The Speech Community Peter L. Patrick Dept. of Language and Linguistics University of Essex Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ United Kingdom Email: patrickp@essex.ac.uk http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~patrickp/ This article will appear in JK Chambers‚ P Trudgill & N Schilling-Estes (eds.)‚ Handbook of language variation and change. Oxford: Blackwell. ABSTRACT: empirical linguistics‚ is at the intersection of many principal problems in sociolinguistic theory and method. This paper traces its history
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Freedom of speech Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking‚ receiving and imparting information or ideas‚ regardless of the medium used. In practice‚ the right to freedom of speech is not absolute in any country and the right is commonly subject to limitations‚ such as on "hate speech". The right to freedom of speech is recognized as a human
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Informative Outline Deborah Cooper The History of Barbie and How Profitable Collecting Her Can Be Speech Goal: I want my audience to know how Barbie came to be‚ and how collecting the different types can be profitable. Introduction Hook: I’m a Barbie girl‚ in a Barbie world. Life is plastic. It’s fantastic! Credibility: My name is Debbie Cooper‚ and I am a Barbie Collector. Thesis: Knowing the history behind what you collect‚ makes it even more valuable when
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H IS TO R Y O F TH E TELEP H O N E Junior Division Documentary HISTORY DAY PERIOD 3 MARCH 1‚ 2010 HISTORY OF THE TELEPHONE I decided to do my research on the history of the telephone because it is the one thing I can’t live without. Today‚ having a telephone is a need that all kids must have to stay in touch with each other. We don’t talk on the phone like our parents did. We text a lot. I conducted most of my research on the internet. I used the Library of Congress online as a primary resource
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Victor B. Andrews IV Sean Ennis Writ 102 April 24‚ 2013 “Speech Sounds” Speech Sounds is a fictional story written by an African-American science fiction author by the name of Octavia E. Butler. Octavia Butler received both the Hugo and Nebula awards for various works of hers. At a very young age Octavia was diagnosed with dyslexia and had acquired a slight speech impediment‚ which led to ongoing teasing and humiliation from her peers. She was often belittled and bullied by this and also
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Informative Speech Outline I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Warm‚ gooey‚ fresh‚ soft. I bet you are wondering what I am describing. I am describing a fresh out of the oven chocolate chip cookie. B. Audience Relevance: How many of you like chocolate chip cookies? C. Speaker Credibility: Me too! They are my favorite type of cookie. I use to make them all the time with my grandma when I was growing up. D. Thesis/Preview: Describing the cookie doesn’t tell you where they
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Josh Cole Jessica Martin 11/12/14 Specific purpose: To inform my audience about the history of coffee as well as the positive and negative health effects. Central Idea: I will be explaining how and where coffee first came into human culture‚ some of it’s health benefits such as increased awareness‚ while also discussing some of it’s negative health effects like increased heart rate. Organizational Pattern: Topical Introduction Attention Getter: You probably wouldn’t believe me if I told you that
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] Speech 101:Annotated Bibliography Annotated Bibliography for Persuasive Speech Tahiri‚ Y‚ Lee J‚ Kanevsky‚ J‚ et al. “The differing perceptions of plastic surgery between potential applicants and current trainees: the importance of clinical exposure and electives for medical students.” Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 21(3) (2013). 178-180. Academic Search Premier. Web. 07 Oct. 2013. This online scholarly journal describes the perceptions of plastic surgery of medical
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Max Windsor Culture Speech Outline Mr. Meyer April 10‚ 2013 Informational Speech: The Columbian Drug Cartel * Title: The Columbian Drug Cartel * General Purpose: To inform * Specific Purpose: To inform the audience on the major aspects of the Columbian Drug Cartel by focusing on the two larges Cartels in Columbia—Medellin Cartel and Cali Cartel. * Central Idea: By first focusing on the generalized synopsis of how the Columbian Drug Cartels function‚ I will then be able to give
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Commemorative Speech October 27‚ 2008 the day the city of Philadelphia finally could breathe a sigh of relief. On this date the Philadelphia Phillies won the 2008 World Series‚ breaking the city’s long 25 years of heart breaks since the city’s last major sport championship. They beat the Tampa Bay Rays in 5 Games in the best of 7 series. Four days later the city’s dreams of a parade down Broad Street finally became a reality. On October 31st‚ 2008 instead of costumes and Halloween candy the
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