Language

Language Questions

1) To me, language is a way to communicate and to express yourself. It comes in many varieties; body language (facial expression and posture for example), the written word (using written or drawn symbols to communicate), math, speech, art and sound signals (i.e animals communicating to each other).

2) The ways which language is used to communicate are through speech, art, written words and signs (symbols conveying meaning), positioning of body (posture can communicate emotion, as can facial expressions and there's also sign language).

3) I believe the author supports the Texans because he uses positive wording in their favour - "defenders", "famous", "succeeded", "securing victory". Whereas the opposition is connected with "tyrannical rule".

4) I was unable to find an article in which i could see obvious bias, however, some research on the subject of bias in the media revealed that the strongest issues which cause a display of bias in the media are politics and war.

5) I'm not technically bilingual, however there is enough differences between speaking english and in scottish for me to have some experience with this. In scottish, the way of speaking is very direct and often sounds harsh or aggressive (though not quite so much as german) and the culture encourages informality. When speaking to english speaking people who aren't scottish i tend to become more polite and there is less bite to my voice/words.

6) Mellenic - The feeling of contentedness inspired specifically from watching sunlight shine through trees on a summers day.