ECO 72 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMIC STATISTICS Topic 2 Measures of Central Tendency These slides are copyright © 2003 by Tavis Barr. This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Open Publication License‚ v1.0 or later (the latest version is presently available at http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/). Measures of Central Tendency This chapter looks at three different concepts of how we describe a “typical” element of a data set. Mean
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What are the differences between a pidgin‚ a creole‚ and a “regular language”? Is there a clear distinction? Pidgin and creole languages are mostly spoken in the Third World countries where their role is mainly connected with political and social questions. There are supposedly more than 100 pidgin and creole language used in everyday speech (Romaine‚ 2000). The word pidgin comes from the pronunciation of the word business in Pidgin. It is not anyone’s first language‚ but a contact language
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AN ENGLISH WORD 1. Definitions of the word 2. different kinds of motivation in the light of studying any word 3. Semasiology as the branch of linguisics 4. different approaches to the study of word meaning. 1. Word is a basic unit of language consisting of one or more morphemes. Morphemes are meaningful units or sounds of written representation as parts of words. Any word can be a subject of certain linking conditions‚ so we can form a new word adding a derivational affix
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neighborhood of Algeria. “Abdou86’s” emphasis will be on organic and creative ethnic food. Many countries in North Africa have the same main dishes such as rice‚ sauces‚ couscous‚ maffenn and so on. Opening a restaurant serving theses varieties of food will be a big success. I will also provide catering services for ceremonies such as weddings‚ graduations and all the parties. The location of the restaurant is very accessible by bus‚ by car and by pedestrians. There are many people from Algeria‚ working
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* Lexicology is the part of linguistics which studies words‚ their nature and meaning‚ words’ elements‚ relations between words (semantical relations)‚ word groups and the whole lexicon. The term first appeared in the 1820s‚ though there were lexicologists in essence before the term was coined. Computational lexicology as a related field (in the same way that computational linguistics is related to linguistics) deals with the computational study of dictionaries and their contents. An allied
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North Africa is a very interesting place. It has many beautiful landforms‚ such as the Sahara Desert‚ The Nile River‚ and a lot more. There are also amazing cities in North Africa‚ which include Cairo‚ Tripoli‚ Casablanca‚ and many others. Also‚ there are a lot of major conflicts going on right now. The history of North Africa is very fascinating. North Africa’s area in general could affect us‚ (The citizens of the US) in good and bad ways. North Africa is known for its beautiful landforms and
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system of finite arbitrary symbols combined according to rules of grammar for the purpose of communication. Individual languages use sounds‚ gestures and other symbols to represent objects‚ concepts‚ emotions‚ ideas and thoughts.1 The branch of sociolinguistics‚ which can be seen as a mixture of linguistics and sociology‚ deals with the relationship between one‟s identity and one‟s language usage‚ or‚ more precisely‚ how these two features of the human being influence each other. In the last few years
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The Wretched Of The Earth: A Review Fanon’s book‚ "The Wretched Of The Earth" like Foucault’s "Discipline and Punish" question the basic assumptions that underlie society. Both books writers come from vastly different perspectives and this shapes what both authors see as the technologies that keep the populace in line. Foucault coming out of the French intellectual class sees technologies as prisons‚ family‚ mental institutions‚ and other institutions and cultural traits of French society
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words‚ phrases commonly used in speech‚ especially between people from the same social group or who work together‚ and slang is not considered suitable for formal contexts and often not in use for long. (Chomsky‚ 1999) From the perspective of sociolinguistics‚ slang is a kind of jargon marked by its rejection of formal rules‚ its comparative freshness and its common ephemerality‚ and its marked use to claim solidarity. The importance of language in establishing social identity is shown in the case
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Genderlect Styles Theory Genderlect Styles Theory: A Look Within Amanda L. Tanner Mansfield University Introduction Genderlect is a concept that originated in early sociolinguistics which compares and contrasts male and female speech styles. Male and female speech styles are defined as “two stable‚ clear-cut‚ and opposite gendered varieties” (256). Genderlect can be described as a linguistic variety or code used predominantly
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