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    Transcending Sociolinguistics: Language‚ Caste and Power in India Sociolinguistics and the Language Problem in India Though there has been a long tradition of studying and interpreting language in India‚ most of these studies are in descriptive‚ technical or structural mode. For long‚ language has been seen as a non-political or apolitical phenomenon and its study has remained restricted to its structure. India also has a long tradition in the study of language

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    not originate from New Orleans‚ but traces back further‚ dating back to the sixteenth century. By using the evidence of immigration patterns into the United States‚ rise of free black communities in New Orleans‚ understanding of the Atlantic Slave Trade route‚ development of Architectural traditions‚ and adoption of vernacular architecture‚ Vlach will prove his objective. Vlach proposes that his counter parts in his profession have got it all wrong. He uses Kniffen as an example. While Kniffen’s definition

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    I. Sociolinguistics It is the study of the effect of any and all aspects of society on languages .It also studies how language varieties differ between groups separated by certain social variables‚ e.g.‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ status‚ gender‚ level of education‚ age‚ etc.‚ and how creation and adherence to these rules is used to categorize individuals in social or socioeconomic classes. As the usage of a language varies from place to place‚ language usage also varies among social classes‚ and

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    Literacy for Teachers has broadened my thinking about the English language‚ how vast it is and the different ways people communicate. The first‚ and most interesting topic for me that was brought up in week one was vernacular language. “A vernacular variety of language is the form of language people use in their “everyday” lives when they are not speaking as specialists of experts of any sort.” (Gee & Hayes‚ 2011‚ p. 8). Learning about vernacular language led me to think about and explore the different

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    Vernacular Languages In earlier civilizations‚ the Latin language was known for public administrations‚ educations‚ and literature. It had a significant impact until the Middle Ages. As the Roman Empire rose‚ so did the Latin language dominance. However‚ the political stability "led to an intellectual revival" (Applied History Research Group‚ 1997). This led to a decline in the native Latin languages. History’s new written material emerged in forms of vernacular language that was constructed

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    Cultivated and Vernacular Music in America By Joeana Simon Cultivated music is type of music that is imported to another place or country‚ whereas Vernacular music is type of music that originally comes from the country. Then‚ vultivated music in America means that music from other countries that are brought to America. For example: Opera. Opera is a music that originally from Italy. If it is brought to America‚ it becomes cultivated music in America. In other hand‚ vernacular music in America

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    INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLINGUISTICS VARIATION WITHIN NEW ENGLISHES NINA DIANI WIDOWATI 2250408011 RENI RACMAWATI 2250408018 LILIK ANANTARI 2250408042 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SEMARANG VARIATION WITHIN NEW ENGLISHES Introduction Under colonization‚ large numbers of people were able to neither to maintain their ancestral languages nor to shift to the colonial language. Instead they created new languages (pidgins and creoles)

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    As Lantis said of vernacular culture‚ “even the most urbanized people have an everyday culture‚ including everyday speech that is different from the literary language of from the language of straight news reporting” (202). In terms of the Philadelphia Union‚ the fans have their own way of expressing themselves. Tailgating‚ playing‚ cheering‚ supporting and talking about the game are the vernacular culture of the Union. This culture is unique to any sports

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    1. Introduction African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is one special dialect of American English‚ and it is different from Standard American English. African American Vernacular English can also be called as Black EnglishBlack Vernacular English or African American Language (AAL).Black English had been discriminated for a long time in history. There was a saying that “Black English is not a language”. The saying is not correct. According to Montgomery‚ culture should not be biased‚ but should

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    Agustin Julia Stein English 2 February 25‚ 2010 Analyzing Sound One of the most interesting musical and literary developments of the 1980s was the emergence of rap‚ a form of popular music in which words is recited to a driving rhythmic beat.  It differs from mainstream popular music in several ways‚ but‚ most interesting in literary terms‚ rap lyrics are spoken rather than sung.  In that sense‚ rap is a form of popular poetry as well as popular music.  In Black English‚ rap means “to talk

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