Language Analysis Essays

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Languageissharedamongallhumans,butitishardlystraightforward.Asmentionedinourmany lectures,FerdinanddeSaussuredescribedlanguageas"...seriesofdifferencesofsoundcombined withaseriesofdifferencesofideas"Assuch,thereisalinguisticinfluenceonourthoughts Languageismuchmorethancommunicatingbecauseitcanalsoberepresentationalonhowwe thinkaboutourselvesandtheworldthatsurroundsus.Itisbecauseweuselanguagetoexpressour thoughts,feelings,andideas,thatthesecommunicationsshapetheprocessofhowwethinkandfeel. Itissomethingthatiscontinuouslyevolvingovertime.Somelanguagescanceasetoexist,butnew formscanarriveintheirplaceThisisespeciallysowhentwodifferentlanguagesmakecontact However,it'snotnecessarilythelanguagesthemselvesmakingcontact,butthepeoplewhospeak thoselanguages.Theworldhasahistoryofpeoplemigratingtonewplacesaroundtheglobe;people likeexplorersandnomadsandprisonersandslaveswhosettleinnewlandsThroughthesetravels, manypeoplefromdifferentculturesandlanguagesmeet,buthowcantheycommunicate effectively?Whatifpeopleareforcedtoliveinaplacewherenoonespeakstheirnativetongue?In thesetypeofsituationsiswhatformsapidgin,orakindoflanguageusedtofacilitatecontactand relationshipsbetweenpersonsoftwoormorelanguages.Tradeandcolonizationisacriticalfactor ofwhenthistypeofsupplemental

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DifferenceBetweenLanguageAndLanguageEssay

Whatislanguage?Itisoftenidentifiedasbeing"thesystemofwordsorsignsthatpeopleuseto expressthoughtsandfeelingstoeachother"(Language,n.d).Languageishowaperson communicates,nomatterwhichformisundertaken;whetheritisbyoralcommunication,by gestures,bytouchorviaplacingapentopaper.Therefore,goingbythisstrongdefinitionorideas ofwhatlanguageisonecanstatethathuman'slanguageisbothseenandheardInconjunctionwith thisidea,ithasalsobeenestablishedthatthereisnosuchconceptaslanguagebeingstaticin meaning.Languagecanbediverseduetodifferentsocioeconomicclasses,cultures;factoringinthe differenceinlanguageacrossdifferentagesandstagesofdevelopmentFurthermore,theterm 'WorldEnglishes'iscorrectwhenidentifyinghowthelanguageof'English'hasbeenadaptedvia certainculturesafterbeinginfluencedbytheUnitedstatesandUnitedKingdom.Whendeciphering whatisseenasStandardEnglish,wenoticethemultipleregisterswithinit.These,areseenasa dividetotheclassesofsocietyandareeasilyidentifiedwhenitcomestodifferencesintheusageof thewrittenandspokenwordThisessaywillbeelaboratingonthemultiplerolesthatlanguagehas inachild'slifetime,includingcommunication,thinking,self–discovery,self–regulationintheir earlylearningyearsandusageoflanguagetonavigatearoundtechnologyandformulatethesocial skillstobeableto

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PersonalLanguageHistory

Earlyyears

IwasbornandraisedinMandalay.MyparentscamefromMandalay,Myanmar.Theybothare ChinesesothatIcouldspeaktwolanguages,BurmeseandChinese.Iwasn'treallygoodatspeaking BurmesewhenIwasyoungIttookyearstogetmeusedtowithitbutthenImovedtoYangon whichistheCapitalCityofMyanmar.MyaccentwasgettingbettersinceIgotYangon.Allmy neighborswereBurmesewhichhelpedmealottoimprovebothmyspeakingandlisteningskills.

