ENDANGERED AND MINORITY LANGUAGES Language is one of the most important choices that allows humans to develop their rights as a primary mark of identity. The violation of this right is widespread in countries where the government doesn‟t allow the citizens to express their ethnic identity. Language constitutes an area of potential conflict in Europe‚ Africa and Asia‚ in countries where language rights are subject to ethnic discrimination and where recognition of their identities is demanded from
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Diglossia is the relationship between two or more codified dialects that are used in the same speech community under different circumstances. Diglossia is categorised into two important hallmarks‚ the (H) high function which is seen as the superior dialect that is based on a grammatical system. It is formalised of rules‚ hence allowing thoughts and ideas to be expressed logically. However‚ the (L) function is connected to the standardised language of the speech community. It is used to express ideas
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Louise Bassenger 9C How do I adapt my dialect to certain situations? For a while‚ I have been studying my speech syntax. I have noticed that in certain situations‚ my idiolect adapts and alters slightly. There are many words that I frequently use and others that tend to appear in certain conversations‚ but disappear in others. I have an accent which is a mix between Kent and Essex‚ as I moved from Essex to Kent‚ and - from my sociolect - have picked up the Kentish accent in addition to my previous
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It is often said that the curriculum in primary school should include one or many foreign languages. Although some may agree with this argument‚ others refute this saying this have adverse effects on young students. I tend to the support the latter and would elaborate on this in the following paragraphs. Firstly‚ the main reason for learning a language that is alien for students is that they would grasp anything that is thrown at them. It is a known fact that young kids have the trait of absorbing
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Endangered languages: what is to be done‚ and why? The threat to linguistic resources is now recognized as a worldwide crisis. Language death is what happens when the last speaker of a particular language dies‚ or when a language community ceases to exist. It is an extinction that is happening on a massive scale and with astonishing speed. According to Krauss (1992a)‚ as many as half of the estimated 6‚000 languages spoken on earth are "moribund"; spoken only by adults who no longer teach them
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To introduce myself to all classmates and my instructor in English 1301‚ to let them know how did I blended into this discourse community when I was in high school for the last 3 years as a non-native English speaker. As the requirement of this essay I will use my experiences to identify the logos‚ ethos and pathos. Throughout my high school years I’ve been going through a hardship to get the community around me to accepts as a piece of them. The fact that I’m a non-native speaker that just moved
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To be young is everyone’s dream‚ everyone wants to stay young forever‚ but unfortunately it is not possible. That is why the Romans came up with the phrase “Carpe Diem” which means “take advantage of the moment”. Ever since I heard it when I was 14‚ I knew I had to live by this phrase‚ I knew there was no alternative‚ I knew that I had only one shot at life and I had to live each moment like it was the last . No one likes being alone all the time‚ we all need company and we all like meeting people
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Louder with Crowder is a conservative speaker who mainly provides podcasts about controversial topics in modern day society. (Louder with Crowder) In this particular podcast‚ Crowder tries to persuade his audience that hate speech does not exist. (Louder with Crowder) From my own experience in the United States‚ I believe the opinion to be remarkably unpopular which may even lead towards trouble and sanctions within academia. This leads me to believe that the opinion is thought provoking which is
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I Chapter – Geography and Sociolinguistic characteristic of the Caribbean. According to Baptiste (1995) the thing which is very important and helpful in understanding the Caribbean English and where that language comes from is studying the history‚ geography and sociolinguistics of the Caribbean. Humanities‚ social science and natural science need to be taken into account to know what varieties of English are spoken in Caribbean‚ how this language developed and what kind of connection has the
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Topic: Ethnographie s Topic Coverage • Varieties of Talk • The Ethnography of Speaking • Ethnomethodology Introduction Speech is used between different ways among different groups of people. As we will see‚ each group has its own norms of linguistic behavior. A particular group may not encourage talking for the sake of talking‚ and members of such a group may appear quite taciturn to outsiders who relish talk ‚ or they may feel overwhelmed by the demands made on them if those others insist
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