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What is Kamikaze? Kamikaze is a Japanese word that directly translates to ‘Divine Wind’. In 1281, when Mongol fleets were attacking Japan, a mysterious typhoon appeared out of nowhere and completely eradicated the Mongol fleets. [Encyclopedia Britannica, 2016] The Japanese saw this typhoon as a gift from the gods, and named it ‘Divine Wind’ or … Read more
Our world is becoming increasingly multilingual. Many children are being raised as bilinguals. Bilingualism is a necessity, as a child’s parents may not be fluent in the majority language spoken in the community. Therefore, the child may learn one language at home and another at school. In many cases bilingualism is a choice, and parents … Read more
Introduction English is the first language that I learned during my childhood, and it is the only language I acquired natively. I was born and raised in Sherman Oaks, a suburb of Los Angeles located in the San Fernando Valley. Sherman Oaks is primarily an English-speaking neighborhood, so during my early childhood I was exposed … Read more
In this paper we aim to compare the grammar of English and Urdu which are the most widely spoken languages in Pakistan. In linguistics, grammar is the set of structural rules that governs the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language. English grammar is the body of rules that describe the … Read more
Asian countries are known for their rich culture and traditions. They are still very much connected with their customs that are passed on from previous generations. Although there have been various modern technologies and other development, some traditions are still maintained. Japan is a first world country hence; their cultures are very authentic and preserved. … Read more
Phoebe was the daughter of the titans. The titans were son and daughters of Uranus and Gaia, as told in Hesiod’s “theogony”. Phoebe the goddess of intellect , was married to Koios. Their children were Asteria and Leto as told in the “Dictionary of Greek and roman bibliography and mythology” Leto went on to bear … Read more
It is considered that English would like to become a lingua franca without clear cut between formal and informal languages and there will be increasingly more varieties of Englishes. However, it is impossible that the varieties of English used in different parts of the world will fragment into various unintelligible languages. In this essay, these … Read more
Bollywood, or the Hindi film industry of India which produces about 1000 films per year, is the world’s largest film industry. Since then, the first Indian sound film Alam Ara was produced in the year 1931, in many ways in this industry. Preparing films, displaying different areas of Indian life, in a myriad of subjects, … Read more
Bilingualism is a natural phenomenon worldwide. Unwittingly, however, monolingualism has been used as a standard to characterize and define bilingualism and multilingualism in linguistic research. Such a conception led to a “fractional” “irregular” and “distorted” view of bilingualism, which is becoming rapidly outmoded in the light of multipronged, rapidly growing interdisciplinary research. Other central concepts … Read more
In Japanese the term “Yukiguni”, or in English “Snow Country”, is used to describe those areas between the mountains of western Honshu and the Sea of Japan, which receive huge amounts of snow during the winter months. It is within this area where this novel is set. The story takes place during the 1930s. The … Read more
Different companies are doing business of used Japanese Imports for sale and earning a handsome amount of revenue. In the UK trend of Japanese imports is at its peak. Everyone is looking for used Japanese imports to get maximum profit by buying and selling them. The most common Japanese import is used cars. Japan is … Read more
As an unpredictable human action, multiple factors both internal and external are complicatedly tried to understand, anticipate and enhance human performance. As such, it is not rational to concentrate on any one activity, mechanism, or variable as being responsible for all the internal and external concerns that enhance or impede human performance. In any sport … Read more
Critical Writing A social semiotics poster is a poster that is thought provoking for the viewer. The subject of the poster can be any major or minor problem that we see going on in the society. The assignment that I was given was not allowed to have any words in the poster, which made it … Read more
The distinction among linguistic structures in two languages described as comparative analysis, such as differentiation between phonetic and syntax patterns (Longman Dictionary of English 1978). Linguistics sameness among languages is more than differences. As, Haliday described that In the language under use the important unit is not only word or structure but text, a text … Read more
Philosophers have waxed long and eloquent on the ideal government and therefore the ideal sovereign; this short essay will serve to compare two works on the subject, Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching and Machiavelli’s The Prince. This paper will analyze three main points of contention between these authors. First, it will consider the author’s view … Read more
I consider myself to be a straight forward and honest speaker, I like to get straight to the point of what I want to say. When I get excited about something, my voice often gets louder and the speed of which I’m talking also becomes faster. I also unintentionally talk faster when I’m talking to … Read more
Introduction Semantics is the field of linguistics concerned with the study of meaning in language. Linguistic semantics has been defined as the study of how languages organize and express meanings. Oddly, says R.L. Trask, some of the most important work in semantics was being done from the late 19th century onwards by philosophers [rather than … Read more
