CHAPTER 3: COMMUNICATING in a world of diversity TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE 1. Market globalization now allows companies to sell and produce goods all over the world. Globalization has increased business’s exposure to cultural diversity‚ which means that more businesspeople interact with co-workers‚ customers‚ suppliers‚ and others from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds. As a result of these two trends‚ communicators must be more aware of cultural differences when communicating
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In addition‚ other sites such as Twitter and Instagram have gained popularity. In other words‚ social media is everywhere. It is on billboards‚ apps in cell phones‚ and everyone is talking about it. Furthermore‚ it has even created a new type of slang made up of acronyms (“OMG‚ LOL‚ and BRB”). However‚ this craze does not exactly mean that social media is a good thing. How much damage is it causing? Social media causes problems with health‚ social interaction‚ and bullying. Social media can harm
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Linguistics and its relation to popular Westernized media has been closely related since the inception of pop culture. The topic of language has not been in question per say‚ but the issue of dialect and how it is incorporated to supplement stock characters in children’s movies and shows‚ has caught the attention of many. How and why do multi-billion industries resort to overly cheesy‚ and sometimes cringe-worthy‚ stereotypes? At a very young age‚ many children are exposed to movies‚ whether
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easily take part in narratives and conversations means they are able to negotiate their positions within street corner groups as well as across the different sections. I revealed this using the Dance Boys as an example‚ focusing on how they used slang lexicon at particular moments in order to demonstrate belonging to the township. The group would use words such as isigogwane ‘cougar’ and brijile ‘planed’ to negotiate position within their own group. Fly Eight negotiated their position through
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of East End London – rhyming slang (traditional associated with Cockney culture) – ‘frog and toad’ (road) and ‘whistles and flutes’ (suits) etc. ANALYSIS The poem begins with “there are the twins” in italics‚ to show it is an outside voice saying it. This shows that they have a reputation and are well known. Duffy also uses cockney rhyming slang throughout‚ (frog and toad‚ mince pies‚ Vera Lynn) which gives it a voice and identity. The amount of rhyming slang used decreases as the poem goes
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Texting alters driving‚ relationships‚ communication‚ and academic behavior. It can have a negative and positive affect on communities. For instance‚ texting can be misinterpreted and can be unsafe‚ however it is a great way to communicate to relatives and friends. All things considered‚ there are safe and unsafe ways to text. Texting changes the world and the humans that live in it. For this reason‚ as humans text‚ society is changing. Texting changes society. According to Ameen‚ in 2015‚ out of
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tutoring services. I also learned the differences between formal and informal writing. Informal writing is used when you are emailing or texting your friends. It is ok to use slang and abbreviations when writing informal. Formal writing would be writing consistent with college or legal documents. You use complete sentences and no slang when writing
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A word’s meaning can usually be traced back for hundreds of years. Over such long periods of time‚ words become manipulated‚ many times to the point where the meaning changes entirely. This is the case with the word “ghetto.” The word ghetto can be traced all the way back into the 1500’s. This word has infiltrated itself into today’s society and culture seamlessly. However the current definition of the word is far from what the original definition was. Perhaps due to the connection that the word
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personality through the word “SNOOT” (390). This message is relayed with a great deal of irony‚ as the persona is fixated on being a “grammar nerd” and Standard Written English. Which is almost mocking his self-proclaimed intellect‚ due to his use of the slang term SNOOT. For example‚ Wallace writes: Grammar Nazis‚ Usage Nerds‚ Syntax Snobs‚ the Grammar Battalion‚ the Language Police. The term I was raised with is SNOOT. The word might be slightly self-mocking ‚ but those other term
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Recognition. Despite having slightly different connotations‚ both translations essentially mean the same thing. F.U.B.A.R is now an official military acronym used in order to deem a situation (or target) as utterly destroyed. Similarly‚ Fubar is a slang term which means botched‚ ruined‚ or completely messed up. F.U.B.A.R can be used in many negative situations and occasionally some positive ones‚ whether military or nonmilitary use. In military use‚ if pinned down a soldier may say that the situation
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