Educationalimpact

WhenIwenttoprimaryschool,IhadtolearnBurmese.Atthesametime,IhadtoattendChinese SchoolwhentheBurmeseclassisdone.IhadtotakeBurmeseforofficiallanguage.Ihadtotake Burmeseforofficiallanguage.AsmyparentsandgrandparentswereChinesesotherewasnodoubt thatIcanspeakChinesefluently.IneverwantedtolearnBurmesebutIhadtobecausemy...show morecontent

Anykindofbrandswhicharepreparingtopenetrateintotheforeignmarketshoulddolotsof researchinordertoadaptthecultureaswellasthelocalmarketthatisgoingtobeenteredand expandedinto.Forinstance,peoplewillbemakingmistakeaboutwhatdoesthesloganmeanand sometimesthelogobecausetherewerecasesboutdifferentkindsofcompanywhicharegoingto internationalizetheirbrandandtheyfailedto

Thereareculturaldifferencesineverycountry.Asthedifferencesexistbetweenthereligionand races,weshouldbemindfulaboutthefactthateverysinglewordmattersanditmightdeliverthe wrongmessageorimplicationtothecustomersAsthebrandtryingtointernationalizeit,therewill beseveralfactorsthatshouldbeconsideredfor,whichareincludingpoliticalandculturalandsoon. Internationalizingabrandmightnotbeeasyasitmayseem,itwouldtaketremendousamountof efforttoput

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Thepiecetitled'gettingourfuturebackontherails–slowly'iswrittenbyamemberofTheGrow Sloworganisationwhobelievesthatthemostconvenientoccupantforthelandoftheabandoned railwayyardsisacommunitygarden.Theauthorbeginsthearticleinaconfinedtonedaimingto convincethereaderthatacommunitygardenistherightchoiceandlatertransfersontoamore criticaltonewhentalkingaboutconvenientfoodsTheauthor'smainargumentsincludefirstlythat communitygardensareaglobaltrendandthattheircommunityshouldbeonetofollowsucha trend,secondlyacommunitygardenwillbebeneficialtoeveryoneandisthemostefficientoption andlastlycommunitygardeningwillbringthewholecommunityshowmorecontent

Theauthorfurtherconvincesthereaderofthenegativeeconomicimpactthatconveniencefoods havebyprovidingachartfromtheNSWenvironmentprotectionauthoritywhichprovidesthateach yearinjustonestatethecostofprocessedfoodwasteisapproximately$360millioniswastedon packagedfood,$240milliononfrozenfoodand$170millionontakeaway.Incontrastofthisthe authorcommunicatesthatifpeoplegrewtheirownfoodtheywouldvalueittoomuchandhence therewouldbenowaste.

Lastlytheauthorrecommendscommunitygardeningasthebestoptionbecauseitwillbringthe communitytogether.Theauthorclaimsthatthegardenwillbe'agreatwayforchildrentolearn,' alsothat'kidsspendfartoomuchtimeinside'andthegardenwillprovideahealthyoptionforthem togooutsideanddosomephysicalworkinthefreshairReferringtochildrenasoneofthemain benefitersfromthegardentheauthornotonlyappealstothecouncil,becausechildrenarethefuture oftheircommunitybutalsoappealstoparentsastheywanttheircommunitytobeahealthyand sufficientplacefortheirchildrenTheauthordeclarestothecouncil

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LanguageAnalysisEssay

ChildLanguageAnalysis

ChaptersixfromthetextbookChildLanguage:AcquisitionandGrowthopensupbystatingthat childrenneedexperiencewithalanguageinordertoacquireit.Lust,authorofthetextbook,argues that"varyingformsofexperienceallowlanguageacquisition"(101)withinachild.Shealso mentionsthatoralbabblingmanifestswaylaterinthecaseofdeathchildren,sincetheydon'thave anauditorymodelinwhichtheycouldfollowRelatingtothistopic,thechapteralsocoversthe topicofhomesign.Homesignisaformofsignlanguagethatchildrenwhoarenotexposedtoawell structuredsignlanguage,createinordertocommunicate.Furthermore,thechaptersharesthatin Nicaragua,localchildrenwerebroughttogetherandwiththeirownsetofhomesigngestures,they wereabletocreateawholenewsignlanguage;theNicaraguanSign...showmorecontent...

