Category: Languages

Before even reaching the second paragraph of “The Lesson” by Toni Cade Bambara, some readers can acknowledge that African American Vernacular English (AAVE), well known as Black English, is being used. On the other hand, some readers see the dialect as “slang” and “bad” grammar, but do not understand the weight it carries. It is …

It may be necessary to adapt the way you communicate when the person you are communicating with is deaf or has a hearing impairment use sign language. Using sign languages is a great way for teachers and children to connect with each other. Facial expressions, gestures and eye contact will help teachers communicate with pupils, …

This film talks about many different conflicts of prejudice, discrimination, and oppression are common in the Deaf community. The film gives the experience and history of family life, education, society relations, and work from a deaf people’s viewpoint. The first time I watched this video, I thought that deaf people had a really hard life. …

Applied anthropology is defined as the practical use of anthropological processes and presumptions to the desires of humanity to solve social problems. Anthropologists are involved in problem-solving and dealing with unfamiliar social situations. By learning new languages and new rules for communication with people worldwide creates avenues to understand where someone is coming from. The …

Albert Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” This quote means that your imagination is more important than what you learn in school. I would say I agree with this quote. Not until the 18th century that it was considered to be knowledge that the earth was flat. This so called knowledge was questioned …

1. Theoretical part 1.1. The role of idioms Cognitive mechanisms reflect the work of human consciousness and give an idea of the ways of analysis, structuring of specific objects and abstract entities. Particular attention is paid to the study of the metaphor by cognitivists, believing that it occupies a central place in the cognitive model …

Charles Robert Darwin, pioneer of evolutionism put forward the doctrine of biological evolution, which destroys all kinds of idealistic theology and species invariance. Long before Darwin, many scientists expressed themselves on the a gradual and continuous change in all species of plants and animals, but it was Darwin who put forward a completely new hypothesis …

Synonymic repetition is a specific type of repetition, by which the same idea is expressed with the help of synonyms. What is important – the words, which are repeated in the speech does not have to be synonyms, they become such in the context. Another stylistic device – enumeration. Enumeration means naming of various characteristics …

Reading for pleasure – Assignment – 2 Submitted by: Yazhini.KRoll.no: 171102067 II B.A. English Literature (Aided) Novel: The Alchemist -Paulo Coelho Some books are meant to be read and passed on. One of those books is The Alchemist. It is an excellent piece of novel by Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho. It has been translated into …