3rd year THEORY OF PHONETICS (Philology Department) Seminar No 5 (2 hrs) MAJOR ACCENTS IN THE UK. GENERAL AMERICAN AS THE AMERICAN ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION STANDARD Points for discussion: Major accents in the UK. 1. RP/BBC English as the British national standard of pronunciation: 1) Socio-historical survey of RP/BBC English. 2) Phonological and phonetic dimensions of RP/BBC English. 2. Cockney as an example of a broad accent of English. 3. Estuary
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An Observation on UK Crowd Funding By C.W.Hart 07/12/12 Table of Contents: Introduction 1. What is crowdfunding? 2. Crowdfunding and the Creative Industries 3. The Methods of a good crowdfunder 4. The rise and growth of projects 5. The UK and it’s ‘crowd’ Conclusion Bibliography 3 3 5 6 7 Introduction On the 12th of October 2012‚ renowned Oscar-winning filmmaker David Fincher – a man who Hollywood has financed an array of treasured features such as Fight Club and The Social Network – launched
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Outcome 2 1. Explain the validity of one process and one content theory of motivation and assess their applicability to scenario that exists within Scotia Airways. The process theories are about ‘how’ organisation should motivate its employees and about ‘the processes’ of motivation. One of the process theories is Edwin’s Locke’s Goal Theory. It is about setting specific goals which are challenging but acceptable for individuals. Individuals should receive feedback so that they could improve
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and free riders are allowed to benefit because‚ in each case‚ the outcome of the group performance…is shared equally by all group members‚ regardless of their input.” (Weldon and Mustari 1988‚ p.33) The reason why social loafing is a problem in organisations is because individuals minimize their contributions because they feel that the efforts are not noticed by others in the group (Kerr‚ 1983). Members may feel that they are able to “hang at the back” or in turn free ride and avoid all the consequences
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Political Perspective of an Organisation (AUSTRALIA POST) What is the connection between the structure of the organisation and the distribution of power in the organisation? The intrinsically political nature of organisation is recognised in the ways found to create order and direction among people with potentially diverse and conflicting interests‚ and the problems and legitimacy of management as a process of government and about the relation between organisation and society (Morgan‚ 2006)
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increases and become more complex‚ the cost of financing it increases. The different types of taxes are collected as a whole to meet the needs of the taxpayers. Individuals or entity are not taxed according to the benefit they will receive or has received from the government. However‚ motor fuel and road taxes are used to finance the construction and maintenance of roads has a direct benefit attached to the tax payer. TYPE OF
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Referendums are devices for obtaining extra legitimacy for policy proposals or for reducing internal party disputes over party alternatives. They tend to replace the normal role of parliament and are a form of direct democracy‚ although initiation comes from the government and not the governed. There is an indication of the growing frequency of the use of referendums as a way of legitimising policies or appealing to the public beyond divided party structures. What was seen as non-British‚ inconsistent
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wingfall tax and believe that the equality of opportunity means giving people better chances. Since it defined itself as Social Democratic party‚ the ideology of the party has been changed as accept value of market forces but also accept the idea that the UK is a community where is better work together rather than individually. b) Explain carefully 3 policy similarities between the modern Labour‚ Liberal-Democrat and Conservative parties (post in 1997). (10) Since 1990s‚ three main parties have their
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Managing Change in Organisation SUBMISSION DEADLINE : 12th January‚ 2012 WORD COUNT : 3‚542 words Today‚ teams and organizations face rapid change like never before. Globalization has increased the markets and opportunities for more growth and revenue. However‚ increasingly diverse markets have a wide variety of needs and expectations that must be understood if they are to become strong customers and collaborators. The ability to manage change in an organisation‚ while continuing
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different types of schools across England. Each with different working practises and different funding methods. Children are able to enter infant schools from the age of 4 until they are 7. They then move onto the junior section which from 7 until 11. From junior school they progress to secondary school at the age of 11 until the age of 16-18 depending on their birth year. Pre-school Same Sex School Grammar School Boarding School Forest school Boarding School Steiner School Types of School
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