By so doing, language or linguistic ideologies links both the explicit and the implicit assumptions of individuals regarding the general language or a particular language to their political, economic interest as well as the social experience. ... Intersection between language and politics Language politics has been defined by Linguistic Society of America (2007) as the way in which linguistic and language differences between different individuals is dealt within a political context. ... Examples of this might include language recognition as the official language that make it a mandatory for a...

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He is basically showing us that Africa, Australia, and New Guinea had a head start over Europe and the Americas, yet it is Europe and the Americas that have the dominant cultures today. ... This is one of the factors that helps to explain why Europe was able to advance faster than Africa, even though Africa had a head start. ... The Eurasian societies were able to master food production at a faster pace than the societies of Africa and Australia. ... This allowed them to trade with other areas, exchange more ideas, and eventually to develop a written language to keep track of these ex...

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Their sense of belonging may center on nation of origin; distinctive foods; dress; family names and relationships; language; music; religion and other customs. ... A most publicized example of hate crime is that of James Byrd, Jr., an African-American from Jasper, Texas, who was dragged to death behind a truck in 1998. ... In the U.S., while public attention has tended to focus on the disproportionate number of minority youth (traditionally defined as African-American, Native-American, Latino and Asian), African-American youth has been singled out more than any other youth group. Studies ha...

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While I openly admit that my knowledge in this field is by far, limited and trivial, I have debated, on a purely common sense level, the intricacies of identity formation of third and fourth generation South Africans of Indian descent. ... On a sub-topical level, my interests also extends to how (crudely speaking) Black/White/Coloured South Africans have formed their ideas and perception of India - the country, as a specific result of the South African Indian community. While Europe generally may see India as the land of magic, do White South Africans see it as the same? Black South Africans? ...

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This argument presents the idea that "language expresses the power of the individual imagination- as well as harbors the idea of "educational and social change- (Knoblauch, 126). ... This argument's primary focus "is to identify reading and writing abilities with a critical consciousness of the social conditions in which people find themselves, recognizing the extent to which language practices objectify and rationalize these conditions and the extent to which people with authority to name the world dominate others whose voices they have been able to suppress- (Knoblauch, 127). ... Doug...

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orSingle Family African American Homes? ... During the LA riots in South Central LA, African Americans destroyed Korean businesses using the Rodney King verdict as an excuse. ... in the next 30 years and that mostly Hispanics and African Americans will contribute the next ethic explosion in the US. ... When my parents came here in 1979 with no money and little knowledge of American culture and language, they knew that it was going to be a struggle to get our family back on our feet. ... When I speak to most Vietnamese kids today, the majority of them cannot or barely speak the language much le...

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The middle class has sought to copy British culture and patterns of behavior while the lower black classes attempt to maintain their African heritage. ... She struggles to find whether her identity lies in her nationality, her social stratification, her race, her sex, her language, her individual history, or her family history. ... Many want to whiten the race by denying the African, even if you are black. ... He tends to separate himself from the African, African-American, all that seems to be barbarian, and ignorant. ...

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Oberg (1960) listed four stages of shock: the honeymoon stage, an initial enchantment, fascination, and superficial relationship with hosts, the crisis stage, initial differences in language, concepts, and values lead to feelings of frustration and anxiety, the recovery stage, the crisis is resolved by several methods such that the person learns the language and culture of the host county, and lastly, the adjustment stage, the foreigner begins to enjoy the new culture although their still may be moments of anxiety and strain. ... Stoner (1972) studied over 50 men who had worked in Africa an...

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One should not yield to the popular belief that with the English language he will always open the road to each company abroad. Of course, it is an international language of communication, but in practice, businesspersons constantly have to deal with different mentalities. ... The ability of the partners to speak the language should not be underestimated as an initial knowledge is enough just to create a favorable atmosphere. ... Alternatively, another example: a company in Africa produces perfume. ... They are based on the language, culture and traditions of the country and its people. ...

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By 1925 children of Italian, Portugese, Spanish, and Mexican decendants were under represented, and nearly total absence of African American children was even worth mentioning (Heller, et. al 587). Borland and Wright states by the 1960, Horace Bond, an African American educational researcher studied the relationship between the SES (socio-economic status) and the National Merit Scholarship, which he discovered was fixed and immutable just as the long established European social hierarchies (Heller, et. al 587). ... Jenkins, another can American educational researcher, compared the intelligenc...

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By 1925 children of Italian, Portugese, Spanish, and Mexican decendants were under represented, and nearly total absence of African American children was even worth mentioning (Heller, et. al 587). Borland and Wright states by the 1960, Horace Bond, an African American educational researcher studied the relationship between the SES (socio-economic status) and the National Merit Scholarship, which he discovered was fixed and immutable just as the long established European social hierarchies (Heller, et. al 587). ... Jenkins, another can American educational researcher, compared the intelligenc...

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This can be attributed to the parents' use of restricted language and vocabulary, as well as their subsequent poor attitude to academic learning. ... It has been suggested that; 'Bangladeshi's are likely to be less familiar with the English language. ... Once labeled a 'failure', many Black-Africans acted out the role with poor behaviour and failure of exams becoming hallmarks of their final years in education. ...

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I learned that when an American travels to another country they must abide by that country's laws, adapt to their language, and the do's and don'ts of life in that country. ... Take for example a marriage between an African American and an Anglo American. ... When I went to Mexico I had to follow the laws and language of that country. ...

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Likewise in Ferguson, the fatal shooting of African American Michael Brown by a white police officer on the 9th of August last year was seen as a catalyst for the events which followed. In both riots, gender and intersectional politics were both evident in the nature of the riots and in the discourse and language employed by rioters and the media. ...

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This violence occurs more frequently in black neighborhoods, resulting in what amounts to essentially as a steady, nightly stream of reports on violence in the inner-city by and among African-Americans. ... The television news media, like the print media, have even made an effort to change language that can validate subordinate of marginal status based on gender. ...

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This violence occurs more frequently in black neighborhoods, resulting in what amounts to essentially as a steady, nightly stream of reports on violence in the inner-city by and among African-Americans. ... The television news media, like the print media, have even made an effort to change language that can validate subordinate of marginal status based on gender. ...

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When large segments of populations are displaced by natural or man-made disasters, people become separated from time-honored roots of language, culture, and social bonds. As a result, displaced peoples are forced to create new social and economic relations in the areas to which they re-locate, as we...

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