her father
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socially and economically integrated into Filipino society and are considered an important part of society. The stereotype of a bakla is a parlorista‚ a cross-dresser who works in a beauty salon.[7] Miss Gay Philippines is a beauty pageant for bakla. Slang terms for LGBT people and concepts[edit] In the Philippines‚ the term gay is used in reference to any LGBT person. For Filipino gays‚ the Tagalog phrase paglaladlad ng kapa ("unfurling the cape")‚ or more commonly just paglaladlad ("unfurling" or
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spoken using jargon or slang. This type of communication will mostly be used in; Groups of friends‚ short conversations during practical assistance and greeting people you know well. A majority of the young generation in this day and age will use informal communication when speaking to someone whether it’s by text‚ instant messaging or face to face. In a health and social setting informal language cannot be used. For example; if a carer spoke to their resident using slang and the resident doesn’t
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My public figure is Eminem‚ he is the rapper. While doing the writing task 2‚ I’ve spent a lot of time on his songs‚ tried to understand what his slang words in the song. And tried to know his personality or his opinion throughout the songs. As far as I know that Eminem is the only rapper who called themselves a Rap God and actually proved it. The song “Rap God”‚ which was released in October 2013‚ as the third single comes from Eminem’s eight album‚ The Marshall Mathers LP2. Eminem spits a total
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As one of the most dynamic countries that primarily use the English language‚ the United States is a wonderland in which each state has its own accent and that all Americans take pride in their own language culture. In the documentary film Do You Speak American?‚ celebrated journalist and novelist Robert MacNeil sets out on a journey all around the United States‚ exploring how the language of America defines‚ unites‚ and separates its people. The title of the film proposes an intriguing question:
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culture in the world. Many of the things we see around today in pop culture have come from some part of black culture. Just about every TV show‚ commercial‚ advertisement‚ song‚ etc. has some attribute of black culture in it. Whether it is the music‚ slang‚ or even simple mannerisms‚ they are all used in most of what we hear or see in society today. At the same time the aspects of black culture that the majority of society do not see as worthy of being popular is being dubbed ghetto or as some people
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