AlthoughtherewasnoevidenceofaprevioussignlanguageinNicaragua,throughtheirshared communication,thesechildrenwereabletodevelopeda"naturalhumanlanguage."Thischapter alsoaddressestheimportanceofthelinguisticsexperience.AccordingtoLust,infantsareexposed tolanguageexperienceintheformofsoundpriortobeingbornShegoesontostatethatinfantsare abletosignalouttheirmother'svoiceversusotherfemalevoices.Lust,alsotouchesonthe Motheresehypothesis,inwhichamotheraltershervoiceinordertocommunicatewithheryoung childrenthroughhigherpitchvoices,simplifiedgrammar,repetition,andslowerspeech.Although thisformofcommunicationisirrelevanttowardsachildacquisitionoflanguage,itisvaluable betweenthebondagebetweenmotherandchildChaptersixcoversmanyinformativetopicsand whilemanyareofgreatimportancetoaddressthechapterconcludesthatchildrenareinfact consideringtheinputtheyarereceivingandimposingthe

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Language

Languageisessential;languageiswhatweusetocommunicateamongothers.Itissomethingthat joinsusjustasstronglyasitseparatesus.Therearemanydifferent"languages"intheworldbut reallytheyareallboundbycertainrules,theyallhaveaformatthattheyfollow,allofthemhave, nouns,verbs,tenses,andadjectives.Languageisalmostlikeamath,thepointofitisthatwhenyou speak,youtrytoreachaconclusionwithadifferentperson,andinmathyouuseequationstosolve problemsandreachconclusions,oneisnumberstheotheriswords

Mathisnoteasy,andlearningaLanguagecanbechallenging.IcameherefromMexicoyearsago, andIstillrememberhowitwastonotknowhowtocommunicate.showmorecontent

Languageisapowerfulthing,Itcanmoldyourimagetosociety,atallskinnywomanwithaEnglish accentcanbethoughtofasamodeloractress,aAsianmanwithaaccentwillbelookeduponasa "Chinesefoodclerk",whereasonewithoutanaccentwillbeviewedasacomputerengineer. Stereotypingisonethingthatoursocietyisgoodat,andthatisonethingthattheywillalwaysdoto differentcultures.

Thefirststeptogetridofthesestereotypeswouldbetoeducatepeopleinaboutdifferentcultures,if wewouldencouragepeopleintheUnitedStatesandinothercountriestobeopentonewpeoplewe couldgetthestereotypingtostop.Thefirststeptopreventioniseducation.Alotofpeople stereotypeotherculturesbecauseofthewaytheywerebroughtup,meforexampleIwasalways toldthatJewsarebadpeoplebecauseofWWII,theytoldmethatduringthewarPolishpeople wouldhelpthem,andafterthewartheJewswouldbeupsetwithusbecausewedidnothelpthem enough.NowIcouldtakethattoheartandjusthatethembecauseIwasthoughttohatethem,butI chosenotto,IchosetocommunicatewithaJewishkidinhighschoolandhewasareallygood personThereasonthatIdonotfollowinthefootstepsofmyancestorsfromWWIIisthatbecauseI decidedtocommunicateandlearnaboutthem,andthat'sallthankstoonethingthatmanypeople needtorealizeisaimportant

LanguageEssays
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¨WhenIplacedmyburdensanhimhewashedthemallawayforme¨(line1–2and90–91).The songTempobyKBakaKevinElijahBurgessisaboutfreedomandfocus.Freedomislostwhen religionisinvolvedunlessyouhavethefocustopersevereFreedomisarecurringpointinKB´s Tempointhesongheexpresseshisfeelingofhisfreedomandwhathecandowithit.¨I'masfree asmyhaircutitorcombit,forgetit(lines47and48)thesimileI´masfreeasmyhairexplains hedoeswhathewantsandtheonlythingholdinghimbackishishead.Thesecondexampleof freedomcomesformlines66and67¨Explicitasever,viciousaseverchristianandclever,dissit anddismissitthisisjustbetter¨thisgoesbacktothethemebythe

