Dialect continuum

The issue of dialect and education and, in particular, what dialect is correct to use in the classroom has generated a debate in schools. “Linguistic research defines a dialect, or language variety, as a variety of a language that is associated with a particular regional or social group.” Contrary to popular belief, dialect is not a lesser or ungrammatical way of speaking. All dialects are logical even though they may vary in pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary (Godley, Sweetland, Wheeler, Minnici & Carpenter, 2006). Some people may say standard dialect is the only way, people may say that it’s best to welcome non-traditional dialects or, some think that having bi-dialectal classrooms is the best and benefits all students. Bi-dialectal means…

conflicts that occur due to selfish reasons. As the Bible says in Romans 12:18 NIV, “if it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” Just as there is a difference between debating and bickering, organization members should understand distinctions between causes of conflicts. By using analysis tools examining Conflict and Negotiation Processes in Organizations and the Conflict-Intensity Continuum, management can better determine causes and processes within conflict.…

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definitely variation due to the red/yellow colour that stays in the cape regions so therefore proves that there is variation within the isiXhosa language. However, as for the last two maps which display the words “Kum/Kumi” and “Umtwana wam”, there is very little or no variation at all. These words are widely spoken throughout the South of Africa. The only slight variation that happens to be is by the KwaZulu-Natal areas and most of the time these words are spoken near the coast lines. Nearly…

Data Analysis Biaxial Tensile Tests Different stress and strain definitions have been used to study the biomechanics of soft tissue [24]. The 2nd Piola-Kirchhoff stress and Green strain definitions have been employed in this study, which are described briefly in the following. The Green strain tensor is defined as E=1/2(F^T F-1), where F is the gradient deformation tensor. For the case of in-plane biaxial stretching in directions 1 and 2, the Green strain in these directions can be written…

Multi-dialects, Confusion, English? A Bavarian priest tried to create the first universal language in the year 1880 and he called it Volapük. A language that was taken from the existing French, German and English, and was difficult to learn. It consisted of odd sounds and case endings similar to Latin. It did not take long before a new language emerged (McWhorter). This new language was a blend of words from India and Europe. It became known as Esperanto. Regardless, of this fact Esperanto was…

Anzaldúa is a “Chicana” woman and famous novelist, and in “How to Tame a Wild Tongue,” discusses the mixing of various dialects such as Spanish and English to create a new melting-pot language called Chicano. Chicano can be further categorized into regional dialects, which result in different types of Chicano due to the way English and Spanish are spoken in these areas. Further, Anzaldúa describes a system that attempts to assimilate Chicanos so they no longer have accents or speak their…

“This African American Vernacular English shares most of its grammar and vocabulary with other dialects of English. But it is distinct in many ways, and it is more different from Standard English (SE) than any other dialect spoken in continental North America.” (Pullum, 39). African American English is in fact a form of Standard English (SE), and can be considered…

their language. This then blended into Old English. Old English gradually became more and more French, borrowing French words and grammar, until it eventually became Middle English. Without the Normans, the English we know today wouldn 't exist. II. 1 A dialect is a way of speaking, characterized by accent an pronounciation, grammar and syntax, and slang. A dialect is usually confined to one geographic location. The Appalachian dialect is a very melodic, flowing dialect. It contains…

When I first come to America When I first time came to America, I even never had spoken English before. So, English could be a big challenge for me, and it actually came true soon after I got up my flight. When we were about to cross American border, the crew gave us a form which needs us to fix it, but I didn’t know how to do it, by the way, my English was really poor at that time. I wanted to ask the passage on my left, but I didn’t know how to ask the question I want to express. That was so…