Language is a great power which forms a huge part of people culture and identity‚ it’s also enabling them to express themselves and keep their history. In colonized regions the issue of colonial and native language became the subject of discussion between critics. In relation Chinua Achebe "The African writer and the English Language" and Ngugi Wa Thiong’o "The Language of the African Literature" essays; I will discuss what do these two writers have in common and in what way they are different.
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THE LANGUAGE OF HUMOUR – THE HUMOUR OF LANGUAGE IRONY AND HUMOUR IN INTERPERSONAL VERBAL ENCOUNTERS Zsuzsanna Ajtony Abstract: In this paper the problem of verbal humour and irony is approached from a sociolinguistic perspective‚ starting from the Semantic Script Theory of Humour (Raskin 1985)‚ which establishes that all humour involves a semantic-pragmatic process. Humour should be understood and appreciated shared sociocultural knowledge; a common code should exist between speaker and recipient
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1.1 Identify the different reasons why people communicate Communication and relationships represent one of the most important characteristics of working with others‚ adults and children. There are a variety of reasons why people communicate‚ mainly: -Building relationships: the first thing that will happen when I first meet a new child‚ parent‚ colleagues‚ is some form of communication. This might be a smile‚ wave or a linguistic form of salutation. By those first form of communication I begin
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Abstract This research examines how men and women communicate using body language and why does it matter. Studies from various psychological and medical centers have shown that your body moves can tell more about someone than the words he or she speaks. People never realize the movements they make and how the people around him or her would interpret those moves. Lately‚ body language has been a topic very important psychologically and how it affects somebody emotionally and in other areas. Through
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Language is a very diverse aspect of each culture and can differ from state to state‚ city to city‚ and even community to community. A community that has a very unique language is prison. Prison inmates use a language called argot‚ which does not make sense to the average person‚ but is very necessary to inmates and guards. Argot is the more scientific term for criminal jargon or prison slang but it is used mainly to communicate between criminals and to create a barrier to keep others from understanding
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101 After having a job interview or an important talk with a friend‚ do you ever ask yourself “why did I shake his hand” or “I should have spoken more clearly and slowed down?” After watching Amy Cuddy Your body language shapes who you are‚ I believe the main purpose of the speech was to teach people a valuable tool while interacting with others. She emphasizes a lot about the way you present yourself and even the choice of posture you choose. While interacting with others‚ people gather personal
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THE PROBLEM Introduction Today‚ English language is widely used not only in the Philippines but throughout the world. It is mostly consider as a second language of non- English speaking countries and the world’s international language. It is widely used as a medium of instruction and communication in many fields such as in education‚ business‚ and sciences and even in the day to day activities of man. It unites the whole world Fluency in English language is important and the key that brings success
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-In today’s world people don’t trully understand the importance of their health and wellbeing. People realize how health is important only when they start feeling sick and weak. Most of people believe that good health and fitness are achieved through physically demanding sports‚ special diets or preventative medicine while others believe that we should simply lead a normal life. -First of all special diets are vital and essential for health and wellbeing. Eating a lot of different healthy foods
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Language is a persuasive tool but can also be misleading and confusing. Barriers such as distorting euphemisms‚ acronyms‚ lingo‚ illogicalities‚ and clichés can distort the meaning of words or phrases (Kirby et al‚ 1999‚ pg. 92). The most powerful ability of language is to understand and effectively communicate. Being able to clearly communicate ideas to each other allows empowerment and the ability to be open to new thoughts and opinions. The ability to reproduce this information to another in a
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considered absences. Participation: MANDATORY. Completion of all On Line work and participation in all classroom activities are necessary to pass the class Make-up speeches cannot be allowed: Time scheduling is too constricted to allow it. Speech outlines will NOT be accepted late. All major speeches must be completed on the scheduled day‚ to pass this class. Assignments: All other assignments must be on time to get full credit. Plagiarism: Policies on cheating and plagiarism will
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