anNadine Abo Laban 900113591 Gap paper 2 (Armenian Language) Introduction The guest speaker who graced us with her presence was Alyssah Depoya‚ who is of Armenian origin. According to Alyssah‚ all pure Armenians last names end with “yan” which acts as an indicator of whether the person is of pure Armenian origin. Armenia is a mountainous country located in the South Caucasus region in Eurasia. It is bordered by Turkey‚ Georgia‚ Azerbaijan and Iran (“Armenia”‚ n.d). Armenian people have a
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There are two different varieties of the same language which are used in the community. One is known as “High” varieties‚ the other “Low” varieties. Each of them has their own role to play in a language. High varieties are commonly applied in the formal contexts‚ like meeting or press conference while low varieties are usually used in informal contexts‚ such as daily conversation with friends and family. Diglossia could also occur between two languages (Holmes‚ 2008). “Ah Boys to Men” is a conscription
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Language and the brain Many people assume the physical basis of language lies in the lips‚ the tongue‚ or the ear. But deaf and mute people can also possess language fully. People who have no capacity to use their vocal cords may still be able to comprehend language and use its written forms. And human sign language‚ which is based on visible gesture rather than the creation of sound waves‚ is an infinitely creative system just like spoken forms of language. But the basis of sign language
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honest‚ French is the official‚ social and literary language of the France‚ Monaco and Luxemburg. Actually‚ French is widely used in Europe‚ even in Canada‚ French and English are in the equal status‚ which is distributed in Quebec province. At the same time‚ French has various dialects. Only in this way can the language show its specialties. Well‚ how much do you know about the history of the French language? To tell you the truth‚ the French language was developed from the Latin of the Roman Empire
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Discuss the modes of language art in relation to their communicative‚ cognitive and social purposes. Language Arts refers to a complex system for creating meaning through various conventions. (Malyday‚ 1978).Language is a systematic means of communication by using words either spoken or gestured with hands and structured with grammar. Language is the most important form of human communication‚ we communicate our thoughts and feelings through language and it plays an important role in our daily
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When people make a great fuss over the merits and demerits of a language they overlook an important point that a language is not merely a means of communicating thoughts but also a way of getting civilized. Since‚ the date of India’s independence‚ there has been running many claims and counter-claims regarding the use and importance of English in India. Some speak in favour while some others oppose the idea of retaining English as a subject‚ in our school or college curriculum. The British
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Should Pidgin Language be implemented into the educational system? When children are born into their culture they learn the native language (Pidgin) because that’s a way they can communicate with their parents and other people in their community. I believe if the education system accommodates people to utilize their languages in school it would help increase students learning abilities‚ higher test scores and less drop-outs rates. I believe that Pidgin language is real and it has been around
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Body Language Do you know you speak all the time? Even when you are asleep‚ your mind is occupied with thought. When you wake up in the morning‚ you are already thinking. Even your body speaks. It’s called body language. Body speak is very common‚ you hardly notice it‚ but it clues you in subliminally. In a nutshell‚ it’s how you present yourself. Facial expressions are part of body language. A smile‚ a frown‚ a look‚ a question are all part of speaking with your look. These things say if you are
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emphasis or whether synonyms are repeated or not. All of these different features on a lexical level can completely change the perception and picture of who we imagine is speaking and the extract can be interpreted in a completely different way. The spoken features of the four different extracts are all fairly different. For example ‘Text A’ uses pauses and stressed words. Pausing emphasises words‚ in this case ‘’.fat.’’‚ this emphasis could be used to excite or engage the audience. Speaker A also uses
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langauge” and Nynorsk aka as “new norweigian”. There is no official sanctioned standard of spoken Norwegian. Most Norwegians choose their own dialect according to different circumstances. No one dialect is right or wrong but adds to the tradition of Norwegian. For example‚ a beginner will learn Bokmal because it is easier to learn as it is codified‚ regular‚ and accepted nationally as the official language of Norway. 80-90% of population use Bokmal‚ it is also commonly taught to foreign students
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