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Strengths–Onthespellingportionofthetest,Alexscoredatotalof13outof22questions correctly.Thisscorereflectshisspellingskillsareatanequivalentageof9–3,andagrade equivalentof4.4.Hedemonstratedgreatknowledgeandunderstandingofthewordsthatwere dictated.Alexremainedconfidentandspelledcorrectlymanywordsthatarecommonly misunderstoodDuringthewritingportion,Alexobtainedatotalof21outof24correctresponsesin aseven–minutetimespan.Ingeneral,Alexdisplayedeaseandconfidenceduringmostportionsof thetest.Heworkedquicklyandshowedfewerrors.Thestudentwasabletoquicklyreadthewords andplacethemtogethertomakeacorrectsentenceThestudentwritesatanageequivalenceof12 yearsold,and...showmorecontent...

Hewasontargetforhisageandgradelevel.Thestudentshowedexcellentpromiseinhisabilityto recognizeandidentifyletterswiththeirsounds.Alexworkedthroughthispartofthetestquickly withoutanysignsofstressoragitation.Hecontinuedtoflourishinthetestforpicturevocabulary whereheworkedpromptlyandfinishedthetestwithinafewminutesAlexwaseasilyableto identifythepicturesandwritedowntheirlabels.Thestudentdisplayedexcellentvocabularyand writingskillsforastudentthatspeakshisnativelanguageathome.Inmathematics,Alex'sstrongest pointwasmathfluency.Althoughthescorewasslightlylow,itwasbecausehegrewalittletiredat thispointandbecameslightfrustrated.Inmathfluency,hescored31correct,ageequivalenceof7–9,andgradeequivalenceof23Inmostofthemathfluencyproblems,Alexansweredmostofthem correctly.Subsequently,inthemathcalculationportion,hescored8correct,ageequivalenceof9–7, andgradeequivalenceof4.1.Alexwasabletoanswerequationsuptothreedigitsandtheoneto twodigitshewasabletocalculateinhisheadAttheend,hemadeacommentthathelovesmath buthewas

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ApEnglishLanguageAnalysis

TeachersneedtoteachELLstudentsEnglishorthography,morphology,andsyntax.Iwill recommendtotheinstructortoteacheachpartofspeechseparately.Therearemanygrammatical errorsthatstudentscanmake.Studentscannotbeoverwhelmedwiththediscussionofmany grammartopicsinonelesson.Itishardtodiscussortoexplaineachstrategythatworksbestfor eachpartofspeechbecausetheyaretoomanyTeachersshouldevaluatethestudentstodetermine whichstrategyworksbetteraccordingtothetopictobediscussedandthestudents.Teachersshould useavarietyofengagingteachingtechniquestodeliverthelesson(Celce–Murcia&Larsen–Freeman,1999,p7)Inmyopinion,theclassroomshouldbefunforthestudents

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APEnglishLanguageandComposition

WritingaLiteraryCriticism

DefinitionofLiteraryCriticism

Forourpurposes,thisyear,wewillusethisinterchangeablywithCriticalLiteraryAnalysis.Next year,wemaydecidetoincludeTypesofLiteraryCriticism,butfornow,wewilladdressthecritical analysisofliteraryworksandhowtheydemonstratethemes.

Thekeywords:CriticalandAnalysis

Critical–Youneedtothinkandwritecriticallyexpresswhatapieceofliteraturemeans Analysis–Youneedtoanalyze,whichmeanstoexaminecarefully,andindetail,theessential elementsorpartsthatmakeameaningfulwhole

WritingtheIntroduction

Startwithameaningfulstatementthatintroducesthebigideaaboutthetopic,whichwill eventuallyshowmorecontent

