The Role of Culture in Discourse 1.0 Introduction Discourse‚ its etymology comes from Latin‚ discursus (which means “running to and fro”) is the term that concerns with spoken and written communication. In linguistics‚ discourse is a unit of language longer than a single sentence. More broadly‚ discourse could be the use of spoken or written language in a social context. According to Hinkel and Fotos (2002) in New Perspectives on Grammar Teaching in Second Language Classrooms‚ discourse
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Paulina Szuchnik Academic Writing B.A. 4 What Role Should The Corporation Play in Our Lives and Society‚ If Any? Coroprations are large firms that exist as a legal entity owned by shareholders who divide profits that are generated through the firm’s operations.1 A number of corporations is increasing within last years. It is undeniable that in contemporary world corporations influence people and their lives. Corporations play some important functions in society‚ such as employing people
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speaking. Vincent: Good morning‚ May I please speak to the manager of the restaurant? Jerome: Yes I am. How can I help you today? Vincent: Hello Jerome. My name is Vincent. I’m calling from Awesome Creative. We’re a strategic marketing firm that does branding and web design. Do you have a couple of minutes to talk to me about your marketing needs. Jerome: Well‚ I’m working with a few different firms right now‚ some of which do web design and branding works. Vincent: I understand. Lots of advertising
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WHAT IS CULTURE? Culture is a word frequently used by people everywhere most times they use it to make a point clear to someone else in the way they see and interpret things. We all practice culture in one way or another even though most people do not notice it. One thing clear to us is that culture is attached to everything we do. Williams and Geertz both portrayed quite similar and different ideas towards culture in their essays. Williams noted that culture is a whole way of life‚ (pg.1) this
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process‚ hiring people who can learn quickly‚ adapt to change and‚ most importantly‚ can work well with others in a group setting. Google puts more emphasis on ability over background. (Robbins & Jude‚ 2007) The companies’ culture has everything to do with communication within the
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Communication plays a very important role in an organization. In fact‚ it is said to be the life wire of the organization. Nothing in the universe‚ human or otherwise‚ that does not communicate; though the means of communication may be very different. Communication is very crucial and unavoidable since we have intentions which we want to pass across to another person‚ group or even to the outside world. Communication in an organization is inevitable. Departments communicate from time to time in
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Tactics have always played a strong role in many activists and social movement group. Past social movement organization used tactics such as sit-inns‚ marches and boycotts in order for people in authority to enact change. Today as some of these tactics have become routinized‚ some activist and social movement organization have taken it into their own hands to change tactics so that their message will have a stronger effect. Tactics can be seen as a form of communication and performance claimant use to
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Before different societies became interconnected‚ they were separated by large distances. Because the Hellenistic culture was considered a complete package of high class culture; theater entertainment‚ art‚ architecture‚ language and much more‚ it was widely accepted and used by many people in different areas. The main part of Hellenism was a common language that was known as koine Greek. Due to the differing languages of regions it would have been difficult for people to communicate with one another
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2.) Explain the role that women played in the colonies in your own words. Women were not as highly respected as men in the colonies. They were denied higher education and their ultimate task was to bear and raise children for their husbands. Women were almost treated as items. The only respectable option for women at that time was marriage. They were thought of as weak compared to men. Women also worked on the farms. Without them‚ the farm could not survive. They made cloth‚ garments‚ candles
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Introduction On what occasions does Norse Mythology play an important role in Beowulf? Throughout the story of Beowulf‚ Norse Mythology has been an important factor of the story’s continuation. While they both have interactions with Christianity‚ they are both very important. Norse Mythology has existed as early as the 10th century. Just like how Beowulf‚ and many other epics have been told‚ Norse mythology was preserved through the tradition of oral preservation. Norse Mythology It is said
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