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    advantage? • What will happen to minority languages and communities?  Method Before I started to write the essay‚ I read relevant literature. David Crystal’s “English as a Global language” contains a lot of useful information‚ and so does “Sociolinguistics” by Peter Trudgill. In order to retrieve I want different aspects on the subject‚ I also used the Internet for research. I was also interested in average people’s opinion‚ therefore I asked approximately 40 people of different backgrounds

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    SGY130 - Youth and Society Assignment 02 Choose either transitions‚ emerging adulthood or the narrative approach to examine how young people’s lives are affected by their class. The theory of Emerging Adulthood presented by Arnett (2000)‚ suggests a new concept of development between the late teens through the twenties‚ focusing on ages between 18 and 25 years‚ which is characterised by a prolonged stage of identity exploration. Arnett (2000‚ p. 469) affirms that “emerging adulthood exists

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    The Phonology of African American Vernacular English Table of contents 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………….………...…….1 2. African American Vernacular English (AAVE)……………………….………...….…2 3.1. Vowel phonemes of AAVE……………………………………………………...……2 3.2. Consonant phonemes of AAVE…………………………………………………...…..3 3.3. Syllable structure…………………………………………………….…………….......6 3.4. Prosodic features……………………………………………………….…………...…7 3. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………

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    EWS 380 Fall 2013 Research Paper Women in Morocco have been oppressed for a great period of time and are only recently starting to make strides in becoming an equal gender. Women have always been restricted in what they can do‚ or how they do things. They have been constricted by patriarchy. Space‚ language‚ and education have all been used against women to keep them from progressing as a gender‚ and as they have stayed in place‚ men have furthered their gap by keeping high powered‚ political

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    the Sexism in English language.” Overseas English Nov. 2011: 341-342‚ 353. CNKI. Web. 14 Jun. 2013. [5] Sidney‚ Albert. Oxford Advanced Learner ’s English-Chinese Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 2009. 1827. [6] Splosky‚ Bernard. Sociolinguistics. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press‚ 2000. [7] Teso‚ Elena‚ and Liz Crolley. “Gender-based Linguistic Reform in International Organizations.” Language Policy 12.2 (May 2013): 139-158. EBSCO. Web. 15 Jun. 2013. [8] Yang Chun

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    Bibliography: Coulmas‚ Florian. 2005. Sociolinguistics: The study of speakers’ choices. New York: Cambridge University Press http://www.dac.gov.za/nationallanguagepolicyframework.html http://www.pansalb.org.za/pansalbhistory.html http://www.pansalb.org.za/southafricanlanguagesact.html Mesthrie‚ Rajend

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    Hart’s Concept of Law: Positivist Legal Theory or Sociology? Glen Wright This paper will consider the extent to which HLA Hart can be said to have turned the positivist tradition of legal thought from positivism to a sociology of law. Hart ’s claim to be engaging in ’descriptive sociology ’ is first considered‚ followed by the submission that Hart ’s gesture towards natural law is distinctly sociological. The significance of the ‘critical reflective attitude’ is then discussed and‚ finally‚ the

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    (1997) Metalinguistic negation and textual aspects of political discourse . In J. Blommaert and C. Bulcaen (eds)‚ Political Linguistics . Amsterdam: John Benjamins ‚ 69 89. Wilson‚ J. and Gunn‚ B. (1983) Political affiliation. Paper presented to Sociolinguistics Symposium‚ University of Liverpool . Wilson‚ J. and O Brian‚ K. (1998) Language gender and employability . Mimeo‚ School of Behavioural and Communication Sciences‚ University of Ulster . Wilson‚ J. and Rose‚ J. (1997) The language of peace and

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    13) in Robinson‚ P. and Ellis‚ N. (eds) (2008)(Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition. Plantolf‚ J‚P.(ed.) (2000) “Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Learning” Oxford‚ Oxford University Press. Preston‚ (1989) “Sociolinguistics and Second Language Acquisition” Blackwell‚Oxford‚ UK. Tyler‚ A. (2008) “Cognitive Linguistics and L2 Instruction” (CH 18) in Robinson‚ P. and Ellis‚ N. (eds) (2008)(Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition.

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    ASSESSMENT ON PEOPLE’S AWARENESS OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM (SNS) A Paper Submitted to: Ms. Abigail Ocampo College of International Hospitality and Tourism Management In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in: Communication Skills 2 Mangalindan‚ Nneka R. Masangkay‚ Ivy Mariz S. Silva‚ Giane Paulene C. March 5‚ 2012 Abstract Social networking is a very common social structure these days since the generation depends entirely on technology. Social networking

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