Yet,hiseducationaboutthehazardsthatoccurinlifegrewtremendously,asHucknowunderstands howman'scrueltytowardsothersaremostresponsibleforthemuchoftheuglinessheencountered. Hisnewfoundlearningstillseemsabittwistedtohim,however,asthesocietyinwhichhelives teachesthatslaveryislawfulwhiletheBibleteachesbrotherhoodandlove.Thehypocrisyhe comprehendsendsupconfirmingwhatHuckhasvaluedallalong:so–calledcivilityisbutagesture, onewhichhecannotabide.Thus,Huckgoeswestinattemptstoescapethetrappingsanddangersof civility;yet,asseenintoday'sworld,thehypocrisyisinescapable.Thewesthasdeveloped,and withthedevelopment,thecruelty,hypocrisyanddangershasrisentoevengreaterheightsInthe landofthefreeandequal,peopleareshunnedbecauseoftheirethnicitiesorreligiousaffiliations; peopleshoototherpeoplewithautomaticweapons;homelessnessthrivesalongsidewealthand prosperity.AndjustasHuckleberryFinnstruggledtoseparatehisdeformedconsciencefromhis soundheart,humansmustwrestletofindcompassionintheirhearts,reformtheirconsciences,and juxtaposetheirheartsandconsciencestoguidethemtorighteous

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ApEnglishLanguageAndAnalysisEssay

Inschooltime,Istudiedthelanguagefrom3rdto13thgrade(finalgrade:8/10).Igotthe qualificationforB1atB2levelsduringtheBA.Thankstotheexchangesemestersabroad,the Master'sDegreeandtheMasterinEuropeanStudies,entirelytaughtinEnglish,Icouldenhancemy spokenandwrittenproductioninacademiccontexts.BeingEnglishtheworkinglanguageatthe EMLoffice,Istrengthenedmyproficiencyinallformalcontexts

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MySpokenLanguageAnalysis

TheStudyofLinguistics

Languagechangeswithhistoryandtime.Ourperceptionofwordschanges.Everythingchanges, fromcookingwithafiretocookingwithamicrowave.Someexamplesofthewayslanguage changesarethroughaccents,books,slang,influentialpeople,andhistoricalevents Accentsshowdevelopmentofcultureovertime,maybethroughahistoricalevent,suchasanew countrybeingfound.Thepeoplelivingtheremightadoptthecultureofthefounders.Languagealso changes,fromusingdifferentsoundsinwords,whicharecalledphonemesor"segmentsthat differentiatewords"(FromkinandBrace303).TheEnglishlanguagehasabout43different phonemes,suchasOH,EE,etc,whichmakeupourlanguage.showmorecontent

Maybetheirculturesaysitismandatorytohaveeverythinginonelongcontinuossentence,while othersmoreadvancedmayfollowtherulestotheveryletter.

Howcanlanguagehavemeaning?Throughtimeitmayloseandgainnewmeaning,forexample throughthingssuchashistoricaloccurrences.Imagineduringthewar,awholenewkindoflingo spreadinglikewildfirethroughfightingcountries."Thestudyofhowlanguagecontainsmeaningis calledsemantics"(Friend145),andthroughthiswecanseewhathasoccurredandwhatwilloccur, kindoflikeatimemachinerightbeforeoureyeswhichwehavetoconstantlystudytousecorrectly. TherearemanydifferentinfluentialpeoplewhohaveamajoreffectonourlivesFamily,friends, andeventhoseinourpoliticalsystemorgovernmentmayaffectourlivesinbothpositiveand negativeways.Influentialpeoplealsoplayapartinourevolutionoflanguage.Influentialpeople cancoinwordsanddomanyotherthingsthatwillaffectourlanguageTheymayuseonewordthat hasbecomeahabittothem,butdotheyknowtheymightmakeitahabitforamillionpeople?Ten million?Thewholeworld?Thisexampleisshowninspeechesofimportantpeople,booksofall kinds,andespeciallythroughtelevisionandmovies.InmylifeIknowthatmyfriendsandImake upsayingsallthetimethatareusedbymanypeople.Itis

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Thefocusofthiseventwasprimarilycenteredaroundtheconceptofcodedlanguage,butalsohow sexandraceareeffectingdemocracyinourdayandtime.Codedlanguageisknowntodelegitimize orinsultaperson,denyapersonoftheirhumanity,question"WhocanbeAmerican?",andreinforce biases.SomeexamplesofTrumpusingcodedlanguagecanbeseenwhenheassumedthatMr. Carey,adevoutTrumpsupporterwhoattendedarallyofTrump'stogivehimaletter,wasathug hiredtodisrupttherally.AnothertimecanbeseenwhenTrumpassumedthatajudgeofMexican heritagewasfromMexicoeventhoughhehadbeenbornandraisedinIndiana.Someexamplesof Hillaryusingcodedlanguagecanbeseenwhenshemadetheassumptionthat

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Iadjustmylanguageinpubliccomparedtolanguageathomeforpeopleinsocietyfreelyjudgeeach other.Throughoutthedayathome,I'mverycomfortablewithmylanguagebecauseforthemost part,thereisnoonecorrectingitasIspeak.Languagecanchangeinpublic,talkingwithfriends, andespeciallyinyourownprivatespace.

