Ringing in the New Year, on January 8, 2018, the fast-fashion retail company, H&M, began advertising their Spring 2018 wear online, however, one particular ad received much back lash from its social media users. The ad included an African American boy wearing a green hoodie with the words âcoolest monkey in the jungleâ alongside a Caucasian boy with an orange...
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Kon'nichiwa. NÇ hÇo. Bonjour. Namaste. All forms of greeting one another, yet each are intrinsic to anthe expression of their own unique culture. Language is a means of communicating values, beliefs and customs, it carries an important social function and fosters feelings of group identity and solidarity. Preserving values and tradition, âLanguage is the foundation of civilisation. It is the...
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Bilingualism refers to the ability to use two languages in everyday life. It is common and is on the rise in many parts of the world with perhaps one in three people being bilingual or multilingual (Wei,2000.) Bilingualism is flexible especially regardless of age. Bilingual adults experience certain advantages as compared to their monolingual counter paths. They have a higher...
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Executive Summary The cutting edge technology in the modern setting has led to a rise on several social media platforms which are geared into making the daily life of human being more than comfortable. In this case, Twitter is one of the major social media platforms which are used by billions of users in the entire world. On the other...
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Abstract The existence of bilingual advantage has been strongly debated. The inconsistent literature suggests that bilingual advantage only exists for specific groups. The adaptive learning hypothesis separates (ALH) bilinguals into 1) single-language context (SLC), 2) dual-language context (DLC), and 3) dense code-switching context (DCSC) (Green and Abutalebi, 2013). This study aims to investigate the association between bilingualism and increased inference...
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âWag matakot. Makibaka!â Indeed, this phrase is a prevalent statement we can hear through chant, shouts or see painted with red in a placard by group activists that gathered to protest against the government. Usually, these kinds of act are present when something is questionable that was done by the authoritative government which has spawned a problem or an issue...
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Executive Summary The present report studies and fundamentally looks at the paper GA Based Parameter Optimization for Word Segmentation. We start with a short presentation of the point and how research in Word Segmentation has come to fruition as of late. At that point, we will talk about the system proposed in the cited paper and fundamentally dissect it. Toward...
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Abstract A bilingual advantage in perform better task of executive function abilities has been reported repeatedly,but recent research shows that this advantage dose not from bilingualism rather from uncontrolled reasons or imperfectly matched samples,in this study we will find out executive function abilities by testing large group of yang aged bilinguals and monolinguals, for executive function the test is aiming...
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Language and Literacy development is the foundation of how well the child is going to be at school, in communicating and socialising with others, developing independence, working and many more; hence, it is an important part of a childâs development (Morrow, 2012). A child must play with building blocks to further their literacy skills which includes the ability to understand,...
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Abstract The aim of this report was to study the impact Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) has on a childâs ability to read, write, speak and listen and what strategies could be implemented to aid in reducing the effects. The report highlights the application of the Behaviourist Theory to the language intervention of a child diagnosed with APD. The report involved...
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From as early as our time spent in the womb, our ears are already adjusting to the sounds of the exterior world. This marks the beginning of a life full of language acquisition and development. Going from a child aged 0-6 months of age, turning their heads to listen to sounds (Cox, 2011) to a child of 4-5 years with...
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Beliefs emanating from the social norms and cultural values of individuals have a profound influence on how people carry out their activities and how often they do them. For instance, peopleâs beliefs on health and wellness inspire what they eat and drink and their behaviors. Consequently, language practitioners, under the guidelines of teaching practice rely on their opinions, which influences...
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I highly agree that postcolonial discourse influences ideas about English as a global language. English as the language of the British colonists achieved celebrated immensity during British Imperialism. Since then, English as a language accomplished admiration in educational prospects and in governance structure all along the colonial era. The reverence of English did not stop yet it further intensified in...
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S is a grade 2 (7 year old) male student with normal nonverbal intelligence, and presents with a possible language impairment. S was nominated by his teacher to be assessed for his receptive and expressive abilities. His teacher reports that he has difficulty answering questions, with utterance that consists of omissions, reduced grammatical markers and when he is called upon,...
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Using technology in education is nothing new as most educators nowadays incorporate some form of technology in their teaching. In fact, the evolution of smartphones in this current day and age has allowed for more incorporation of mobile devices in learning and teaching. Recent technology advancements have made newer models of smartphones possess the same capabilities of a basic computer,...
