There simply aren't enough words to express the many varying and complex emotions we have. Because of the fact that it would add to the creativity of our language, help students differentiate between proper and improper grammar styles, and let us express ourselves in ways that before were very difficult to achieve, the English language ought to be revised to accommodate the changing needs of our society. From "spanglish" to ebonics, the English language is constantly being manipulated into all sorts of different forms to best suit its purpose. This is part of what makes the American culture so...

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... support their theory consisted of the following: synaesthesia between appearance & sound contour, synaesthesia between sound contour & vocalizations, and synkinaesia. The first example that was given to help prove that language origins come from synaesthesia was the boubi/kiki effect test. This test was originally invented by Kohler(1929; 1947) and then again revisited by Werner(1934; 1957). So for example, if ... as 'bouba' because the rounded contours of the figure mimic the rounded auditory inflection of bouba. Ramachandran and Hubbard used the bouba/kiki effect as a clue for un...

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... English involve grammatical structure. I will now list and explain these idiomatic rules. First, habitual action is indicated through verb structure, particularly with the use of the word "be." Any time an action happens over a period of time, "be" is used in front of the verb. For example, in Ebonics, the ... phrase "We are watching a movie" would be "We be watching a movie." Next, the remote past is indicated using the word "been." In Ebonics, the phrase "She has been gone for a while" would be "She been gone." When speaking Ebonics, verbs are often omitted. One ... would say "They on...

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... of new rules that were used when speaking. Another strength of this chapter is the translation of Indian terms into English. Bryson provides the language that the word comes from, its original form and the way that it appears in Modern English. This chapter exhibits the research that Bryson put in to this book. There ... he cites words that involve money and their meanings. A good example of this is, "people began referring to the shapers of the American economy as businessmen. The word had existed in English since at least 1670, but previously it had suggested only someone engaged in pu...

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Anthropology can explain itself by analyzing the root words. "Anthro" comes from the Greek word Anthropos which means "human". "Ology" is also Greek which means "the study of". Combining the two, you have a whole new world of science; "the study of humans". But the study ... remains of historic cities can rebuild empires and relive the past. This not only aids in the historical context, but also paves another brick in the road as to the origins of humans. Many of our ancestors did not leave a great deal of written documents that explained the way they lived. Many documents only document spec...

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