an agreed upon fact that language is mainly used to fulfil two basic functions: the first is the transactional function which is related to the communication of information and the other is the interactional function which is concerned with establishing and maintaining social relations between the members of a speech community (Brown and Yule 1983: 1). This latter function‚ which is also called the phatic communion‚ is of great importance since it is responsible for harmonizing people’s life. Trudgill
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linguostylistics‚ is a branch of general linguistics. It deals mainly with two interdependent tasks: a) the investigation of special language means which secure the desirable effect of the utterance(stylistics devices and expressive means) b) certain types of texts (discourse) which due to the choice and arrangement of language means are distinguished by the pragmatic aspect of the communication. (functional styles) Functional styles discusses such general linguistic issues as oral and written varieties
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Heritage Assessment Every individual has a cultural heritage. Each culture views the world differently. Culture is an inherited characteristic and includes knowledge‚ beliefs‚ customs‚ skills‚ likes and dislikes. The fundamental role of cultural heritage is uniting‚ respecting the diversities and brings people together to face the future by informing‚ perceiving and give importance to the understanding of the past (need a reference) Heritage assessment tool was introduced for collecting information
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example given by Holmes is about the meaning of the words like once nice meant precise ’‚ and before that it meant fastidious ’ and earlier still it meant ignorant ’. Language varies in three ways: - overtime - in physical space - socially Which are the major ways that variation occurs in language. We can understand by variation that is the way language changes‚ a general term‚ general changes. And by change we can understand that is when a word‚ the pronunciation‚ etc. is modified overtime
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The field of linguistics both borrows from and lends its own theories and methods to other disciplines. Linguistic theories and methods are also used in other fields of study. These overlapping interests have led to the creation of several cross-disciplinary fields. I. sociolinguistics: Sociolinguistics is the study of patterns and variations in language within a society or community. In other words‚ it is the study of language in relation to social factors (e.g.‚ social class‚ region‚ age‚ sex
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Phonetic Symbols and Conventions The conventions for presenting examples used in this book are widely utilised in linguistics‚ but it will be helpful to state the more important of these for any readers unfamiliar with them. Most linguistic examples are given in italics and their glosses (translations into English) are presented in single quotes‚ for example: Finnish rengas ’ring’. In instances where it is necessary to make the phonetic form clear‚ the phonetic representation is presented in square
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The Etruscan‚ Roman and Byzantine Utilized Art Since the beginning of the first human civilization‚ we see how early human put emphasis on historical events‚ especially those moments that were important for their life. During the paleolithic era‚ primitive people used to paint cave after a productive and successful hunting in order to immortalize the memory of such great even. Thousands of years later new and different civilizations like the Etruscan‚ Roman‚ and Byzantine with
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February 25‚ 2015 In a simple definition‚ shared governance is one of the most innovative and idealistic of organization structures‚ was developed in the mid-1980s as an alternative to the traditional bureaucratic organization structure (Huston & Marquis‚ 2004). Shared governance is based on the principals of equity‚ accountability‚ ownership‚ and partnership. This process of management allows each healthcare worker to have a voice in the decision-making and encourage input that will
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Linguistic Anthropology Ever since I was seven years old‚ I’ve wanted to be a writer; more specifically‚ a poet. I think for my chosen profession‚ linguistic anthropology would benefit me better than any other field of anthropology. According to the Department of Anthropology of California State University‚ “Linguistic anthropologists are interested in how many languages there are‚ how those languages are distributed across the world‚ and their contemporary and historical relationships. We
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Heritage assessment of culturally different families Grand Canyon University May 10‚ 2015 HERITAGE ASSESSMENT OF CULTURRALY DIFFERENT FAMILIES INTRODUCTION In the health care system‚ the family of a patient has an important role in the recovery of the illness. Healthy interaction between the patient and the family members may have a positive outcome in the treatment. Provision of health care can be customized according to the family background of the patients. People come from various parts of
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