Iroquoian languages Essays

  • The Haudenosaunee: The Iroquois Confederacy

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    The Haudenosaunee are referred to today by people as the Iroquois Confederacy. The confederacy consisted of five Native American tribes all sharing a common culture of the haundenosaunee. These five tribes called themselves the haundenosaunee, translated to mean “people of the longhouse.” All five tribes are based in now what is present day New York. The Haundenosaunee have a culture that is influenced by a variety of aspects. The Onondaga, Cayuga, Oneida, Mohawk, and Seneca were the five tribes

  • Oneida Tribe Research Paper

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    With a tribe of 16,567 members the Oneida tribe is one of many tribes in the state of Wisconsin. The Oneida tribe is primarily in Brown and Outagamie counties. With a total of 65,400 acres there is 23,122 acres are tribally owned, 12,208 acres are considered fee land, and 10,904 acres are considered tribal trust land. The Oneida tribe is the 5th largest employer in Brown County and 14th in Outagamie County. There is a committee that composed of nine members including a chairperson, vice-chair, secretary

  • Native American Literature In 'Skuny-Wundy And The Stone Giant'

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    influenced by their culture and society. In both the standard creation myth of the Huron natives and the story of “Skunny-Wundy and the Stone Giant[b][c]” there were influences from the Iroquois tribes, who shared a similar language (Redish and Orrin, “Wyandot/Huron Language”). The Iroquois creation myth is very similar to the Huron as a result. Literature from the Huron tribe featured analogies just like most Native American literature. The Huron tribe’s “Skunny-Wundy and the Stone Giant”

  • The Last of the Mohicans

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    The Last of the Mohicans In James Fenimore Coopers' book, The Last of the Mohicans, we find a classic story set in the 1700's. During this time, the war between the French and English is raging, complicated by an additional contention between the Mohican Indians and the Huron Indians. The location is in the area of Lake George in the Hudson Valley,somewhere between New York and Canada. The theme of this book is a conflict between civilization and savagery, each being personified in both the whites

  • Cherokee Language

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    Cherokee: An Endangered Language In the United States, an emphasize in learning the dominant language, English for example, can inevitably put other languages within the country in extinction. In reality, there are many other spoken languages in the United Sates, like those spoken by Native Americans, that are becoming endangered because of the immensity of more used languages. One may ask, what is an endangered language? According to Michael Cahill (Bonvillain), who has studied and researched

  • Three Canadian Groups

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    housing. The Haida lived in longhouses. They were also called ‘Big Houses’. Each house is/was 50-150 feet long and 20-60 feet wide. The people of the Pacific Coast only spoke one main language. They spoke a language called the Haida language. This is the language the Haida were known as. Specific words in Haida language have different meanings in English. Haida also had five main nations. The five main nations were The Haida, The Tlingit, Tsimshian, The Nootka, and The Salishan. The people of the Pacific

  • Native American Language

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    away culture and customs and downgraded language. However, in the process of assimilation the Indians were able to leave their mark. Today, exists many Amerind (American Indian) words in our general vocabulary and thousands of place-names honoring aboriginal origins. Europeans and Native Americans have had a linguistically reciprocal relationships that was often related to trading. American tongues have contributed to the vocabularies of European languages, in particular placenames and terms for

  • Play Supports Language and Literacy Development In The Foundation Stage

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    discuss various educational studies. Moving on from there, I shall focus on how social dramatic play supports a child?s language and literacy development and how the different types of activities could support this area of learning. The importance of the adult?s role during the child?s play will be discussed. In conclusion I will discuss about the importance of play, language and literacy. The importance of play should always be remembered when devising programmes for children. Through imaginative

  • Analysis of William Blake's A Poison Tree

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    startles the reader with the clarity of the poem, and with metaphors that can apply to many instances of life. Blake also uses several forms of figurative language. He works with a simple AABB rhyme scheme to keep his poem flowing. These ideals allow him to better express himself in terms that a reader can truly understand. These forms of language better help authors to express their feelings and thoughts that would not normally be able to be expressed by words. The personification in “A Poison

