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exhibiting value towards the person they are greeting, or in some cases, they are showing respect towards that person. In fact, the etymology of the word “argument” entirely debunks Lunford’s claim that a greeting is in one sense an argument. The modern English word ‘argument’ comes from the Latin word ‘arguere’

many other words in the English language. However, interestingly, the root words of September, October, November, and December in particular are inconsistent with their actual position in the calendar. “September” is derived from “septem,” meaning “seven,” although it is actually the ninth month; “October” is derived from “octo,” meaning “eight”; “November” from “novem,” meaning “nine”; and “December” from “decem,” meaning “ten.” This is evident in many languages besides English, particularly Germanic

Although it is now accepted that Neanderthals were not that different from modern humans, several years ago people believed that the Neanderthal discovered in Germany was irrelevant to human evolution, and just a pathological freak. When researchers compared Neanderthal mtDNA to modern human DNA they found 25 differences in the sequence of mtDNA but more recent analyzes argue that the lack of similarity between Neanderthal DNA in modern humans does not fully rule out genetic contribution. Through many years

Imagine a country where a person’s belongings could be taken at any moment and then given to someone else for no apparent reason. Likewise, that same person’s culture, their way of life, would be disregarded, and they would be forced to use a new language and adapt to a different culture. After the culture is done away with, those who remember it die off rapidly. Even with the declining culture, religious persecution becomes apparent along with the long political conflicts. This very incident occurred

mysticism. Because the imagery and tone of a poem can convey more than ordinary words can express, poetic language is used to describe what would otherwise be inexpressible. Through image and tone, a poem can alhide to an abstract experience or evoke a feeling that captures the aftereffect of a mystical moments even though the moment itself may have been beyond words. Poets, who have gifts of language beyond the ordinary, can put into words what

using language and its history as the means of shaping regional identity against national identity. This essay thus discusses the languages of Spain and the United Kingdom. Spain’s 17 autonomous regions are grounded in historical tensions of peripheral, or regional, and nationalist movements, and the struggles to demarcate ethnic values from the civic. It amounted with the Castilian language as the assimilating tool of Franco’s nationalistic regime. Such history has remained an impetus in modern Spain’s

do not meet the standard of decency. Despite the modern movement for women’s rights being implemented into today’s society, as well as efforts to eliminate racism and violent language, humanity needs to become more progressive in order to create a truly equal society. Violence in language gives the general public the image that violence is tolerable, while also promoting brutality. Language guidelines from the North York Women Teacher’s Association alter violent phrases such as, “get away with murder”

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the most distinct and dominant countries are Russia and America. While they are similar in size, they are very culturally diverse and feature distinct differences in language, food and religion. Firstly, the languages of Russia and America vary greatly. Although research from the Modern Language Association states that the languages of English and Russian are predominantly spoken in their native countries, their alphabets and sentence manners decidedly oppose each other. While English-speaking Americans

Native Americans and their unique languages were widespread across the United States for most of its existence. However, as time went on, and as history took its course, Native Americans have been mostly removed, and a whole arsenal of their languages have gone with them. Elyse Ashburn has studied the amount of languages that are left. Written in 2007, “A Race to Rescue Native Tongues” uses the strategy of logos to persuade the reader by reason. Many Native languages are disappearing, and people must