Linguistic Society of America

The world of language is both complex and diverse .Language is open to interpretation based on perception of both written and spoken language which is dictated by many variables including; cultural background, social status, environment, age and the context in which communication takes place. The aim is to explore Language and the role it plays within a child’s life from early infancy to young adulthood. Language is vital in a child’s life in ensuring their needs are met, shaping their identity…

adapt to campus and strive to succeed in my education. My push factor in pursuing a college degree is my desire to fulfill my desire for knowledge. Aside from wanting to prepare myself with skills to essentially find solutions for problems in our society today, the more I learn the more I quest for knowledge. I believe that my passion for education will provide me with economic and social opportunities in the future. As we discussed Americanization and familial duties becoming jeopardized by…

Subsequently, Kennedy then addressed his listeners outside of America, making promises and pledges of his best effort and giving logical advice to other nations in order to establish his reputation as an international leader while influencing change in other countries. With such a goal, he combined both ethos and logos appeals to encourage his worldwide listeners to cooperate for the right cause. Kennedy first promises that “[t]o those allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we…

(Tyler, 2008, p: 18). We might then wonder, what are the moral impacts of applying words like Chav on the poor classes in society? Tyler argues that, words like Chav which are usually conveyed in an emotional way can create a sense of revulsion for the poorer people. However, it is fair to say that, poor abusing words are not limited in the UK; there are “white trashes” in America, “Bogan” in Australia and so on (Loughnan et al., 2014, p:54). In addition to that, British newspapers, such as the…

In a striking novel of a society that has had to grow and adjust to the threat of ending due to a sexually transmitted disease that denies women the ability to conceive, Margaret Atwood takes up writing a fictional dystopia of how our society would one day turn out to be under the same circumstances. In this totalitarian theocracy, a female’s status is assigned to her by the Republic of Gilead. This government is categorized as such for its “regime that reduces its female subjects to mere…

The population of people who speak Sign Language is between 500,000 and 2,000,000 Americans (Harrington). Regardless of whether the number is half of a million, or two million, there are a plethora of citizens in the United States who use American Sign Language, or ASL, in their everyday lives. These people include the deaf, the hard of hearing, the disabled, victims of mental illness, all of their family members, and so much more. There are a profuse amount of people who rely on American Sign…

"Biography." The Tolkien Society. N.p., 2017. Web. 9 Dec. 2017. Hodges, Ted. Understanding The Lord Of The Rings. San Diego: Lucent Books, 2003. Print. Fultz, J. (2018). Epic Fantasy in a Post-Tolkien World by John R. Fultz | Orbit Books. Orbit Books | Science Fiction, Fantasy, Urban…

individuals, in the welter of their daily experience, often become falsely conscious of their social positions” (Mills 1959). Mills believed that this concept of sociological imagination should not only be understood by sociologists, but everyone in society. By having people understand and apply this concept in their daily lives, it would make for a better understanding among all individuals. Sociological Imagination can…

The article “Why Do Language Die?” by Noah Tesch reminds me a conversation that I had with a Cherokee when I visited a Cherokee preservation festival several years ago. The young man I have talked with had told me that they are demanded from the government to adapt the endangered Cherokee culture into their everyday lives, which include their younger generations to learn Cherokee languages along with English. Languages are not only a way to communicate, they also represent different cultural…

and Lewis "Blackfoot Indian Fact Sheet"). Each tribe band has the same culture and uses the same language, however they differentiate politically. The overall Blackfoot tribe have always lived in the northern plains and were a successful hunting society, mostly hunting buffalo, which was their main game to hunt and survive off for its meat, skin and tool making. As many Native American cultures, values are a foundation to their tribe, in regards to the Blackfoot tribe, key cultural values and…