Evolutionary linguistics

Hoover strongly believes that Ms. Maldonato, the immigrant whose success in two languages, English and law, was enhanced and supported by key figures in her life, and this is what helped to lead her to pursue her career as a paralegal. Such key figures included her professor, her academic advisor, and her employers, in addition to her determination. That made her career easier and more meaningful ultimately. Hoover’s depiction of the language learning process is clearly accurate. It is very…

abilities. This position too has been criticized by various critics who point to the empirical studies which prove that the quality and amount of exposure to a language by a child affects his or her learning experience (Benson, 2010). Recent empirical studies by developmental psychologists point to the fact that language is exclusively human, biologically based in terms of capacity and the environment of a child influences the innate potential to learn. A number of empirical studies have found…

Most may not realize at first but language influences the everyday life of people around the world. From speaking to a close one or to an entire country, language has become a human necessity. Today, an individual could look around and find a word about a certain subject. However, what if there was no literacy? As a person with prescription glasses isn’t necessarily blind; when I was a toddler, the inside of my ears made everything sound muffled. Back then, it was the time for me to learn my…

How many times have you heard the term “actions speak louder than words?” It is true, language has always been of great importance among humans, but often at times we communicate without using words. Body language has been long recognized as an important part of communication. Our nonverbal communication has a greater importance than spoken language. More than voice or even words, body language indicates to you what is on another person’s mind. The single most powerful form of communication is…

Actually, after having participated this course, I have learned a variety of aspects regarding the intercultural communication namely intercultural communication contexts, self and face across cultures, cultural dimensions in the intercultural communication, Vietnamese communication values: a Confucian perspective, understanding Vietnamese communication behavior in intercultural contexts, Vietnamese motivational concerns in intercultural communication contexts, Vietnamese acts of imposition in…

Rachel Kim Professor Eun Joo Kim Perspective on Humanities; Embodied Language October 14th, 2016 Synesthesia; rational decision v emotional decision Emotion drives choices. When one is at a fork of decision, they have to make either rational decision or emotional decision. “Rational decision making is a multi-step process, from problem identification through solution, for making logically sound decisions”(Bound 1). However, emotional decision’s driving force is emotion at the time and…

In this essay, I will be analyzing and contrasting two works. Judith Leyster, The Proposition. And Edouard Manet, A Bar at the Folies Bergere. In the first section of this essay I will discussing the works individually and reference analysis by starting with my own initial interpretation of the piece and follow with referencing Art Historians analysis of the works. In the next section of the essay I will be contrasting the two works and look at how they compare in the subject matter and…

There are a vast number of poems that vary from overall message, level of difficulty, and use of literary devices. Poets will manipulate these factors to aid them in the process of creating a product that will embody their purpose. As a result of different mindsets and individual expression, certain poems are more difficult to analyze than others. To explore this concept it is necessary to analyze poems from each spectrum of difficulty. The poems “Messy room” by Shel Silverstein, “The Reason Why…

Literature as the artifact of culture, it provides significant datum about the social setup and structure, mores and morals, religious ethos and orientation, trends and traditions, values and attitudes of a society in which a protagonist exists or struggles to exist (Spair-Whorf Hypothesis Chapter 1). It is language through which process of construction embarks on issues of identity, cultural, and ideology (Wykes and Gunter 2005:61). It aims to construct, deconstruct or reconstruct the worldview…

How baby talk can help? As mentioned above, baby talk is characterized by slower and more repetitive tone than used in regular conversation and the speech is more likely in shorter, simpler utterances. Do infants pay greater attention to speech with such characteristics? The answer appears to be yes: They show a clear preference for it, from an early age, over adult-directed speech (e.g., Fernald 1985; Panneton Cooper & Aslin 1990; Werker, Pegg, & McLeod 1994; see also Zangl & Mills 2007).…