3. DISAPPEARING LANGUAGES: Many languages are disappearing every year. Is this is a bad thing or could have fewer languages help bring people together. Globalization and liberalization made the world to shrink into the size of a village. Unfortunately‚ this means that smaller languages are in danger of extinction. Some people fear the loss of cultural identity‚ while others believe that the world with less language is better. In a 4-paragraph essay‚ explain why you feel that we should or should not
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Language is a cognitive function that most of us take for granted. It starts from early on‚ some say at conception‚ and it develops in complexity as we get older. It is an essential part of communication and without it its development would be greatly hindered. This natural process requires complex structures and reasoning‚ the bringing together of sounds and words to develop concrete ideas and thoughts. In this paper we will discuss the components of language and how it relates to cognitive processes
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How language empowers people Language is not the only solution to communication for everyone; it is also the key to prosperity. The use of language is one of the greatest necessities of life. Being able to communicate through words is a great tool. We use language to communicate with people and express how we are feeling. Language can be used as a powerful tool. Language is really what defines us as humans. When language is used effectively it can draw out deep feelings in others or motivate
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socioeconomic status‚ which in the business industry is crucial. Variations in language therefore cause many social attitudes to arise and be utilised to discriminate others just on the way we speak which is what is occurring in the business world at the moment. Firms tend to hire people who speak in the same expected manner since ‘it is all about hiring ‘people like us’’‚ which further outlines one of the functions of language to separate ‘us’ from ‘them’ COURSE RELEVANCE: #accents #social attitudes
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Sociolinguistics? Is the field which studies the relationship between language and society‚ including cultural norms‚ expectations and context on the way language is used. What is Language? Language is a means of communication‚ it is used to communicate meaning‚ as it is also used to maintain and establish social relationships. What do Sociolinguistics study? Sociolinguistics study the following: 1- They study the relationship between language and society. 2- They are interested in explaining why we
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Language arts is the term typically used by educators to describe the curriculum area that includes four modes of language: listening‚ speaking‚ reading‚ and writing. Language arts teaching constitutes a particularly important area in teacher education‚ since listening‚ speaking‚ reading‚ and writing permeate the curriculum; they are essential to learning and to the demonstration of learning in every content area. Teachers are charged with guiding students toward proficiency in these four language
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Language death refers to the process in which a language is endangered of extinction or more likely to become none spoken anymore with-in its existence environment. Although a specific language is considered died as nobody speaks it anymore; it is likely to keep existing in the form of records and documentation‚ however it is therefore considered to be non alive language when there is a lack of fluent speakers and the loss of its written forms. The death of a language mainly occurs due to the
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Coyotecatl December 2‚ 2013 Anthropology We can all agree that language is a fundamental basic of being human. Language has been around for centuries‚ there are no primitive languages‚ and the documentary video"The Human Language"‚ talks about just that. It brings about the question on how language functions within each and every society. Its amazing how we as organisms create sound and body gestures to make words‚ by what we call "Language". I say body gestures‚ because although being non-verbal‚ it
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Weaknesses of Language as a WOK Language may often be defined as “a body of words and the systems for their use common to people who are of the same community or nation‚ the same geographical area‚ or the same culture/tradition” (dictionary.reference.com). Although language is a basis for communication‚ it has many forms and variations‚ not only specific to the same lingual group or nation‚ thus causing it to present both strengths and weaknesses depending on the situation in which language is used
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EAT 1 Literacy and Elementary Reading REAT Task 1 Melissa Williams June 7‚ 2012 Language Arts development encompasses many different aspects of learning. There are many theories that suggest the different ways that children learn‚ but in the end there are six key concepts that each child must master in order to be fully proficient. These are reading‚ writing‚ speaking‚ listening‚ viewing‚ and visually representing. These concepts build upon each other and work together
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