Australian English vocabulary

Why are we named? The answer to this question is ridiculously simple. We are named simply for the sake of identifying a unique individual by a specific word. Every language carries with it sentence structure and vocabulary. Every possible thing, descriptive, or idea is named in a language. When I speak of a mouse, I do not have to specify- “a little thing with whiskers, eyes, and a tail…” That would be almighty confusing, describing a fair few rodents. Rather, people have developed one sound for

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Introduction Child hood Apraxia of Speech is a motor speech disorder that affects children’s ability to say sounds, syllables, and words. The brain has trouble coordinating muscle movements that are needed for speech. The child knows exactly what to speak, but the brain has trouble coordinating the muscle movements. It is different for every person that has this type of disorder. In some other cases, it can be an unknown cause, meaning it can happen out of the blue, or by mutations. One of the articles

Cultural individuality and distinctiveness is the pride of every nation. All communities rejoice in the richness and exoticness of their own cultural symbols, be it dressing, architecture, language or way-of-life. With the dawn of globalization, however, cultural variety and distinguishing characteristics are vanishing; giving rise to a monoculture common to all. While this may be a harbinger of unity and relatedness among all people of the world, it also damages the unique cultural identities they

Speech – Technology vs. Humanity. Introduction: Did you know that the average person spends at least four years of their life looking down at their cell phone? Kind of ironic don’t you think, how these touch screens can make us lose touch, but its no wonder in a world filled with IMacs, iPads and iPhones, so many I’s and so many selfies, but there is not enough us’ and we’s. You see, technology has made us more selfish and separate then ever, while they claim to connect us, connection has gotten

The Impact of Degrading Language “Words are the central tool of education. Whether written or spoken, words can elucidate, inform, and inspire. But they can also scare, humiliate, and disempower” (Wessler). Language is crucial within human lives. It has multiple uses such as eliminating confusion, exchanging information and communicating instructions. However, the use of derogatory language towards a human is an unacceptable concept. Words that are used to describe women and the mentally ill have

In an increasingly interconnected world, America remains alarmingly isolated due to cultural rigidity. Though often dubbed a “melting pot” of people and ideas (Wolff, 2), this is quite the misnomer. Most Americans have no experience with anything outside of the country. In fact, almost 64 percent have never travelled outside their own familiar borders (Fischl, 1) and less than 25 percent can speak a foreign language conversationally (Wolff, 2). This lack of global literacy comes at a high price.

emoji can now convey our feelings. Emojis are also universal, serving as a communication tool to bridge the gap between different languages. Other examples of language evolving are the several new forms of English that have emerged such as Aboriginal English, American English and East Asian English. Language plays many roles in our lives as “language is both a social tool and an information tool” (Hayes & Gee, 2011, p.24). Language is a powerful means of communication, learning and self expression;

depiction of the Algonqians’ language. In Black Robe, the act of learning the native language of the Algonquians’ is portrayed as a commonality to many of the French. In reality, the native language was extensive and had extremely complicated vocabularies, with many variations, especially among the various tribes. Where the Algonquian and Montagnais depiction was based mostly upon historical accuracies, the Iroquois depiction in the film Black Robe was based largely upon gross inaccuracies. While

The purpose of this screening is to assess the presence of firearms at homes implementing questionnaires to facilitate the discussion of firearm safety among the clinic’s clients. The program is well considered but does not have the best public health quality. This questionnaire may catch some clients’ attention to firearm safety at first and they perhaps would take some further steps to learn more about this issue by themselves. The questionnaire method, however, may obtain an incomplete or even