Using TPRS in Acquisition of Foreign Language TPR Storytelling (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling) is a method of teaching foreign languages through reading and telling of stories in a classroom setting. The method was invented by a Spanish teacher by the name Blaine Ray, in Bakersfield, California, in 1990. The method of teaching foreign … Read more
Semantic Similarity Semantic similarity is a metric defined over a set of documents or terms, where the idea of distance between them is based on the likeness of their meaning or semantic content as opposed to similarity which can be estimated regarding their syntactical representation (e.g. their string format). These are mathematical tools used to … Read more
Chosen Language: Sumerian Formed Research Question: How did the Sumerian language develop and what events caused it to be extinct? Ancient Mesopotamia [now modern Iraq] was divided by the Akkadians in the north and the Sumerians in the south (Dlott). Their government was made up of cities and states and both parties had similar cultures … Read more
Globalization of the popular culture entails the examination of the ongoing evolution from a new and challenging perspective, through taking a keen observation of the movements of the popular culture into and out of Japan. From a multidisciplinary approach, scholars have noted that the changing nature of Japanese popular culture lies in its engagement with … Read more
STUDENT DIVERSITY: BEING AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT Apa khabar? Ni hao ma? How are you? Kamusta ka? Kya haal hai? Malay, Chinese, English, Tagalog and Hindi. Students from all around the world manage to take the opportunity to listen to all these languages and many more. It’s amazing how different it is compared to the normal … Read more
Artemis, the greek goddess of chastity, virginity, childbirth, wilderness, hunt, the moon, and the natural environment. Daughter of Zeus and Leto, twin sister of the god Apollo. Artemis was born on the island of Ortygia also known as Delos, where Leto had found shelter to give birth to her twins after being hunted down by … Read more
Are the cognitive effects of bilingualism restricted to language? Due to the recent increase in globalisation and population movements, cultures from all around the world are coming into contact with each other, resulting in a growing number of multicultural societies. These communities lead to families and children who identify with more than one culture, and … Read more
Swahili is a African spoken language spoken by four different nations and many countries. I am going to share with you information about where Swahili is spoken, how many people speak Swahili, the different cultures that speak Swahili, Where Swahili was originally spoken, and the alphabet of the Swahili language. Rather than any other sub-saharan … Read more
The DELE or Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language are official titles which certify test takers’ level of understanding and command of the Spanish language, and which are granted by the Instituto Cervantes in the name of the Ministry of Education, Culture, and Sport of Spain. DELE exams follow the Common European Framework of … Read more
Lao-tse’s Tao te Ching is the defining text in the Chinese religious philosophy of Taoism. Written at an unknown time predating the 4th century BC, the Tao te Ching has been adapted and translated countless times, yet remains a guiding source of knowledge for Taoism today. Because of the many fundamental differences in Eastern and … Read more
The Jack Bannk The struggle of The Jack Bank is less one for self-discovery than it is a journey in spite of it. Glen Retief is writing from a world of racial, political, religious, and sexual oppression, a world that inspires discrimination through violence. As a gay man, Retief is unable to break free from … Read more
Paradigm is a set of language forms which are possible alternatives at every point of a selectional axis of language structure. Example: un-, im-, in-, dis- make a paradigm Inflectional paradigms refer to all word-forms which share the same grammatical meaning but differ in their endings. Example: toy-toys. Lexical paradigms refer to sets of words … Read more
I am a white female and attended a high school that had a total minority enrollment percentage of only 18%. Growing up in a town with few minorities I never really witnessed any acts of racism. Up until this course I was pretty sheltered and unaware there are still inconsistencies and unfairness between different cultures … Read more
This assignment is going to describe and explain the teaching of phonics as an approach within the teaching of reading. It will do this by identifying research that underpins systematic synthetic phonics and outline the statutory expectation set by the government. It will also explore why phonics is a priority in primary schools. Phonics is … Read more
C is very simple and easy language. C language is mainly used for develop desktop based application. All other programming language were derived directly or indirectly from C programming concept. C is widely used language. It is provides a lot of features that are given blow. Simple Powerful Platform dependent Case sensitive Compiler Based Syntax … Read more
What are idioms? Idioms are commonly used expressions by native speakers of English to make the language to be so fluent. How can you use idioms to learn English? It’s very important to know the most common idioms because you can’t miss them in conversations. Mastering and learning how to use common idioms will make … Read more
Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, who won an Oscar for his 2001 animated film Spirited Away, is set to retire. The 72-year-old’s animation studio announced the news at the Venice Film Festival on Sunday. Koju Hoshino, president of Studio Ghibli, said Miyazaki’s latest project, The Wind Rises, would be his last film. The director is also … Read more
