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Why is language planning important to countries?

Compare and contrast status planning and corpus planning in language.

What are examples of structural grammar sentence analysis?

What are the five basic properties of language?

In the English language, is it better to say "Today is Monday or "Today, it is Monday"? 

Write short notes on Code mixing and Code switching.

What does "khosh bebini" mean in Persian?

What is the function of language?  

What is the difference between the words "Primary" and "Primacy"?

What is the meaning of facing straight out over the ocean?

What are the essential characteristics of language?

Why is the stress on the word 'tribalism' placed on the 1st syllable against the rule of stressing the 2nd syllable at the end of a word that ends with '-ism'?

How does fluency impact reading comprehension? Explain your answer.

What is the definition of an indirect statement in the medical field?  

What is language?

What are the two figures of speech in the phrase, "The ugly, cawing creature?"

What is the best way to write a language analysis (Structure)? http://richard-a-patterson.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/How_to_Write_a_Language_Analysisv1.6220549.pdf

What does "He didn't realize the magnitude of something" exactly mean?

Please define Language Planning.

To what extent do you agree with the notion that language develops according to a Language Acquisition Device, as suggested by Noam Chomsky?  

Language and areas of knowledge "The vocabulary we have does more than communicate our knowledge , it shapes what we can know" Evaluate this claim with reference to different areas of knowledge.

Middle school students should be required to learn a foreign language. I would appreciate any sources or points for this topic.   Middle school students should be required to learn a foreign language.

What is phonology?

Language teaching requires good content. What principle would you follow to select and grade materials for language teaching?

Explain the connection between language and perception.

What shows that Greeks strongly influenced the English language?

What does the "se" mean in the indirect statement in Latin?

Can you please provide suggestions on how I can improve my writing and correct any grammatical errors if noted?  Executive Summary: Type 2 Diabetes has been likened to an epidemic, making it one of the most significant public challenges and concerns to all nations including Australia. In spite of this, type 2 diabetes can be reduced significantly

Is the following sentence compound, complex or compound-complex?  At 11:40 p.m on April 14, lookouts in the ship's crow's nest saw an iceberg directly in the vessel's path, but it was too late to change course.  a) At 11:40 p.m on April 14, lookouts in the ship's crow's nest saw an iceberg directly in the vessel's path, but it was too late to change course.

Use panache in a sentence.

What is theoretical vocabulary?

Does language determine culture?

Discuss the role of needs analysis in an ESL programme for adults. give answer in points

How does prior knowledge impact reading comprehension?

How does language organize perceptions?

Discuss various models of second language learning as proposed by William Littlewood. Whilst answering this question, please use very simple language and sentences.

Discuss the role of borrowing words from other languages in the development of modern English.

Language and areas of knowledge 2 "The vocabulary we have does more than communicate our knowledge , it shapes what we can know" Evaluate this claim with reference to different areas of knowledge. What are some points i can make to evaluate this claim with examples and how do i connect them to different areas of knowledge i.e.; history, art, sciences, mathematics.. and ways of knowing i.e.; perception, reason, emotion..

Can you please provide suggestions on how I can improve my writing and correct any grammatical errors if noted?  Introduction  Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic disease marked by an increase in glucose levels due to insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency. The body’s sensitivity to insulin is reduced when

Can you please provide suggestions on how I can improve my writing and correct any grammatical errors if noted?  Prevalence: Increasing age, people who have a family history of diabetes, have high blood pressure, had Gestational Diabetes when pregnant, come from high-risk genetic background such as indigenous, Chinese, Indian and the Pacific islands. are at a higher risk 

Discuss the development of libraries in the US.

Do we need to understand the nature of Second Language (L2) writing in order to teach either the L2 writing or language?

What are some good sources and articles for someone researching language preservation efforts around the world?

Vocabulary and Knowledge Is our knowledge affected by the vocabulary that we have? Can we still know something without knowing the words for it? Is it true that new vocabulary can aslo be gained by new knowledge not just that new knowledge can only be gained if we have a wide vocabulary? What could be the examples from different areas of knowledge?

Can you please provide suggestions on how I can improve my writing and correct any grammatical errors if noted?  Why is Type 2 Diabetes on the rise? Lifestyle risk factors of Type 2 Diabetes such as classic apply shaped' body, poor diet, lack of exercise, smoking or excessive alcohol drinking have a significant contribution in the aetiology of Type 2 Diabetes.   As  stated by Professor Gred (2013), the chief executive of Diabetes Australia, the epidemic of Type 2 Diabetes in Australia is due to the many contributing factors made prominent by the changes in society’s lifestyle . Following the 1960s, there were rapid changes in marketing,  food availiablity and composition that drove rapid increase in population weight .  Due to the changes in the environment people are living in where food is plentiful, affordable and accessible ,  and thus more people became reliant on processed food and takeway meals. There is an increase in lesisure-time pursuits ( shopping oneline, computer and electronic games, TV) and sedentary jobs which decreased the amount of daily physical activity.  It can threfore be seen that the obesity epidemic is a detrimental outcome of the society’s over-consumption of food and insufficent physcial activity (The Conversation, 2012).

Can you please provide suggestions on how I can improve my writing and correct any grammatical errors if noted?  Recommendation: There has been a dramatic rise in the number of overweight children and adults in Australia over the past 20 years (National Health and Medical, Research Council, 2005).

What does needs analysis in second language teaching mean and how it is carried out?

Select two terms that are examples of how language changes over time. Glitch, Megabyte, iPod, Dude, You Tube, Web cast, Space station, Blue jeans, Text, Cool, Like, CNN, Global warming, Cola, Interface, Reality TV, Podcast, Blackberry, Cowboy, MRE, Humvee, GI, Dollar, Streaming video, Rock ‘n Roll

Please explain learning English as second language as a form of skill learning.

Discuss the following terms: word, lexicon, vocabulary, and dictionary.