A KILLER LANGUAGE It is undeniable that English language is a powerful language. It is spoken in most part of the world especially in developed countries for instance the United States‚ Great Britain‚ and Canada. This is an inescapable process of globalization‚ the process of extending social relations across world-space. Globalization leads to the commonness of English in several fields such as science‚ technology‚ economy‚ politic etc. The result of this is English dominating the world and disregarding
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Effects of Language on Perceptions and Experiences Jaclyn Caserta University of North Carolina Greensboro 2 December 2014 Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different In Other Languages written by Guy Deutscher discusses the long argued theory of nature versus culture and how language is affected. The book attempts to demonstrate that through all the back and forth arguments‚ the disproval of many a theory and the flat out naivety of some of the most respected names in linguistics
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East English 1101‚ section 37 January 21‚ 2013 Think Like a Man If you want to watch a movie based on love‚ romance and comedy then paying $10.50 at any movie theatre near you is worth it. “Think like a man” is at the top of the charts for best movie of the month even possible for the year. Comedian Kevin Hart stars in this movie‚ which made the movie even more hilarious. This movie has a total of laughs‚ advice and romance which could have you in tears from laughter or from a sad scene in
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"Think globally‚ act locally" urges people to consider the health of the entire planet and to take action in their own communities and cities. Long before governments began enforcing environmental laws‚ individuals were coming together to protect habitats and the organisms that live within them. These efforts are referred to as grassroots efforts. They occur on a local level and are primarily run by volunteers and helpers. "Think Globally‚ Act Locally" originally began at the grassroots level‚ however
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Languages‚ dialects and slang of Sweden Introduction My research will be how the language variation in Sweden looks today‚ and I will give some information about the Swedish language and other spoken languages in Sweden. I will also look into the sub-dialects called `Rinkebyswedish`‚ ´Swenglish” and slang language. Swedish is now officially the main language of Sweden and is spoken approximately by 10 million people. Although until 2009 it was not the official language. The reason for that was
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Language is a persuasive tool but can also be misleading and confusing. Barriers such as distorting euphemisms‚ acronyms‚ lingo‚ illogicalities‚ and clichés can distort the meaning of words or phrases (Kirby et al‚ 1999‚ pg. 92). The most powerful ability of language is to understand and effectively communicate. Being able to clearly communicate ideas to each other allows empowerment and the ability to be open to new thoughts and opinions. The ability to reproduce this information to another in a
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Language is a system for communicating. Written languages use symbols (that is‚ characters) to build words. The entire set of words is the language’s vocabulary. The ways in which the words can be meaningfully combined is defined by the language’s syntax and grammar. The actual meaning of words and combinations of words is defined by the language’s semantics English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now the most widely used language in the world
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fundamental and common themes in world culture and art. The arguments about love and its analysis as a phenomenon date back to ancient philosophy. Love is also considered as a philosophical category‚ in the form of subjective attitudes‚ intimate feelings which are directed to the object of love. The wоrd "love" can refer to a variety of different feelings‚ states‚ and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection to pleasure. But how does language construct love? How many words exist to
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Here are some language features I have included that you should know of and how they affect the reader. - Repetition: draws attention to and emphasises the idea/word/phrase/theme/concept. It highlights its importance. - Personification: when an inanimate object is given human qualities. For example ’ the television stared at me across the room’. Personification often makes the reader feel inquisitive. -Imperative: This feature is mostly found in advertisements. Imperative is a command or an instruction
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that language is a tool for power? How do you think that men in the past arrived to power? This is a really good question involving not also the brightness of these people‚ but also the way they could easily convince people to vote for them or to follow them. From the early ages of human history with the first tribes‚ to the actual campaign for a Presidency all around the world‚ men and woman have used their abilities as good speakers to convince people to join their cause but is language a tool
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