Beijing dialect

Think about using the archaic language that Shakespeare used back in the sixteenth century, known as Old English. During that time period, the people where Shakespeare lived used this type of language. Today most of the people use slang terms like when the person is texting somebody else they use shorter terms and acronyms, also known as texting lingo. Most of those words have changed since the Shakespearean period because of the standardization process. The English language has changed…

Between cultures in different societies, a few concepts can't be translated. Some main reasons behind these occurrences are language barriers. Inside the memoir Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, the chinese idea of "loy luck" can't be translated. The lack of ability to decipher this idea due to language barriers is one of the primary themes of this novel since it powers the lack of comprehension between the girls and other people. The failure to decipher certain things causes a lack of ability to…

The adjective and noun “retarded” evokes diverse feelings in today’s society, many of them negative. However, this was not always the case. The word’s original meaning, from the early 17th century, was “held back or in check; hindered, impeded; delayed, deferred,” which was used to describe objects as opposed to people (Simpson, Weiner). It was not until almost the 20th century when “retarded” was used to describe an individual. Therefore, the meaning of retarded has changed meaning from a…

Endanger languages in 21st century Name: Hery Shah TA’s Name: Madeline Discussion day and time: Monday – 11:00-11:50 Endangered Languages in 21st Century There are thousands of languages spoken by people in the world, but more than half of them are at risk of becoming extinct. Many of the languages are at risk because there are only so many people speaking the language. Many languages are at risk of becoming extinct because they are not common to learn among…

For the past century, Standard English and Non-Standard English have controlled individuals and groups in a variety of settings. Language influences one’s decisions and forms countless ramifications, both effective and ineffective. Indeed, the main barriers such as unification in the workforce and education environments can alter the attitudes towards individuals (immigrants or international students) of Non-Standard English. The influence of language enables individuals to have an effect on…

How do we decide what is correct and incorrect in terms of grammar and who decides this? Prescriptive rules and language authority are often talked about in the book How English Works by Anne Curzan and Michael Adams (Curzan and Adams, 2012). After doing some reading and research, the usage of prescriptive grammar rules in my future classroom would be very limited. I would limit these rules based off of language authority and grammar rules. Back to the question stated in the introduction, who…

Lucio Pozzi used his performance art, Patchameena, to articulate language barriers, and also let audiences to be personally on the scene and feel the barrier. Lucio Pozzi was also not born in America, but Milan, Italy, and he immigrated to the United States in 1962 as a guest of Kissinger’s Harvard International Summer Seminar. Patchameena was performed in th CR10 Contemporary Arts Center, where Lucio gave a speech using nonsensial gibberish and fake languages, attached with abundant body…

grown up in New York City or “Noo York City” my whole life. So naturally I speak English, or New Yorker English to be exact. To be even more specific, the dialect I mostly associate with is Brooklyn accented English, a definite regional dialect. I would say it’s very similar to Staten Island dialect but there are distinctions. Brooklyn dialect is heavily influenced by Italian Americans since back in the day Italians made up majority of the neighborhoods but is seen more as a street/ghetto slang…

America is a multicultural society with an abundance of accents just as diverse as its people. The documentary American Tongues explores these differences in speech and how exactly they affect and shape the lives of American speakers. It does this through an social examination of a few American accents, accompanied by commentary from professional linguistic experts. The documentary emphasized that accents can either bring us Americans together or set us apart. The accent one has can reflect a…

Endanger languages in 21st century Name: Hery Shah TA’s Name: Madeline Discussion day and time: Monday – 11:00-11:50 Endanger Languages in 21st Century There are thousands of languages spoken by people in the world, but more than half of them are at risk of becoming extinct. Many of the languages are at risk because there are only so many people speaking the language. Many languages are at risk of becoming extinct because they are not common to learn among people. Many…