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The book under review, Learner Corpora and Language Teaching, is edited by Sandra GĂśtz and Joybrato Mukherjee, introducing the latest research in learner corpus studies and its value in language teaching. The volume is a collection of research papers originally presented at the 12th Teaching and Language Corpora Conference in Giessen in 2016, on the theme of combining language learning...
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Introduction Language processing is a mostly-debated topic in all its aspects. Figurative or non-literal language processing is an interesting phenomenon in language that needs more investigation from cognitive, psychological and neurological perspectives. This study aims to investigate non-literal meaning comprehension on language. Other cognitive abilities, including the IQ level, the memory capacity, the ability of abstract thinking, and the ability...
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Linguistic power comes from the ability to speak a language as well as to listen and understand it. It gives a sense of superiority to the person who possesses this characteristic. Effective communication is the key to gaining attention and dominion over the audience. Through this essay I will speak about the power English language holds over us today with...
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Abstract The âPerilous Attackâ is a concept used in the video game âSekiro: Shadows Die Twiceâ, being presented as an aspect of itâs combat system, shaping the way the game is meant to be played by its audience. The Perilous Attack can be analysed through the context of the theoretical field of Structuralism as well as Semiotics due to the...
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Meaning comes from âthe matrix of relationships in which we are engagedâ (Gergen & Gergen, 2000). The term âmasculinityâ is, undeniably, laden with meaning. As is true of all language, âmasculinityâ comes accompanied by assumptions, and these in turn depend upon where and when it is used. This essay deconstructs the assumptions underpinning dominant discourse on multiple masculinities, the male...
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Advertisements are used by marketing teams to promote their products and increase sales, but there is a tendency to use stereotyping. We see individuals classed together in groups according to their gender, race and age. Gender stereotyping has been extensively used to portray women as dependent on a man for his protection and provision, (Eisend, Dens & De 2019), shows...
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Arabic Sign language translation into text and into other language is an important issue that many researchers have worked on. There are many applications available in the market to help the dumb people to interact with the world. Several works is reported that use techniques which help to translate sign language without a human interpreter, but with the use of...
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Abstract Sentences in first-order predicate logic is usefully taken as programs during this paper the operational and fixpoint linguistics of predicate logic programs area unit outlined, and also the connections with the proof theory and model theory of logic area unit investigated it's finished that operational linguistics could be a a part of proof theory which fixpoint linguistics could be...
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Fundamentally, dialect may be a framework of ordinary conventional talked, manual (marked), or composed images by implies of which human beings, as individuals of a social group and members in its culture, express themselves. The capacities of dialect include communication, the expression of identity, play, inventive expression, and emotional release(Robins, 2012). Moreover, Dialect is an angle inherently associated to an...
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Visuals play an important role in facilitating the studentâs understanding the text and the lesson. Whilst the teacher is teaching a lesson, she should keep in mind the diversity of the students and incorporate as many visuals in her lesson so all students will benefit. Although pairing the newcomer with a native speaker is a useful strategy, incorporating visuals into...
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Introduction In 1886, the company started manufacturing soda and begun selling in the Caribbean and Canadian market on 1920s. As, Coca-cola finally had their branches all over in Asia to Europe and South America even in Soviet Union. In the Year of 2005, Coca-cola began selling their products all over the world and it evolved by producing non-alcoholic beverages. People...
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There are many different ways in which one can describe the meaning of language. Different scholars, from Aristotle to Vygotsky, have different definitions and theories surrounding the role that language plays. However, Edward Sapir (former American anthropologist-linguist) described it best by categorizing language as purely human and non-instinctive. âEvery language enables its speakers to express whatever they want to express,...
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Background and Introduction I teach at a 2-year HBCU Private Community College in Arkansas. I have been teaching at the college for five years. Different ethnic backgrounds generally enroll in college. About 250 students are enrolled on campus this semester. The college typically has a small percentage of Hispanic students each semester. Some of the Hispanic students graduate from college...
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ABSTRACT Sign language is the way of communication for hearing impaired people. There is a challenge for common people to communicate with deaf people which makes this system helpful in assisting them. This project aims at implementing computer vision which can take the sign from the users and convert them into text in real time. The proposed system contains four...
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The phrase âThe pen is mightier than the swordâ is a common epithet that extolls the power of words. It is correct that it does; language is one of the most powerful tools a person can wield. Language is as capable of carrying a person to greatness as it is capable of crucifying them. But is it always for the...
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