Ideology‚ Power‚ and Linguistic Theory∗ Geoffrey K. Pullum University of California‚ Santa Cruz My aim in this paper is to discuss an intensely complex cluster of interlinked concepts involving distinctions between (i) descriptive and prescriptive grammar‚ (ii) constitutive and regulative rules‚ (iii) conservative and liberal attitudes‚ and (iv) standard and non-standard dialects. I cannot hope to be comprehensive‚ but I will try to be clear. Sometimes it seems to me that the issues we are dealing
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Alyssa Ness Honors English 4B September 7‚ 2010 Plato’s Ideology “The Allegory of the Cave” demonstrates many of Plato’s beliefs‚ impacting the way he views education. …the power and capacity of learning exists in the soul already; and that just as the eye was unable to turn from darkness to light without the whole body‚ so too the instrument of knowledge can only by the movement of the whole soul be turned from the world of becoming into that of being… (Plato 5). This quote implies
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Does ideology matter in politics anymore? Political ideology has been an intrinsic part of world history for over two hundred years (Heywood 1998). The modern world was moulded by ideology resulting in political‚ economic and social upheavals. It has been argued in the 20th century that the importance of ideology in the political world has been declining and the question set requires an analysis of the arguments put forward by those who believe that ideology influence has come to an end. This
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Describe the global economy of the 21st century. What will it look like? Which countries will be dominant? The global economy of the 21st century is reflecting many more multinational companies. Much cross border trade and investments is becoming more and more visible. More and more companies‚ that in the past have not really been looked at as a developing nation‚ are now developing nations with “large economies‚ and their firms are major players in many global industries from shipbuilding and
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Hand Sensitivity Are people more sensitive to cold water on their dominant hand or non-dominant hand? If a person sticks their hand in cold water‚ then their dominant hand will be able to withstand cold the longest. To conduct the experiment two bowls of the same size were filled: one with room temperature water and one with cold water (adding lots of ice). After this was done‚ each participant put both hands in each bowl (one at a time). The time was recorded how long each participants had each
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To what extent was racial conflict the dominant social tension in the USA in the period from 1919-1929 During the period from 1919-1929‚ many social tensions came to the fore‚ however the social tensions however were to a large extent dominated by racial conflict. The economic boom of the 1920s saw a growing divide between the upper class and the working class‚ and a large amount of these workers where immigrants and African Americans. The growing disparity saw trade unions being formed‚ which aided
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IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY The word family has multiple meanings in the dictionary. It is ‘a social unit living together’ or ‘parents and their children‚ considered as a group‚ whether dwelling together or not’. In a broader term‚ relatives can also be added to this group. But it is much more than that. Family is the first learning place of an individual in this world. Starting from childhood till old age‚ he learns everything from his family. He sees his family members walking and starts trying that
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Family is where we all belong to and from where our identity comes from. A person is valued based on his family and upbringing. We all belong to a family and it is our family that keeps us together through thick and thin. Without having a family‚ no person is complete and the completeness comes with good family bonding. Now what is a family? By just saying that you live with your family does not hold any values to being a part of the family. Four or five persons living under one roof does not become
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Comparative analysis of dominant Russian and American Values The question of values becomes important when we cannot understand and explain the behavior of foreigners. Probably you know this from your own experience of communication with people from other countries: sometimes we think that foreigners behave strangely or rudely or just differently from what we expect. In most cases this is what is usually called "cultural misunderstanding". OK‚ now let’s dwell on the concept “value”. There
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FAMILY George Peter Murdock (Social Structure 250 societies) “A social group characterised by common residence‚ economic co-operation and reproduction. It includes adults of both sexes‚ at least two of whom maintain socially approved sexual relationship‚ and one or more children‚ own or adopted of the sexually co-habiting adults”. The family thus lives together‚ puts resources and produces offspring. Nuclear family is the smallest group. Extended family is Nuclear family plus vertical
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