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    voice is lively and more direct. Eg. ‘We had fun’ is written in the active voice; ‘Fun was had’ is written in the passive voice. Alliteration The repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. It is used to produce sound that adds to the atmosphere or mood of the words‚ or perhaps even echoes their meaning. Eg. ‘The fair breeze blew‚ the white foam flew‚ The furrow followed free’  (from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samual Taylor Coleridge.) Allusion A reference

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    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 stressed syllable and elongated words for emphasis for example ‘‘light‚ fat‚ straight and boat’’. The emphasis is used to express certain words and in a way these words summarise the text and these words are what the audience

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    information at hand‚ this brings to light possibly the most important element (and conceivably the most difficult to define) in linguistics: language. This is a complex system used to express ideas in words‚ and it includes many different combinations that affect the way “language” actually works: sounds‚ words‚ grammar‚ rules (prescribed and described)‚ vocabulary (lexicon)‚ dialects‚ phonology‚ pragmatics‚ styles‚ jargons‚ functions‚ and even writing. All of these different components work together to

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    use idioms to make their language richer and more colorful and to convey subtle shades of meaning or intention. Idioms are used often to replace a literal word or expression‚ and many times the idiom better describes the full nuance of meaning. Idioms and idiomatic expressions can be more precise than the literal words‚ often using fewer words but saying more. For example‚ the expression it runs in the family is shorter and more succinct than saying that a physical or personality trait ’is fairly

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    Mr. Todd 12 September 2011 “A Word Is Only a Word” The word friend means exactly what it is‚ just a word. The pure substance behind the word no longer bares any true meaning and feeling behind it. I have learned to limit the use of the word and can only call a select few a true friend. Growing up I thought I was popular because I had so many friends. However little did I know that instead of calling these people friends‚ I should have substituted the word for acquaintances‚ or in the future

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    Spoken Language Study CA How long should it be? Time available Approx 800-1000 words 3 hours What should be included? Part 1: Introduction to essay. Explain briefly what you’re going to talk about in your essay. Mention the research you have completed‚ and how that will be used. Part 2: What is texting? Why is it multi-modal? What are your initial thoughts and feelings about this way of communication? Part 3: What are the critic views of texting? Why is it important

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    perhaps we will not have a thorough understanding of its importance. In this article‚ I present and analyze thoroughly the great impact of this approach. If you look‚ you will see your beautiful voice‚ good pronunciation‚ good pronunciation in spoken English are those who have interest in English song. This demonstrates the method of "Deep learning" (long memory depth study) that they learned unconsciously through the songs themselves take no notice. Music help you get active with the title

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    In the poem‚ “My Arrival”‚ James Berry provides a warm and personal narrative of his birth. His speech is deliberate throughout‚ with each word spoken clearly and in a measured tone‚ reflecting deep thought as he reflects upon the anticipation and excitement of those closest and dearest to him as they welcome his arrival. He is matter-of-fact in describing his birth‚ speaking in short phrases with pauses in between. But as he talks about the eagerness of his father awaiting his arrival‚ his tone

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    2.2 Outline ways to help children to develop communication and language skills Parents play a critical role in a child’s language and communication development. It is thought that children who are read to and spoken with during early childhood‚ will have a larger vocabulary and better grammar than those who aren’t. There are different ways in using language. Verbal ways are to question‚ clarify‚ describe‚ explain and debate. There are also non-verbal ways to communicate like listening‚ looking

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    Concussion conundrum Read and write a review of the following article. http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=140857 ADELAIDE admits it doesn’t know what it would do in a Grand Final if it was down to 17 fit players and a player with suspected concussion wanted to go back onto the ground. Crows football operations manager Phil Harper told SEN radio on Monday morning Adelaide’s coaching staff had briefly considered that very dilemma during Saturday night’s Showdown when forward

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