English Language and Linguistics 16.2: 261–280. C Cambridge University Press 2012 doi:10.1017/S1360674312000056 A bit of this and a bit of that: on social identification in Early and Late Modern English letters MINNA NEVALA University of Helsinki (Received 10 December 2011; revised 29 February 2012) This article deals with the use of deictic pronouns this/these and that/those as demonstrative determiners in person-referential terms in Early and Late Modern English personal letters. The
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Common Induction Standards (Adult Social Care) Manager’s Guide This workbook has been updated and reviewed with funding from Skills for Care Berkshire‚ led by Berkshire Care Association in partnership with representatives from: Reading Borough Council‚ Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead‚ Wokingham Borough Council‚ Bracknell Forest Council‚ West Berkshire Council and Bracknell & Wokingham College September 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Standard 1 – Understanding The Principles of
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A very common debatable topic is text-messaging. Or more specifically the use of text-speak‚ otherwise referred to as “textese.” David Crystal and John Humphrys have both written articles on text-speak. Both of the articles mention the texting; history‚ effects‚ usage and etc. According to the author David Crystal in the online article “2B OR NOT 2B”?‚ text messages developed in the “early 90s”. He also brings up the idea of “textese”‚ which is basically the language of text messages. In the article
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Black Elk Speaks with Forked Tongue‚ Couser is giving his opinion on how he thinks that Neihardt was in actuality suppressing the Lakota way of life and Black Elk’s story. His opinion is backed by some good points from the text and as well as other scholars who have the same opinion as himself. Couser does believe that Black Elk Speaks is a well written book and he even respects and commends Neihardt in his attempt to honor Black Elk‚ “before detailing the short comings of Black Elk Speaks I would
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to speak out of the women’s problems and needs. Their desires always get lost before the grand narratives of patriarchy‚ even the national history and narrative rarely recognize the major contribution of the females in the texts or document. Whenever the woman is portrayed‚ she is put in the second position below the man. She is always kept silent. Identifying this issue‚ Indian critic and feminist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak asks— can the subaltern speak? in her essay ‘Can the Subaltern Speak?’.
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Yesi English 3 Honors 1 May 2014 Conformity. In the world today‚ students are expected to be well behaved and follow all rules necessary to rise to the expectations of the school and the world. Students are expected to conform and become something they are not. The fact that students may have two different personalities because of schools and its rules and punishments. All different countries teach students how to think‚ act and how to follow all rules and expectations given to them. Rules begin
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Seniors speak their Joys and Pains Ask a senior student to list down all the pains of being a Salay National High School student and he might fill out all the pieces of paper you give him. Here’s my list of joys and pains of being a senior student. First on my list of pains is PRESSURE. From a fresh fourth year students perspective‚ it’s hard to adjust to the new “senior” atmosphere due to the massive difference of pressure compared to being a junior! But still‚ I’m not complaining
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Surname Centre No. Initial(s) Paper Reference 7 1 6 1 Candidate No. 0 1 Signature Paper Reference(s) 7161/01 Examiner’s use only London Examinations GCE Team Leader’s use only English Language Ordinary Level Question Leave Number Blank 1 Friday 9 January 2009 – Morning Time: 3 hours 2 3 4 Materials required for examination Items included with question papers Nil Extracts Booklet 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Langston Hughes’ “The Negro Speaks of Rivers” is an immensely compelling poem that he wrote when he was around 17 or 18 years old. He was traveling to Mexico City‚ to spend a year with his estranged father‚ upon graduating from high school. Hughes’ poem has a very spiritual undertone that conveys his intended message with rhythm and attractiveness. Anyone who knew Hughes knew of his love for African Americans. He saw the beauty in his own people and they were the muse to a lot of his writings and
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I am still reading Ophelia Speaks by Sara Shandler. When I first started reading the book I was very interested in it but as I got further in reading the book personally I feel like it gets more depressing. They are all stories about how people have messed up in their lives in many different types of ways or the people’s family issues. It is a good way to learn what not to do‚ which will help some people. But‚ this book for me it is very boring because I would like to read something that is more
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