Hasegawa(2006) suggests that the main differences between Joseigo (women's language) and danseigo (men's language) are differentiated morpho-syntactically which normally occur in sentence-final particles, first- and second- person pronouns, interjections, exclamatory particles ,beautiful prefixes or vowel coalescence in pronunciation. For example, women are expected to use sentence-enders like "wa" to sound femine whereas men add "zo" or "ze" in order to be considered masculine. Say the word ...
Romani is the common language of the Roma, the Sinti, the Kale and other European population groups summarised by the pejorative denomination gypsies (Halwachs 2003:1), and is one of Europe's most significant minority languages. It is spoken in countries throughout Europe with the largest speaker populations found in south-eastern Europe, especially in Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, as well as in Greece, Slovakia, Moldavia and Hungary (Matras 2005c:2). The number...
The modality of a statement differs from tense and aspect in that it does not refer directly to any characteristic of the event, but the status of the proposition [in which that event is mentioned]'' (Palmer, 2001). The word ''event'' is used to describe any occurrence, whether dynamic, static, physical, or conceptual. Among grammatical moods, there exist the Realis and the Irrealis. These tend to refer to actualised or conceptual situations respectively (Mithun, 1999). For example, statement...
This chapter details the correlations in request and enquiry production strategies between native and Turkish speakers of English who have been living the UK for between 6 months and 3 years. Appropriateness, (in)directness and (im)politeness of the speech acts is considered, as well as the cultural and linguistic features that influence the results. Firstly, the head acts and supportive moves will be identified and compared for native and non-native speakers, then the head acts and supportiv...
Collaboration in an organisational context, takes place at different levels -amongst peers, functions, divisions etc. At the corporate level, collaborating with another company is a very effective way to build, and grow your business, particularly in challenging economic times. Collaboration in business can be found both inter- and intra-organization and ranges from the simplicity of a partnership and crowd funding to the complexity of a multinational corporation. Collaboration between team m...
The growth of the service sector in both the developed and developing world has been phenomenal. As economies become progressively service driven, greater wealth and employment is being generated in this sector. Before we begin, what exactly are the different types of services? Services can be classified into four categories on the basis of the service customization and customer contact, and we would look at the categories as follow. First of all would be the Service Factory, with such exampl...
Why would note taking skills be such an important part of today's online classes? How does note taking benefit the student and how has note taking changed over the years? How has the electronic age changed the way we interact with our teachers and how does it affect our note taking ability? Note taking has been around as long as people have been lecturing. Taking notes comes in many forms. People take notes at meetings, in court rooms, when talking on the phone, reading books and of course wh...
“If minority stories are told truthfully - so that others may identify with the characters - then the humanity in that story will form a bridge between people of different colours and backgrounds.” Wayson Choy, August 1992. In his article, Ancestors - The Genetic Source, David Suzuki argues that the primary determinant of behaviour is environmental. Biology is responsible for the inheritance of physical characteristics, however, human personality and behaviour are conditioned by society. In t...
Most people think that putting in a landscape only has to do with mulch and trees, but they have to use varies herbicides, and in order for them to use these herbicides they first have to meet the requirements for them to get a license. But you will need to know how to get your license and the requirements you will need to meet. Plus the ways that you control weeds with herbicides. Finally I will go through step by step direction on how to put in a landscape from start to finish. People think...
Can you recall how you felt on your first day of kindergarten. Like many preschoolers, you may have been bewildered, even frightened, as the comforting familiarity of home or day care was suddenly replaced by an environment filled with new names and faces, rules and events. But, like most youngsters, you probably adjusted to this new environment within a few days. This adjustment to a changed environment can take many forms. Some are simple, as when once-startling sounds from a balky heating ...