Abstract This paper explores published articles from online resources (internet) that depict a probable solution to near real-time language translation in support of targeting, situational understanding, and/or information collection. As technology shrinks the distance between nationalities and cultures, language remains a barrier that still prevents a shared understanding between the pair. This paper will examine … Read more
One hardly risks controversy with the statement that today English was a more influential language world-wide than Yanomami. To a child’s question why that should be so, the well-informed parental brush-off would be that English had hundreds of millions of speakers while Yanomami could with difficulty scratch together 16,000. Really difficult and well-informed off-spring could … Read more
Rites of passage were first described by anthropologist Arnold van Gennep (1960) as a way of accepting the many rituals and rites observed in conventional cultures, and their significance to the dynamics of both individual and group life within the culture. He identified sets of habitual behavior that accompanied changes of place, state, social position … Read more
ABSTRACT Every language with its own attributes, in today’s world, in today’s century, in today’s time, serves as a method of communication, as a tool for civilization, as a weapon for evolution, as a knot for globalization. Hindi, as such, portrays direct resemblance to inheritance of Indian culture, customs, traditions and identity. Immigration of generations … Read more
Many different cultures around the world have traditions and rituals to celebrate milestones in life. According to Kottak (2011), These “rites of passage are culturally defined activities associated with the transition from one place or stage of life to another”(p. 354). These rituals can be performed individually or collectively. In traditional rites of passage quests, … Read more
Difference between IELTS & TOEFL IELTS & TOEFL are English language prophecy test required by many Nation while entering to pursue higher studies or job. Even though both are aimed to check English fluency, each of them has a different approach, timings, and origin. Any non-native English speaker from any Country has to go through … Read more
Who was Rhea? Rhea was an Earth Goddess, responsible for the fertility of the soil, women and motherhood. She took over most of these responsibilities from her mother Gaia/Gaea. Rhea was the “Mother of the Gods”, her name means “flow” and “ease”. Rhea was the goddess of motherhood and not only that she saved her … Read more
Communication may be perceived as a many-sided phenomenon that denotes dissimilar ideas to different individuals. Accordingly, using non-standard English in the workplace may defeat the primary objective of the organization because workers may misinterpret different concepts, and, as a result, create communication barriers (Odine 1616). This development is common in the case in enterprises where … Read more
Endangered languages belong to a class of people mostly identified as indigenous. These peoples often employ a peculiar language unshared by another tribe or community, are what is defined as socially disadvantaged, nomadic or isolated from the rest of humanity, practice animism or ancestral worship, rely on nature for sustenance by participating in primitive culture … Read more
The content in Orwell’s thesis states that political language is watering down our very own English language, and when this occurs language withdraws the depth and quality of your personal thoughts. This causes a significant downturn in overall communication abilities as well as intelligence. In his essay, Orwell catalogues a few of the more prominent … Read more
This paper entitled ‘Usage of Technology in Language Classrooms’envisages on the major role that technology plays in aiding the manual teacher to deliver the lessons with both information and entertainment. The importance of English language and the different techniques adopted for effective teaching along with the advantages and limitations are briefly discussed in this paper. … Read more
The qualitative study of Landmark and her team was participated by Norwegian physicians and patients as they explored series of recordings of physician’s prescribed therapy to their respective patients. Through these records, the presence of a patient-centered care and a shared decision making approaches were analyzed using 380 video-recorded patient-doctor interactions. Of these, 18 records … Read more
English is known as the international language nowadays. It is the language which is used in many countries. It is widely used in Education, Business, Movies, and even in Sports. In this assignment, we will define the importance of English as International and Foreign language and we will define that why it is important to … Read more
Who was Rhea? Rhea was an Earth Goddess, responsible for the fertility of the soil, women and motherhood. She took over most of these responsibilities from her mother Gaia/Gaea. Rhea was the “Mother of the Gods”, her name means “flow” and “ease”. Rhea was the goddess of motherhood and not only that she saved her … Read more
English is a wonderful rainbow of parts of speech as shown in the picture, including nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and so on. English is based on the panoply of nouns and verbs to communicate all types of messages. A noun is one of the eight parts of speech that is used to name a person, … Read more
The five top languages, in terms of numbers of speakers, are Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Kurdish, and Hebrew. Arabic and Hebrew represent the Afro-Asiatic language family. Persian and Kurdish belong to the Indo-European language family. Turkish belongs to Turkic language family. About 20 minority languages are also spoken in the Middle East. Arabic, with all its … Read more
