The word I choose to write about is flamingo. Flamingo is a three syllable word that has the nasal sounds /m/ and /n/ in it. This paper will walk you through the steps it takes to physically produce the word. Spoken language may seem effortless‚ but it requires a complex dance of the muscles in the lips‚ jaw‚ tongue and voice box. The ability to produce accurate speech sounds in rapid succession is something we humans take for granted. In fact‚ speech production is an extremely involved process
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Transcript: Peter Kay on the Jonathan Ross Show Key: JR → Jonathan Ross PK → Peter Kay [ ] → audience and camera ( ) → Paralinguistic Features (.) / (number) → is the seconds in which they pause in speech = → smooth exchange of speech ** … ** → indicating shouting …- →indicating an unfinished word → simultaneous speech JR: it is (.) the wonderful (2) Peter Kay ladies and gentlemen [audience applaud] (Peter Kay walks onto the stage in a costume of his new book)
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The second example of spoken language is Obama’s contribution to the interview by talk show host Jay leno. I will analyse this piece of spoken language which has been pre-recorded to be broadcasted in America making a huge audience of listeners for Obama to promote himself as president as well as convey his opinions on the closures of the embassies in the Middle east. The tone of the interview is very informal even when discussing difficult‚ serious topics. The atmosphere remains friendly and calm
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stretches back almost 5‚400 years ago‚ and some speculate that spoken languages have been around for at least 100‚000 years – around 60% of human existence‚ or 15 times as long as civilisation itself. (Derbyshire) Languages are the building blocks of communication – sets of words related to one another so that people understand the world around them and the intents of others. Languages‚ usually‚ are regional – people speak the language that they grew up around. People in Germany speak German‚ and
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use sarcasm occasionally when speaking to friends which involves placing unusual stresses‚ a higher pitch and speech is often slower‚ louder and more forced to emphasise the statement. For example‚ “ well done Adam” becomes “well done Adam” when spoken sarcastically. Confidence also affects my pitch and when unsure I tend to speak with a rising pitch‚ almost as if it were a question. Such as once when talking to a strict & imposing teacher I was unsure whether I was allowed to leave ‚ I said
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Spoken language controlled assessment How do TV chefs adapt and change their language to suit their audience and purpose? There are as many different styles and variations of spoken language as there are people on Earth as language is an abundant ocean of creativity that will never dry up. The inventions of modern day technology such as the TV have meant that English spoken language is as varied now as it has ever been; you only have to flick through the TV channels to discover the differences
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--------------4. Circle the answer; How often do you watch cookery shows on TV? Once a week Four times a week Weekends Twice a week Five times a week Three times a week Weekdays 5. Do you think its important for chefs to use both types of spoken language and why? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WATCH TWO SHORT CLIPS OF THESE
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In television and radio the interview techniques are very different. Graham Norton does both‚ in both situations we do see Norton adapting himself. He interviews Jedward in the television interview and Benedict Cumberbatch in the radio interview. They are many differences the obvious one is that one is in a television studio and the other in a radio set; another difference is the audiences that would watch them. The television situation is broadcasted on a Friday night at 10.30pm so the audience
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Outline Spoken Language vs. Written Language I. Introduction. But the most common forms of language are spoken and written‚ which are very different and have one similarity. II. Body A. The similarity between spoken and written forms of language is skills. 1. Written language requires skills. 2. Skills are also necessary in spoken language. B. Despite these differences there is one similarity between these two languages. C. One important difference in written and spoken
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The processing of recognizing and responding to the meaning embedded in spoken words is defined as speech recognition. Phonemes are series of corresponding sounds part of each letter of the alphabet. When a computer recieves input from speech recognition‚ it has to break down a word into the different phonemes to determine what word was being said. Likewise‚ if a whole sentence or phrase was said‚ the computer has to work to find the different starting and ending points of each phoneme‚ while also
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