It is true that everyone thinks differently and sees the world in different perspective, so that is why metaphors are part of our lives. Metaphors give us the opportunity to think what we want, instead of just coming right out and say it. In the Article a teacher is asked a question about metaphors in "Hamlet" and why he used them. The teacher did an experiment with their students to why was Denmark compared to a prison. The teacher took out the word "prison" and asked the students to describe the word. Surprisingly, many students answered differently, but all connected to the same chain of emotion.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Monday, February 17, 2014
Blog 5
http://www.omniglot.com/language/articles/sle.htm
I picked this article because it is interesting to see how people who join a former exchange program helps them to learn a different language. I found it interesting that the top 20 languages worldwide are Chinese, Spanish, English, Hindi, Arabic Portuguese, Bengali, Russian, Japanese, Javanese, German, Lahnda, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, French, Vietnamese, Korean, Urdu, Italian, Malay, Persian, Turkish, and Oriya. The Student Exchange Program is helpful because students who are learning a foreign language can get hands on experience with what they are learning. I agree with this article because it gives a student the ability to experience culture, history and it makes the student respect the language. The Student Language Exchange Program is beneficial to our community because it reinforces student's ability to learn a foreign language.
I picked this article because it is interesting to see how people who join a former exchange program helps them to learn a different language. I found it interesting that the top 20 languages worldwide are Chinese, Spanish, English, Hindi, Arabic Portuguese, Bengali, Russian, Japanese, Javanese, German, Lahnda, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, French, Vietnamese, Korean, Urdu, Italian, Malay, Persian, Turkish, and Oriya. The Student Exchange Program is helpful because students who are learning a foreign language can get hands on experience with what they are learning. I agree with this article because it gives a student the ability to experience culture, history and it makes the student respect the language. The Student Language Exchange Program is beneficial to our community because it reinforces student's ability to learn a foreign language.
Monday, February 10, 2014
Blog # 4
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/greek.htm
The article is about Greek language and how it was developed. Greek belongs to the indo-European language and around 13 million people speak it. Greece nd Cyprus have adopted Greekas their official language and it is still a minority Lagrange in other places such as Italy, Romania , and Ukraine. What interested me the most Out about this article is that Greek has been around since 1500 BC. Greek is the only language that uses vowel sounds in its alphabet. This article impacts the world because it gives us an idea of how all languages are connected and how languages change over time. I agree with this article because language is very diverse but at the same time it is connected to one root of all the languages. I want to learn more about Greek and it's alphabet. It seems like a difficult language to learn as it has many symbols.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Blog 3- What is Voice, Speech, and Language?
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/Pages/whatis_vsl.aspx
I picked the Article " What is Voice? What is Speech? What is Language? " because it breaks down the meanings of what makes up language. I found most interesting about this article that voice and speech are very distinct. Voice being generated by the airflow in the lungs creates sound and the strength of the pressure causes the vocal folds to vibrate. I agree with this article because it is very informative and it gives an excellent explanation how our body works to produce our feelings. The topic affects the world because it educates people about language and how it is a huge part of life.
I picked the Article " What is Voice? What is Speech? What is Language? " because it breaks down the meanings of what makes up language. I found most interesting about this article that voice and speech are very distinct. Voice being generated by the airflow in the lungs creates sound and the strength of the pressure causes the vocal folds to vibrate. I agree with this article because it is very informative and it gives an excellent explanation how our body works to produce our feelings. The topic affects the world because it educates people about language and how it is a huge part of life.
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