InpublicIhavetorevisethewayIspeakbecauseIfeelI'mbeingjudgedallthetimeItisimportant tospeakwellwhenyouareoutinpublicsinceit'sthelanguagethatmattersthemost.Also,whenI leavehome,ItendtofluctuatemylanguageaccordingtotheplacesIattend.

Talkingtomyfriendsathomeitcanbelikewhat'suporIhearyouandy'allshouldhaveseenthis, examplesofnonstandardEnglish.

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PublicLanguageAnalysis

Humanbeingsandnon–humanbeingscommunicatewitheachotherwithacodelikesystemknown aslanguage.Languagehas4macro–functionstoperform,i.e.ideational,interpersonal,textualand poetic.Thesystematicstudyofthesefunctionsandtheunderstandingofthewaythelanguageis acquiredandusedinspokenandwrittentextisknownasLinguistics.Linguisticsfocusesmainlyon thesound,syntacticandmeaninglevelofalanguageunderthenamesofPhonetics,Syntaxand semantics/PragmaticsasthecoreofLinguistics.Further,itisrelatedtoeveryfieldoflife.Linguist startedworkingonthesefieldsofLinguisticsandtriedtoimplementtheminthelife.Thisbecameto beknownasAppliedLinguisticsbutinthebeginning,itwasmorelikeLinguisticsApplied,ie applicationofLinguistics.AppliedLinguisticsisabroadand...showmorecontent...

Aspeechtherapist,ateacher,anexpertwitnessincriminalcase,anadvertisingcopywriter, historian,literaryscholar,dictionarywriter,agroupofcivilservants,computerprogrammer,a zoologist,amedicalsociologistandmanymorefacesprofessionalproblemsandneedthehelpof AppliedLinguisticsfortheirsolutionsAccordingtoMoutondeGruyter,thescopeofApplied Linguisticsinclude:"LanguageAcquisition(L1andL2),Psycho/Neuro–linguistics,Language Teaching,Sociolinguistics,HumorStudies,Pragmatics,DiscourseAnalysis/Rhetorics,Text/ Processing/Translation,ComputationalLinguistics–MachineTranslation,CorpusLinguistics, LanguageControl/Dialectology"(AlanDavies,2007).ThescopeofALhaswideneduptoalarge extendandencompassesalmosteveryfieldofliferelatedtolanguage,whetheritslanguageplanning orlanguagepolicies;languageandgenderorlanguageandthemedia,etc.Inshort,Applied Linguisticshastodoanyandeverythingwiththe

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AppliedLinguisticsEssay

Languageinsocietyisconstantlybeingspokeninseveraldifferentways–whetherthatconsistsof speakingindifferentlanguages,orcommunicatingdifferentlywhenspeakingandwriting. Furthermore,languageisoftendescribedaswordsusedtocommunicateamongstothersaroundyou. Asyoubecomeolder,youquicklyrealizethatlanguagecomeswithmuchmorethanwords.Many languages;ifnotall,haveseveraldifferentdialects–sometothepointwherethewordscan'tbe recognizedwhatsoever.Consequently,it'snotonlyimportanttorecognizetheinnumerabledifferent formsoflanguagevarieties,buttounderstandwhatlanguagevarietiesyoucommandindifferent dailysituations

