SECTION A: Function If the function is making suggestions‚ we can use the following structures: - Let’s have a party. - Why don’t we have a party? - How about having a party? - We could have a party. These utterances are all exponents of the function of suggesting. If our function is speculation‚ we can say: - If Macbeth hadn’t listened to the witches‚ he wouldn’t have murdered the king. - I think there’ll be a revolution in Egypt in the next ten years. - I reckon that before
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WORKPLACE LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION NEEDS (http://lmd.massey.ac.nz/publications/working_paper_no_19.pdf) In this current context‚ the study investigates language and communication issues from the perspectives of two categories: (1) EAL professionals who are employed in their field and (2) managers in companies that employ them. Questions of language and communication need to be unpacked so that language educators‚ settlement services‚ employers‚ EAL immigrants and policy makers can understand
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1.Discourse Studies in Modern Linguistics 1.1Discourse .Discourse has been defined by different linguists ‚and each one gives specific definition to it ‚and we will go through all of them . In other words discourse is a buzzword and used in many different ways. The term discourse refers “both to what a text producer meant by a text and what a text means to the receiver” (Widdowson 2007: 7). As Widdowson claims‚ “people produce texts to get a message across‚ to express ideas and beliefs‚ to explain
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Humor in Leadership Discourse — A Mystery of the Abominable Snowman Introduction Bennis and Nanus (1985:19) describe leadership as “the abominable snowman‚ whose footprints are everywhere but who is nowhere to be seen”‚ which indicates its complexity but also its attraction for academics and practitioners. Although humor has been considered an crucial aspect of leadership discourse‚ only in recent years there appeared empirical investigations regarding this topic and the number of related
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References: Brown‚ H. Douglas. 2000. Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. New York: Longman Carthy‚ Michael Mc. 1991. Discourse Analysis for Language Teachers. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. Holmes‚ Janet. 1992. An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. London: Longman Group O’ Grady‚ William‚ et all. 1996. Contemporary Linguistics. An Introduction Harlow: Person Education Limited Soeparno. 2002. Dasar-Dasar Linguistik. Yogyakarta: Mitra Gama Widya Wardaugh‚ Ronald. 1986. An Introduction to
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and the self: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of addiction and its impact on the sense of self and identity. Journal of Addiction Research and Theory‚ 17(2)‚ pp. 152-167. • Thornborrow‚ J & Coates J. (2006) The Sociolinguistics of Narrative. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company • TJVlogs (2012) An Alcoholic’s Journey to Sobriety. Available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yHNi3R5xkA (Accessed: 27th December 2012)
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2010 Table of Contents Introduction Chapter I. Interaction in Writing § 1.1 The Language of Correspondence: Epistolary Identity or Overview § 1.2 Letters as a Source for Building Social Networks § 1.3 Classification of Written English Correspondence § 1.4 Genre and Register of Written Correspondence Chapter II. Analysis of § 1.1 § 1.2 § 1.3 § 1.4 Chapter III. § 1.1 § 1.2 § 1.3 § 1.4 Conclusion Bibliography Chapter I. Interaction in Writing § 1.1 The Language
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Interpersonal Communication 3rd edn. Routledge‚ London. 19. Heron‚J. (2001) Helping the Client London: Sage 20 23. Hymes‚ D. (1972). Models of the interaction of language and social life. In J. Gumperz & D. Hymes (eds.)‚ Directions in sociolinguistics: The ethnography of communication. New York: Holt‚ Rinehart and Winston 24 25. Munoz‚C. and Luckmann‚J. (2005)Transcultural Communication in Nursing London: Thomson Learning 26 27. Nolan‚ MR.‚ Davies‚ S.‚ Brown‚ J.‚ Nolan‚ J. and Keady‚
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Introduction Technological advancements the last decades have contributed to the creation of a globalized era‚ with the English language as a common denominator‚ as the major language spoken between those who do not share any language. Globalization have made it possible for an extreme output of popular culture that has mainly origins of English speaking countries with U.S.A. as the main exporter of popular culture through music‚ movies‚ television etc. In this essay I explore the positive
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Creating a Learning Theories Advanced Organizer In prior deliverables‚ different concepts and theories of instructional models and common terminology were discussed and were introduced to an intra-field debate. Learning theories are no different; there are as many theorists of each of the major theories‚ Behaviorism‚ Cognitivism‚ and Constructivism‚ and just as many models. Within this deliverable‚ an understanding of the theories will be made‚ through the use of an advanced organizer‚ comparing
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