Today What is Linguistics? Descriptive vs. Prescriptive rules/grammars Linguistic competence vs. performance Readings: 1.2-1.3 LING 200 -- McGarrity 1 What is Linguistics? The scientific study and analysis of human language. LING 200 -- McGarrity 2 Core Subfields Phonetics: the study of the physical properties of speech sounds (acoustic phonetics) and how they are made (articulatory phonetics) e.g.‚ Park the car in Harvard yard. [p k k n h v d j d] [p a k d k a n ha v d ja d
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TWENTY THINGS THAT PARENTS SHOULD TEACH THEIR CHILD: 1. Play a sport. It will teach you how to win honorably‚ lose gracefully‚ respect authority‚ work with others‚ manage your time and stay out of trouble. And maybe even throw or catch. 2. It is better to be kind than to be right. 3. Save money when you’re young because you’re going to need it someday. 4. Allow me to introduce you to the dishwasher‚ oven‚ washing machine‚ iron‚ vacuum‚ mop and broom. Now please go use them. 5. Pray
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Topic: Using Cell Phones Most cell phone companies design models especially for kids. But parents are usually the ones buying the phones‚ and paying the bills. According to a July 2012 study‚ 56% of parents of children ages 8 to 12 have given their children a cell phone. The percentage goes up with age. The study‚ by ORC International for the National Consumers League (NCL)‚ basically proves what many people already assumed: many kids‚ if not most‚ have their own cell phones. According
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In his book‚ Why Teach? In Defense of a Real Education‚ Mark Edmunson includes an essay titled “Liberal Arts & Lite Entertainment in which he talks about numerous phenomena happening in American school systems. About halfway through the essay‚ while on a rant about colleges competing against one another for students‚ Edmundson adds that individual departments also contend for students‚ and more specifically how the humanities “now must struggle to attract students” (14). The professor offers a
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"What They Didn’t Teach Us in Sales Class" In reducing high turnover among new sales personnel‚ the first thing that firms should do or the employers of that firm should do is to match the job with the best suited to perform it. High turnover organizations spend disproportionate amounts of resources on recruiting and replacing their workforce‚ while smart organizations invest in employee retention. Indeed that there’s going to be turnover no matter what you do‚ but blindly ignoring the reasons
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Literature Review for Creative Ways to Teach Ethics and Assess Learning INTRODUCTION: This will review the article “Creative Ways to Teach Ethics and Assess Learning” by Catherine Beaton in October 18 - 21‚ 2009 which is published by 39th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. The author describes the brief introduction regarding the Assessment‚ Creativity‚ Ethics‚ Information‚ Technology and learning. Where he mentions different ways to teach Ethics. SUMMARY: In this article author
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and remember vocabulary easily as looking at the pictures. Flash cards can be used to learn virtually any set of information. In elementary schools‚ they are often employed to assist students with memorization of basic math principles. When used to teach a foreign language‚ flash cards help students review vocabulary words and their meanings. Flash cards are an educational tool to help people memorize information. Though technological advances have enhanced many learning devices‚ simple flash cards
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Evolution is a word that brings a wide range of emotions in people. For many‚ fingers crammed into ears and the refusal to discuss it is an act of behavior because they believe in the Biblical account of creation. Nothing more‚ nothing less. Then there are those‚ who do believes in evolution and are well versed on the matter. They become loud and boisterous to those who have their fingers crammed in their ears refusing to listen. Name calling and finger pointing comes from both sides of the firing
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Using Technology in Schools Melanie L. Hayford Ivy Tech Community College: Evansville December 10‚ 2014 Using Technology in Schools Most people use some kind of technology daily; most jobs require people to use a computer or another way to connect to the internet. Some schools now use smart boards‚ iPads‚ laptops‚ and computer labs to teach the children to use the technology properly. Not showing the children how to use the technologies that they face every day at home and outside the home can
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PRACTICE EXERCISE 1 Use the words in the box to form an adjective that fits in the numbered space in the sentences. The exercise begins with an example (0) 0. politics 1. depend 2. able 3. meteor 4. face 5.hysteria 6.destroy 7.disagree 8.Britain 9.point 10.fertility 11.argue 12.fashion 13.plenty 14.believe 15.hope 16.horizon 17.investigation 18.effect 19.laugh 20. Holland 0. I have absolutely no interest in political debates. 1. Entry to the single currency zone is ________ on meeting
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