FoundationofMyLanguage

Languageandlanguageidentityhasplayedsignificantroleinmylife.Growingup,Ihavegone throughcountlessdifferentexperiencesofhowlanguageidentityhasinfluencedmeregardingmy formofcommunicationMyparentswerebothbornintheUnitedStatesofAmerica–bothgrowing upinTacoma,Washington.Withinthemistofgrowingolder,Iwouldreplicatehowmyparents wouldspeakandpronouncewords.Thisultimatelybecamemyfoundationforlearninghowto communicatewithothers–betteryet,myguidetolearninghowtospeakEnglish.Thoughthereisa plethoraofdifferentnativelanguagesindividualscanidentifythemselveswith,Englishhasbeena verydifficultconundrumtosolvethroughoutmylifeManypeoplearoundtheworldcanidentifya nativetongueto

Language:LanguageAndLanguage
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Formysixthpaper,Iwouldliketotalkaboutthe"I"language.Thislanguageisapartofthe languageofresponsibility.Ittakesan,"It"statementtoan,"I"statement,makingargumentsor fightslesspossible.OneexampleIhaveofthisisfromasituationIhadatworkwithcoworker. MycoworkerandIweretakinganelderlypatientdownforanX–raytest,herhusbandcamewith usMycoworkerwasalsoavolunteerfirefighter,sohewasusedtoworkingataveryfastpaceI hadtokeeppushingbackonthebedtoslowhimdownbecauseIcouldseethehusbandwashaving difficultykeepingupwithus.WhilewewereintheX–rayroomwehelpedpositionherforthe picturesMycoworkertreatedhermorelikeanobjectinthewaythananelderlywomanwitha brokenhip.Herippedthepillowoutfrombehindhertomoveitoutofthewayandhitherhead.He wasveryabruptwithher,movingquickandmutteringquietly,"Gottadothisforthetest,itwon't takelong."Iwasinshockandtriedtoapologizetothepatientandletherknowthatassoonasthe testwasoverIwouldhelphergetcomfortableagain.IsmiledatthehusbandasiftosayIamso sorryformycoworker'sbehaviorOncethejobwasdoneandthepatientwassafelyand comfortablybackinherroom,Ipulledmycoworkeraside.Iwantedtoscreamathimandaskhimif thatishowhewouldtreathismother,butIdidn't.IdecidedthatifIlethimknowhowthesituation mademefeel,itwouldn'tcomeacrosslikeIwasattackinghim.Isaid,"Thatjobmademefeelvery uncomfortable,Iunderstandthatyouareusedtocarrying...showmorecontent...

Thisisveryusefulbecauseyouaren'tassumingoraccusingtheotherperson;youarestatinghow theirbehaviororactionhasaffectedyou,whichtheotherpersonmaynotevenbeawareof.Non–confrontationalpeoplelikemyself,getalotofuseoutof"I"

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ILanguage:ALanguageAnalysis

1984Example:Power,R&OLanguagetechniqueEffectDoublethink,Room101,bigbrother, thoughtcrime,2+2=5,memoryholeConcepts,representationThebranchpartiesfromthemain branchwasseentorepresentastoolsinensuringtheirsurvival–broughtintimidation,fear,skewed educationandmakesthepartylookbigger,thusmakingrebelliontobefutile.Whocontrolsthepast controlsthefuture;whocontrolsthepresentcontrolsthepastPlosiveconsonant /Euphemism/parallelThepartysloganparallelstotheactivitythepartydoestoensureitssurvival–thepartymakessurethe'past'lookslikeslavery,thuscompellingpeopletoworktowardtheparty's goalsIntherealitythepastisusedasthecontrolconditionsofthefuturegoals,whichcreatesa dystopia.Warispeace,freedomisslavery,ignoranceisstrength...showmorecontent...

