regions of the world so were the masters. With all the different tongues combination came the complicated but interesting language Creole. Jamaicans themselves usually refer to their dialect as patois‚ a French term without a precise linguistic definition. The most unique of the languages of Jamaica is a dialect formed by the amalgamation of words from many languages with English. It is known as
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India. The term international language is increasingly becoming a replacement for standard English. So what is ebonics? Ebonics is derived from the words "ebony" and "phonics‚" when they were put together‚ ebonics was born. It is considered "black dialect." It is to my understanding that ebonics is slang. Because when I looked the word slang up in the dictionary‚ the definition was: the nonstandard vocabulary of a given culture‚
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following: ■ The use of different languages including foreign languages and signed languages. ■ The use of different aspects of language such as. jargon - technical language slang - language that only certain groups of people use dialect - people from different areas make different sounds when they speak acronyms - initials that stand for words‚ such as GSCC (General Social Care Council). ■ The person receiving the message has physical and intellectual disabilities such as
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influenced me the most are my family‚ my friends and the media such as internet‚ music and TV. I was born and raised in Luton‚ England. Both my parents were born in England and both come from irish backgrounds‚ however have no trace of an irish dialect. In my home‚ we all have the Lutonian accent except from my mum who comes across as posh due to her job as a teacher. The typical Lutonian accent is the missing pronunciation of the letter ’T’‚ for example. A good example of this is the pronunciation
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Kuzmenko Elena AE5 06.08.2012 Is enough being done to preserve languages? Throughout history the world has consisted of many cultures and languages‚ some of them have been dominant‚ some of them have been minor. Until the 20th century global and minority languages have continued a peaceful coexistence that has provided cultural diversity for the Earth. In the present this balance has been broken and most of indigenous languages tend to disappear. Although worldwide scientists
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events that occurred in the United States of America. The Civil War‚ also appropriately known as the War between the States‚ was fought from 1861-1865. This war involved the rivalry between the states of the Northern and Southern territories. The War was declared when the Southern states declared their secession and formed the Confederacy‚ a new government‚ of the south. There has been many disputes over which societal events led up to this war and many scholars have tried to narrow down which might
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identities and types of languages. According to Amy she did not realize how we use different languages or different tones when we are engaging in conversation with others. When you are talking with friends or close family you would use different dialect or slang‚ then if you were talking to your boss or teacher. In her essay “Mother Tongue‚” Amy Tan discusses the relationship between language‚ literacy‚ and its power. I think one of the main points of the story was that words are more than just
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In this essay‚ I am going to explore how the language used shows the closeness of the relationships between the participants‚ and how their friendship is shown. In the friendship context‚ speech is more relaxed and casual and there is more use of dialect and colloquialisms than if it were a formal situation. There is also the use of words and phrases which could only be understood in this context‚ like idiolect and words that a particular age group use. In a formal situation there wouldn’t be as much
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language variations and the influencing factors of it. The study shows that the standard and non-standard variation found are influenced by socioeconomic class and social network‚ also the variations are found in the Prime Minister’s and Natalie’s dialect. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION A. BACKGROUND Sociolinguistics is a study relates to the use of language itself in the society with the goal to understand the language structure and the function of language in the communication (Wardhaugh‚ 1992:
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individuals. It can be a source of a great power and influence. Born and living in Lebanon‚ I have acquired Arabic as my native language. Like any other country‚ the Arabic language in Lebanon differs from region to another which is defined ad dialect. Coming from an urban region‚ mine is the most common one even if it has its own special aspects. As for writing I have learned within school to develop vocabulary and grammar and used it to expand my writing skills. Using Arabic I communicate with
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