Sociolinguistics

SITUATION 1 Question 1: Co-leadership can be vital for the future of the family’s medical products firm. Both Julie and Rob can play an integral role in managing the firm and taking things to the next level. The company requires someone like Rob, who can manage things with proper planning and motivation to make sure everything is happening according to the plan. Introverts like Rob can be good leaders because they make sure their team is doing well and not slacking off. If Rob takes over 50%…

Tutoring at West high school this past semester I met Alejandro*. In one of our first sessions, I was working with him on a physics worksheet. Half out of conscious pedagogical commitment and half out of necessity (I have never taken physics), I probed Alejandro with questions, getting him to teach himself. I have become rather good at this technique, and the effect is inspiring. When we reached the final problem (designed to test comprehension of the concept, not ability to follow a formula),…

On Putnam's Twin Earth Thought Experiment In his “Meaning and Reference”, Putnam tries to establish a point against what he calls the traditional theory meaning. According to his analysis, there are two fundamental and unchallanged assumptions behind the theory of meaning. What he intends to do with his science-fiction example -known as Twin Earth Thought Experiment- is to construct a concievable scenario where he can drive counter-intuitive points against the traditional meaning theory. After…

business meetings, or talk shows to demonstrate which gender appears to participate in talking. She also uses ethos in the beginning by giving readers herself credibility and introducing her profession, it states “Janet Holmes is a professor of sociolinguistics at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand” (299). Furthermore, she uses pathos as she appeals emotions when Holmes inserts a girl’s conversation in the essay “Sometimes I feel like saying that i disagree,that there are other…

Article Summary Culture and Language have always been seen as two sides of the same coin. One individual cannot participate in society or interact with their environment without the cultural and linguistic filter since “all human activity is linguistically and culturally mediated”. This relation between culture, language and social individuals play a key role in Education. As the authors say, there is an increasing awareness of multiculturalism in today’s classroom, but schools have always been…

Abstract: Language is the reflection of the society and it is fundamental to gender inequality. This paper discusses about the reflection of gender in the Malayalam language, which clearly depicts the bias against women. The most common proverbs, wedding vows, movie dialogues, swear words, even lack of equivalent words for feminine gender shows the subordinate roles of women in the society or how they are treated secondary to man. (kerala india) INTRODUCTION What is language? Language is a…

However, Tannen proposes the most realistic solution of dealing with intolerance. In “Sex, Lies, and Conversation”, Tannen proposes that instead of assigning blame to one sex or another, individuals should understand the sociolinguistic communication differences of the two sexes, and utilize that understanding to adapt other communication styles in relationships. Through this technique, Tannen displays that communication needs to be realistic and must involve collaboration from…

Communicative competence is the ability to use the language appropartely in different social settings and environments by using four skills: grammatical competence, discourse competence, sociolinguistic competence and strategic competence. This kind of approach is very important to implement in teaching English as a second language. Teachers must be trained to develop their teaching methods and help students to understand and develop all the…

billion is the expected population by 2050. As there are wide varieties of people, so are the languages they speak. In this paper, I will be aiming to provide some insight through general statements and information that indicate the politics behind sociolinguistics and college literacy. Language is the neural audio technology that can take a thought or idea and transmit it directly from your brain to another brain, absent of any cables or cords. We in turn are effectively using an advance form…

Chapters 5 & 6 Essay: Verbal Issues and Communication + Nonverbal Communication Issues In these two chapters of the reading titled ‘Verbal Issues and Communication’ and ‘Nonverbal Communication Issues’ I was able to learn about and evaluate the different components of language, the various styles of communication among cultures, new media’s influence on communication, comparing verbal and nonverbal communication, as well as the assorted cultural variations in nonverbal behaviour. All of the…