LordofTheFliesExample:PowerLanguagetechniqueEffect"WhatImeanis...maybeit'sonly us"Ellipses/symbolismProposesthatperhapsthebeastisonlytheboysthemselves.Althoughthe otherboyslaughoffSimon'ssuggestion,Simon'swordsarecentraltoGolding'spointthatinnate humanevilexistsSimonisthefirstcharacterinthenoveltoseethebeastnotasanexternalforce butasacomponentofhumannature."youdon'tknowRoger.He'saterror...–terror–...–only Roger–."ellipsesShowtheoutcomefromtheeffectsofpowerisfearandthatthepowertoforces one'smindtoinastateofdystopia.Ralphhadstoppedsmilingandwaspointingintothelagoon. Somethingcreamylayamongthefernyweeds."Astone.""No.Ashell."ItisRalph,notPiggy,who bothfindsandidentifiestheshellPiggygoesontoexplaintheconch'ssoundtoRalph,butRalphis theonewhomakestheinitialdiscoveryandtakespossession.Thisisimportant,astheconchlater enablesRalph(andnotPiggy)tobecome

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LordOfTheFliesLanguageAnalysisEssay

Musicisalanguage,itdepictsafeelinginwayswordscannot.Andthearticulatemessageofmusic illuminatesthewonderfulrealityofthepresent.Idefinemyselfasanobserverinaworldwithmany happenings.IseewhopeopleareandIdescribethemthroughmymusic.Iwillreiteratethepower musichas,notonlydoesitportrayfeelingsbutproducesamessage.HereintheRoaringTwenties masscultureisthewayoftheworld,mymusicgivesmeavoicethatIhopetousetoinstigate change.IrecallthedayJayGatsbyapproachedmeasifitwasjustsecondsago.Iwasstillunknown, earningmymoneyasasongpluggerinTinPanAlley.Dayswentbyandeverythingwasasusual untilthedayInoticedamanstaringatmeButthatisnotshowmorecontent

Thereisnooneelseitisjusther,fortherestofmylife,"hedrawled.FromthereonIwrote,Iused hisloveherandalongwithmybrotherIrawroteoursong"I'veGotBeginner'sLuck".I,tothisday, believeitperfectlyencompassesnotonlythelovethatGatsbyhasforDaisybutwhatitisliketo love.Itisexcitingandunbelievableandhardtoexplain.Thatiswhatmusicisforisn'tit,givinga meaningtothemostmemorableaspectsoflifeAnywaysIarrivedatGatsby'shousethedayofthe party,bothnervousandexcited.AsIenteredIwasentrancedatthesceneinfrontofme,facesthat werefamiliarpassedby,Iwasstarstruck.Iwatchedaseveryonedanced,anddrank,andhadjust enjoyedallthatwaspresentedtothem.Ifoundthebandandhandedthemmycompositions.Igotup onthestagereadytoconduct,beforeIbeganIturnedaroundandmadeImadeeyecontactwith Gatsby,nexttohimwashisDaisy,hegavemealittlenodandIturnedbackandbeganthesong FollowingtheperformanceIturnedaroundtoseeGatsby,all

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TheGreatGatsbyLanguageAnalysis

Thistranscript,anextracttakenfromoneofthecreativewritingcontrolledassessmentsIsubmitted formyGCSEEnglishLanguagestudies,isasociolectbetweentwoEast–EndLondoners.The complicityandthenaturallanguageemployedwithinthisprivateexchangedenotealong–term relationshipbetweentwomiddle–class,middle–agedwomen,onthesameintellectuallevelwhoare havingatease–aliteral'dig'–windingeachotherwhilecarryingoutcasualgardeningworkThe socialattitudestowardsthewaythesemature'ladies'areinteractingwoulddifferdependingonthe settingwheretheirconversationwashappening.Theiruseofsexualreferenceswouldbemost inappropriateinachild'senvironmentorinthepresenceofimmaturechildrenshowmore content...

Itsrepertoirewouldrequiresomeadjustmentsifitweretobeunravellinginachild'senvironmentor amongstconservativeorsensitiveadults.Myopinionisthatthecontentofthistranscriptis theatrical,avirtualcomedynotintendedforminorsandpeopleeasilyoffendedinanerawhere 'shockingistheword'Withcertainty,itcouldpassforpartofanovellaorascriptforatelevision sitcom.Afterall,Cockneyshavedevelopedanindomitablespiritandareputationforhumour.

NowhereisthismoreevidentthanintheplayfuldistortionoftheEnglishlanguageknownas CockneyRhyming

GcseEnglishLanguageAnalysis
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