Language Analysis: Lower the voting age to 16…NOW! The website of Young People Unite had published an article by Melissa Young on the 5th of May 2010. The opinion piece by the 17-year-old addresses the issue of whether or not the legal voting age should drop to 16 years of age. Melissa Young makes a claim that with the laws already placed upon 16-year-olds (e.g. legal age to getting their learner license) they should have
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a scolding about language precision. This kind of affiliation is prohibited in the society. In an extended manner‚ even the language that expresses such affiliation is limited and excluded. However‚ word like ‘love’ is replaced by different expressions
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Double Language Analysis Katie White Recent shark attacks in Western Australia has raised controversy about how to solve the issue. “Stem the carnage” is a letter to the editor written by Sam Forsythe appeared on the 18th April 2007‚ Forsythe argues that the only solution is to kill the man-eating monsters with a genuinely concerned tone. In response to “stem the carnage”‚ James Whitt wrote a letter‚ in a somewhat condescending tone‚ contending that killing the sharks is a ridiculous suggestion
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Apostrophe- The addressing of a usually absent person or a usually personified thing rhetorically. Ex: Carlyle’s “O Liberty‚ what things are done in thy name!” 7. Archetype- A very typical example of a certain person or thing. Ex: The beautiful princess. 8. Assonance- In poetry‚ the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non-rhyming stressed syllables. Ex: penitence‚ reticence.
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Explore some aspects of spoken language used in your home My idiolect is intensely influenced by the individuals who reside in my house or visit regularly. This happens because I have been with them most of my life so I pick up some language techniques they use. I belong to a family of five; my mum‚ dad‚ older brother (Alex)‚ little sister (Daniella). My aunty‚ whose name is Kenny‚ lives in my house frequently and various other aunties and uncles visit if we’re are celebrating or just to have a
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Introduction Language is a complex communication system that formed by development‚ acquisition and maintenance. At the same time‚ it is shaped as social reality as well as reflects its underlying dimensions. “Women’s language” (Lakoff‚ 1973) – the configuration identifies of American speech patterns – highlighted that the latter function‚ but bore implications for speakers altering their social realities by altering the use of their language. Lakoff (1975) stated that women’s speech and the use
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Hinton glances at the fact that the Maidu language group is closely related to two other language groups‚ “Certain resemblances had also become apparent between Wintun and Maidu and Maidu and Yokuts. A systematic comparison revealed a unitary basis underlying all the languages” (Hinton 80). There is evidence that shows how these languages closely resemble one another. “The word for “two” in Wintun‚ Maidun‚ and Yokuts languages generally begins with p followed by some vowel followed by n (or sometimes
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Amber Lewis APUSH and AP Language Assignment 2nd period One huge change that has been brought on due to the social and political changes in our country is the overall interpretation of our coalitions‚ to our nation and ourselves. Because of the increase of nationalism‚ we‚ Americans‚ have changed our social boundaries and opened more opportunities for equality in the United States. As changes were beginning to happen‚ America grew troubled as it attempted to keep up with its political amendments and growing economy
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the community places extraordinary importance on language and requires the utilization of certain words or phrases. Specific words have been chosen to distort or hide the actual meaning of the words‚ making them sound less emotional. To the people living in the community‚ these words are used every day and appear normal; however‚ to a reader‚ certain words and phrases appear awkward and disturbing. A few interesting examples of manipulated language are “telling‚” “comfort object‚” and “Naming list
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The languages are also similar in their phonetic structure. According to ______both AAVE and Gullah use aspects of phonology and lexis from each of their adopted languages but none the grammatical qualities concomitant with the language. Hence the reason many sociolinguists reserve the term AAVE for varieties‚ which are marked by the occurrence of certain distinctive
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