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Linguistics English

03/08/21

How is our language influenced by the social contexts ? Give two examples.

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Linguistics English

03/08/21

Imagine you belong to a country where the language situation is diglossic. Give some examples of situations in which you would use H variety and L variety.

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Linguistics English

03/08/21

Do you switch codes and mix codes in using language? Give some examples of code-switching and code-mixing from your practical experiences of language use.

Question from "Sociolinguistics"

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Linguistics Grammar

02/18/21

What do verbs signify?

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Linguistics Phonology

02/08/21

ana says: q occurs after back vowels k appears elsewherebo says it other way around k afterwhy are they wrong use specific examples (the ipa forms of language x) to support your claim?what is the... more

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Linguistics Language History Historical Linguistics

01/31/21

Need help with question

What factors have contributed to the development of languages, such as English?

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Linguistics French

01/26/21

How would you translate this to English?

La société la plus choisie s’y trouvait réunie. I think La société choisie= company but how does plus work here.Thank you.

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Linguistics Speech Acts

01/22/21

To what extent do you think that is important to show positive face in the classroom or language education in general? Explain with at least two examples

This question is based on George Yule's book Pragmatics that he talked about positive and negative face in the chapter Speech Acts and Events... more

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Linguistics Geography Ap Human Geography

11/28/20

Which type of diffusion has had the biggest impact on the spread of English across the globe ? (think colonization and internet usage)

-Maladaptive Diffusion-Hierarchical Diffusion-Relocation Diffusion-Stimulus Diffusion-Contagious Diffusion

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Linguistics Grammar Grammar Syntax

11/24/20

Identify every phrase in the sentence and give its lexical category and its syntactic function in the following sentence:

There are already signs that his supporters intend to exploit it again during this campaign cycle.

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Linguistics Latin

11/03/20

Need help confirming Latin translation

Hello,I'm writing a story and I would like to use Latin terminology for a collective society, but I'm not entirely certain if adding three different words together changes the meaning. So, for... more

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Linguistics English Help Act English

09/27/20

I need help understanding this phrase

Here is a conversation:Albert: “Why have you been giving me the cold shoulder all week?” Edison: “You noticed already? Wow, you’re a real Einstein tonight.” Albert: “Alright I’m done cozying up to... more

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Linguistics English Help Act English

09/24/20

I need help understanding this phrase

Here is a conversation Kayla: Can you believe the blanket we got over the lawn yesterday!Taylor: Yeah it was crazy I thought we were going to be flies in a spider’s web!Kayla: Me too! Plus it was... more

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Linguistics Spanish

07/28/20

When do you use saber versus conocer in Spanish?

This question can confuse many Spanish learners because both of these verbs translate as "to know." These two verbs cannot be used interchangeably, however! They correspond with specific situations... more

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Linguistics

07/17/20

What is morphology?

This can be a new concept for students because it has applications in other fields, such as biology, but a specific use in the field of linguistics.

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Linguistics

07/17/20

What is the difference between phones and phonemes, and how are they related?

The concepts of phones and phonemes is often difficult for students to make, particularly because they are described the same way and are related because they are both language sounds.

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Linguistics Tree Diagram

05/14/20

Tree Diagram from compound words

Make tree diagram from each of compound words in two ways to show that you understand the ambiguity involved: a. New York Taxi Driver b. Californian History Teacher

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Linguistics

04/01/20

What is "universal semantic constraint" in the field of linguistics?

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Linguistics

03/24/20

Moroccan dialect

How does Moroccan dialect differ from other Arabic dialects ?

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Linguistics Sociology Language And Equality

02/12/20

How is language related to social and economic inequality? And how is this inequality related to how languages flourish, change, or die out?

Can you give examples of how some endangered languages have been revived?

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Linguistics

01/23/20

What are some types of CDA?

Kindly name and discuss five types of discourses available in the field of CDA for the researchers to do critical discourse analysis.

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Linguistics

01/20/20

How easy is to learn Portuguese if you know Spanish?

Differences between the two languages and their False Friends.

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Linguistics Art Language Ideology

07/10/19

Term to describe the fact of using art to push ideology?

Hi everyone,I was wondering if there is a term to describe/qualify the fact of using art (literature, cinema…) and/or a specific medium to push ideology? For example, someone who would defend the... more

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Linguistics

06/28/19

Where is the birthplace of the Urdu language?

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Linguistics

06/25/19

Which word is the odd one out: First- Second- Third- Forth- Fifth- Sixth- Seventh?

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