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    production (Damasio, 1992). However, a exclusively expressive language interruption, which includes both written and oral language, is known as Broca’s aphasia. The non-fluent speech a client with Broca’s aphasia experiences includes difficulties in the grammatical aspect of language, although language comprehension remains moderately intact (Vandenborre & Mariën, 2014). Due to the current limitation of therapy resources, Speech- Language Pathologists and clients are directly affected by the clinical

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    Bilingualism: A Mental Advantage Bilinguals are often praised by employers for their multi-language skills. With the push for children and adults to become bilingual there is an increase of teaching all around the world. While many are raised bilingual there are still some places that lack in the teachings. The advocators for bilingualism show that the teaching is truly worth it because of all of the benefits in becoming bilingual. While it is clear that there are benefits in regards to communication

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    Interpretations of speakers’ speech style using statistical analyses have been the main focus in previous literatures, providing fruitful evidence on both pitch and linguistic variation and the relations to a more positive or negative connotation within languages. Henton (1989) demonstrated that the pitch level in linguistic variation could carry underlying connotations (positive or negative) such that in male speech, if expressed with low pitch, rumbling, under-expressive and monotonous, can be expressive

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    Every society has a different definition of normal as you look into the language they speak, nonverbal communication and body language of a specific culture. People who may have a disorder also have a different normal in the way they relate to others, and how they are viewed in society. What is then normal in one culture may mean something totally different in another, and the interpretation of body language, verbal and nonverbal communication can affect the way someone is looked upon or treated

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    and English on standardized tests of intelligence. Before this study was conducted, bilingualism was thought of negatively because there was concern around bilingual children and the disadvantages of learning two languages at once. Some disadvantages included lower intelligence, a “language handicap”, poor linguistic capabilities, more grammatical errors, reduced vocabulary, among numerous other factors researchers believed to be true. Peal and Lambert’s discoveries were the first research study that

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    Being vague can make people question the business that person is starting, so it is very important to be clear. While having good speech skills can help each employee finish their tasks; having good body language can affect people’s relationships with fellow employees. Having good body language can really help a person connect with other people. Acting is one of the careers where it is important to connect with other people. When acting some of the most important skills that the audience looks at

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    Poverty is growing issue in the world, and it has great impact on our most vulnerable population. Children who are born into poverty are automatically placed at a disadvantage going into school. Before they are even in the school system they’re achieving less than their richer counterparts (Morrissey, Hutchison, & Winsler, 2014). The academic achievement gap between students of low income and higher income is staggering, by implementing transportation, meal, therapy programs, as well as developing

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    Boroditsky article on “How does language shape the way we think” by supporting the proposition constructed in her piece. Boroditsky claims that language exhibits a substantial portion of constructing humanities mental capacity and therefore is not only important but essential for proper communication amongst individuals. Speaking on behalf of Collett’s thesis, throughout his article, his writing affirms Boroditsky premise by mentioning the significance of proper language use in the police academy.

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    communication. Deficits in communication include delayed speech and language development, auditory comprehension difficulties, echolalia, speech regression, and impaired pragmatic skills (Boesch, Wendt, Subramanian, & Hsu, 2013). Moreover, it has been estimated that approximately 25% to 61% of children with ASD have limited to no functional speech, (Schlosser & Wendt, 2008) and as many as 30% of children with ASD may never develop spoken language (Agius and Vance, 2015). Due to this, appropriate treatment

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    Tony Brown Observation

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    while his mother was present. Tony Brown is a Hispanic male; he is a cute little kid. My topic is how Tony Brown uses language to interact with his environment and I observed how he did. I observed him at his home, the second floor of an apartment complex. I was in the living room while he roamed freely, while I watched how he interacted with his environment and how he used language to get his mother’s attention. Present at the time was Tony Brown, his mother and I. There were no other children so

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