Vernacular schools in Malaysia can be traced as far back as 55 years. They form an integral part of the historical and cultural identity of this country (Centre for Public Policy Studies‚ 2012). Vernacular schools have a role to play to ensure “cultural heritage is preserved through the generations…the Chinese and Tamil languages in these schools don’t just function as a medium of instruction…and also provide a link to the community’s cultural heritage” (Centre for Public Policy Studies‚ 2012). The
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Transcending Sociolinguistics: Language‚ Caste and Power in India Sociolinguistics and the Language Problem in India Though there has been a long tradition of studying and interpreting language in India‚ most of these studies are in descriptive‚ technical or structural mode. For long‚ language has been seen as a non-political or apolitical phenomenon and its study has remained restricted to its structure. India also has a long tradition in the study of language
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“Fair is foul and foul is fair”. Discuss how the play Macbeth shows a disrupted world. The play Macbeth revolves around several main themes including the contradicting ‘fair is foul and foul is fair’ where things are not what they seem. This theme reflects on the reality of the world‚ neither good nor evil but a combination of both. William Shakespeare demonstrates during the course of the play how contradictory people and life can be. The disruption of ‘The Great Chain of Being’ is also focused
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Abstract My science fair project is about the sound transmission through different veneers. A veneer is the outer part of the house. It can also be called a siding. The veneers I used were brick‚ cement fiber‚ and vinyl. I used these because they were three very common veneers. I thought if I used common veneers it would make the project mean more because people can see sound transmission through common sidings. The way I built the cement fiber and vinyl siding boxes was‚ I cut plywood sides
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To start off‚ in the book My Fair Godmother by: Janette Rallison a girl named Savannah just got dumped by her boyfriend who is now going to be a Junior in highschool. Hunter‚ “The most perfect guy to set foot on earth” was a jerk‚ he never really cared about Savannah nor did he ever treat like royalty which is what Savannah wanted. Savannah a loving girl who cared about what people think of her wanted a boy who treated her with respect and liked her for who she was but this did not happen. The day
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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLINGUISTICS VARIATION WITHIN NEW ENGLISHES NINA DIANI WIDOWATI 2250408011 RENI RACMAWATI 2250408018 LILIK ANANTARI 2250408042 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SEMARANG VARIATION WITHIN NEW ENGLISHES Introduction Under colonization‚ large numbers of people were able to neither to maintain their ancestral languages nor to shift to the colonial language. Instead they created new languages (pidgins and creoles)
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Test to Chapter Five and Six of Sociolinguistic 1. What is the stating point or base for Sociolinguistic study? Sociolingustic study is the base for people to use language in a social norm‚ and because of language‚ they (people) can interact and communicate with each other. From this point of view‚ we can see that the starting point for Sociolingustic study are language‚ people‚ social norm‚ interaction and communication. 2. Why it is said that language is both an individual possession
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language and a dialect? • Discuss the validity of some of the conflicting theories about the origin of creole languages. In your answer‚ you may confine yourself to a discussion of one or more languages. • Language choices can be determined by factors relating to solidarity and power. Discuss this statement in relation to either language codes or language functions. • Discuss the similarities and differences between diglossia and code switching in relation to various types of linguistic
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coming. Macbeth was written in 1606‚ a time period during which people believed in witchcraft. As a consequence‚ Shakespeare emphasizes on this belief. The use of parallelism “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair” suggests an idea that the witches want to alter the good and bad. Furthermore‚ it implies that anything that is fair is always foul and vice versa. The witches correspond to the symbol of darkness‚ which additionally creates an unsettling environment as they were assumed to initiate thunder and
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In Shakespeare’s play‚ MacBeth‚ the theme of “Fair is foul ‚ and foul is fair” is a predominant theme. The meaning of the theme is that the line between good and evil are blurred. For example‚ is as Duncan arrives to MacBeth’s dwelling he says‚ “This castle hath a pleasant seat. The air nimbly and sweet recommends itself unto our gentle sense”(1.6.1-3)Act Ⅰ‚ scene ⅵ‚ line 1-3). This indicates that the caste is pleasant‚; but in reality it’s where his worst nightmare will happen‚ his death. Duncan
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