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- 11 @3621:2024
- rse Bakhtin writes: > [T]here are no “neutral” words and forms—words and forms that can belong to “no one”; language has been completely taken over, shot thr... concrete heteroglot conception of the world. All words have the “taste” of a profession, a genre, a tend... which it has lived its socially charged life; all words and forms are populated by intentions. (Bakhtin 1
- exposition_of_a_key_concept @3621:2024
- , and to get in, you need to learn the secret passwords.((Social studies of communication are not more gu... 17). )). Abstraction isn’t bad, and having handy words to refer to abstract concepts isn’t necessarily o... not go crazy.) To do that, you’d need to speak in words they understand, specifically the register they l... at?” Above all, you would have to use **your own words** to communicate what an idea means. You would no
- 10 @3621:2024
- distinct from the signifying units of a language—words and sentences—that are impersonal, belonging to n... Bakhtin also writes: > [T]here are no “neutral” words and forms—words and forms that can belong to “no one”; language has been completely taken over, shot thr... concrete heteroglot conception of the world. All words have the “taste” of a profession, a genre, a tend
- semantics_and_pragmatics
- louds on the horizon are signs of rain and flags, words, and many gestures are signs of nations and ideas... of their production. Flags, by contrast, and most words, are meaningful because they represent or 'stand ... say that semantics is the study of the meaning of words. Historically this is true, in the sense that the... xt of their utterance. Otto Jespersen calls these words "shifters" (2013 [1922]: 123) because the same fo
- weekly_journal @3621:2024
- basis. Students should aim to write at least 100 words every week. Make this part of a weekly routine o... ? What kind of a writer are you? If you wrote 900 words in three paragraphs for Week 2, but two sentences for Week 5, why is that? Could you write 1500 words for next week? ==== Final notes ==== * Please... tions, thoughts, ideas, and questions in your own words. If you quote a source, use quotation marks and c
- metaphor
- etaphor as a kind of general relationship between words. All languages have words which can be used in more than one sense. What's really hard about learning a foreign language is not learning the words, but learning the ways you can use words metaphorically. Even statments that may seem very literal in on
- religion_and_economy
- of the person who gives them, a hau, quoting the words of a Maori man. In this way, economic behavior is... f the social division of labor, and in Durkheim's words, a resulting increase in the moral density of soc... o evaluate their own reasons for action; in other words, to define their selfhood in individual terms. On... economic life of the religious subject. In other words, although agents may wish to see their own morali
- assessments_at-a-glance @2667
- itings | Wednesdays 11:59 p.m., Weeks 2-12| ~100 words each | 20% | | Possible topics | 14 March, 11:59 p.m. | 200 words | 10% | | Progress report | 11 April, 11:59 p.m. | 300 words | 15% | | Thesis statement and outline | 2 May, 11:59 p.m. | 500 words | 15% | | Final paper | 6 June a
- peer-criticism @1002:2020
- 6 at 5:00 PM\\ **Weight**: 10%\\ **Length**: 500 words ===== Objective ===== The purpose of this assig... en you can explain it to someone else in your own words, and they can understand what you understand (by summarizing your ideas in //their// own words). For this assignment, you will be given another ... you thoroughly describe what they say in your own words, then they will be able to judge whether or not t
- 7.1 @1002:2018
- est that you concentrate on listening and use the words on the screen as a guide to the main points. Don'... history is not linear or progressive. In other words, anthropologists argue that you cannot understand... em to examine why they do what they do. In other words, religion rationalizes people's social behavior. ... nd of training, and as self-discipline. In other words, it was a new way of seeing oneself. It is a mean
- translation
- found in bilingualism and pidgin languages. **Key words:** interlingual relations, language contact, lang... rd average European (SAE)” imaginary, a speaker’s words refer directly to things in the world which, more... fornia Press. Hanks, William F. 2010. Converting Words: Maya in the Age of the Cross. Berkeley, Calif.: ... versity of Chicago Press. Swaan, Abram De. 2013. Words of the World: The Global Language System. Malden,
- assessments @1002:2018
- itings | Due Sunday 11:59 p.m., Weeks 2-12| ~100 words each | 10% | | Essay | September 9, 4:00 p.m | 1750 words | 40% | | Final exam | Finals we... te sentences. You only need to write about 50-100 words. These are not meant to be tests. They are opport
- 2 @3621:2024
- des|Slides for Week 2]] “People Judge You By the Words You Use”—Self-help is all about making people fee... just for what you say but how you say it. Why do words have power? What power do they have? Funk’s book... nguage use has meaning beyond what is conveyed in words and sentences. For this week, start with the cha
- final_paper @2667
- t assignment'. A final paper should be about 3000 words, or 10 pages. You will be graded on how much your... 02, or a friend whose opinion you trust. In other words, make your essay as self-contained and self-expla... In conclusion, I have shown..." * Etc. In other words, it's OK to say 'I'. It is a good idea, actually,