"The Movement of the Simplification of Spelling in the English Language"
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A 7 page overview of the move to change the way we spell in the English language. While in the U.S. and the U.K. alike changes in spelling have been attempted to be implemented via a formal route, for the most part change has only occurred informally. We have generated formal proceedings and approvals throughout the years, even seen Presidential orders and House of Commons Bills but old spellings have stayed staunchly in place. The informal verses the formal aspects of the movement to simplify spelling, however, has been somewhat more successful. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPspell.rtf

2 Studies on Phonological Disorders and Reading
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A 4 pages research paper that contrasts and compares 2 studies that address the relationship between phonological-speech disorders and reading. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: kh2sppat.rtf

3 Speech Pathology Scenarios
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A 6 page research paper that addresses three questions pertaining to speech pathology. The writer discusses assessing a 4-year-old who is speech delayed; a senior citizen who exhibits the signs of stroke; and the articulation patterns, particularly vowel patterns, of deaf children who receive cochlear implants. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: kh3spee.rtf

A Conversation About American Idol: An Analysis in Communications
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This 3 page paper creates a hypothetical conversation regarding the television show American Idol. Some dialog is included. The conversation is evaluated with the help of the book Interplay: The Process of Interpersonal Communication. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA518Idl .rtf

A Cultural Comparison of Nonverbal Communications Between Koreans and Americans
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of a cultural comparison important when assessing variations in nonverbal communication. In particular, this paper considers the comparison between Koreans and Americans in the way in which nonverbal communication is manifested, and defines some of the normative cultural differences that exist and can impact the understanding of nonverbal communication. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHNonVAK.rtf

A Feminist Perspective of the English Language
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A 14 page overview of the changes which have been incurred by the English language since the 1960s. Written from a feminist perspective, this paper outlines changes in the meaning of words and phrases, the creation of new words and phrases, and changes in the use of those words and phrases to convey sometimes inaccurate and less than factual information. Also discusses our tendency to become immune to certain forms of communication and to be more receptive, rather than less, to incendiary talk, violence, and inflammatory rhetoric. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPwomLg1.wps

A Grammatical Description
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In beginning a descriptive analysis of a sentence the first step is to identify the basic components of nouns and verbs. The descriptive elements are then identified and ascribed to the noun or verb they describe. This 5 page paper gives a grammatical description of a subject sentence, emphasizing the use of clauses, phrases and modifiers. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KTgramar.wps

A Model for the Interpretation of Graffiti
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This 5 page paper provides a model of interpretation for graffiti. It is suggested that the works be explicated in addition to an analysis in social context. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA747gra.rtf

Acoustic Signals and the Hearing-Impaired Student
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5 pages. A better acoustic signal (a better speech-to-noise-ratio) is important in educational settings for children with minimal to profound hearing losses. This paper will explain this concept and the fact that it is important that schools use such systems for the hearing impaired student. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: JAacoust.rtf

Active Listening in the Parent/Teenager Relationship
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A 5 page discussion of the importance of effective communication in resolving conflict between parents and teens. The author contends that one’s ability to express relevant information is no more important, however, than the ability to absorb information. Information is absorbed in a variety of ways. One of the most important of these ways, however, is listening. Active listening, listening which is employed not only to absorb information but also to gain the empathy and confidence of the teen is particularly important. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPlisten.rtf

African American English Vernacular/Evolution
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An 8 page research paper that explores the evolution of African American English Vernacular (AAEV) as a dialect of English, discussing the controversy among linguists over its origins, as well as its linguistic structure and similarities between AAEV and West African languages. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: khaaev.rtf

American Sign Language
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This 8 page paper considers the nature of American Sign Language, the number of speakers, age of speakers and the structure of the language, including morphology. This paper considers how speakers of English might learn ASL. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHAmSign.wps

American Sign Language
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the reasoning behind the culture of American Sign Language, and the impacts for deaf Americans. In recent years, the call to put an "end" to deafness, especially in light of research by John Wheeler and the Deafness Research Foundation, has resulted in significant opposition by a large population of speakers of American Sign Language (ASL). Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHAmSiMo.rtf

An Ethnography of Communication
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A 6 page research paper that examines Shirley Heath’s Ways With Words, an ethnographical linguistic study of two small towns in North Carolina, with an article by Dell Hymes, which outlines the need for theoretical model for sociologically oriented linguistic study. The writer argues that Heath’s study fits the parameters of Hymes’ model. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: 99talk.wps

Analysis of Argument
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A 4 page paper which examines an argumentative article, discussing how it is an effective argument. The article examined is “Why We Shouldn’t Go to Mars” by Gregg Easterbrook. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAmarsno.rtf

Anna Celia Zentella/ "Growing Up Bilingual"
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A 6 page research paper and book analysis that outlines the major points relative to Zentella book, "Growing Up Bilingual," in which the author records the results of her exhaustive linguistic research on bilingual usage among Puerto Rican children in New York's Spanish Harlem. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: 99nycpr.wps

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