  • Local-Color Regionalism in Tennessees Partner

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    The literary movement of local-color regionalism in American literature is a very distinctive and interesting form of fiction writing that effectively combines regional characteristics, dialect, customs and humor. In Bret Harte’s Tennessee’s Partner, these characteristics helped the story jump off the page, allowing the reader to understand the “times” rather than just the characters. And, for that reason, I feel that this is an outstanding piece of work. One of the most distinguishable characteristics

  • The Beneficial and Detrimental Effects of Phonology

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    For years, phonology has been incorporated into language education. Young children are introduced to phonics as educators take them through visual flash cards, teaching them the sounds of the alphabet. Children learn to connect sounds into words, using what they learned from the alphabet to apply a system of sounds into a word. Controversy regarding this reading education method has additionally been popular. Although researchers have found negative effects in learning to read phonologically

  • Twelfth Night

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    In the Twelfth Night, the character Duke Orsino uses flowery and over-dramatic language, long poetic sentence structure, and melodramatic metaphors to display his overemotional romantic nature despite the different emotions in his various speeches. Duke Orsino’s repeated usage of poetical verse and poetic devices to describe his woes from love set him apart from other character. By using deep metaphorical language and flowing poetic structure, Shakespeare conveys Orsino’s melodramatic nature.

  • The Power of Language In The Jungle by Upton Sinclair

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    and distinguish the real things from deception. The power of the language is noticed in numerous psychologically-philosophic and social scientific doctrines of human life as the mighty tool to hide and disclose the reality; run the crowd; force and motivate people to do certain things as well as stop them from doing of some actions at all. Unsurprisingly, but famous American writer Upton Sinclair understood the principle of language power better than anyone else in the dawn of 19th century. His works

  • Linguistic Relativity

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    Introduction: Linguistic relativity is the notion that language can affect our thought processes, and is often referred to as the ‘Sapir-Whorf hypothesis’, after the two linguists who brought the idea into the spotlight. Whorf writes how “Language is not merely a reproducing instrument for voicing ideas but rather is itself the shaper of ideas, the program and guide for the individual’s mental activity” (1956:212), and I will explain how it is able to do so. In this essay I will argue that certain

  • Heidegger On Traditional Language And Technological Language

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    Heidegger On Traditional Language And Technological Language ABSTRACT: On July 18, 1962, Martin Heidegger delivered a lecture entitled Traditional Language and Technological Language in which he argues that the opposition between these two languages concerns our very essence. I examine the nature of this opposition by developing his argument within his particular context and in the general light of his reflections on language. In different sections on technology and language, I summarize much of

  • Sapir-Worf Hypothesis: Linguistic Determinism and Linguistic Relativity

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    diversity of the world’s languages and cultures. The tradition was taken up by the American linguist and anthropologist Edward Sapir (1884-1939) and his pupil Benjamin Lee Whorf (1897-1941), and resulted in a view about the relation between language and thought which was widely influential in the middle decades of this century. The “Sapir-Whorf hypothesis,” as it came to be called, combines two principles. The first is known as linguistic determinism: it states that language determines the way we think

  • Linguistic Stereotypes

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    Linguistic Stereotypes Language is a method in which individuals communicate in order to get their opinion across to the listening party. Language is the tool which ideas can be conveyed in various ways. Typically, language is referred to verbal communication, however, it ranges to all methods of communication i.e. sign language. Linguistic stereotypes are an existent form of discrimination. Since, languages are criticized and mocked due to the connection between language and cultural character

  • Amy Tan’s A Mother’s Tongue

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    was a significant part of her childhood, and she has a strong influence over Tan’s writing style. Being raised by her mother taught her that one’s perception of the world is heavily based upon the language spoken at home. Alternately, people’s perceptions of one another are based largely on the language used. Tan was born to a pair of Chinese immigrants. Her mother understood English extremely well, but the English she spoke was “broken.”(36) Many people not familiar with her way of speaking

  • PSY 301, Introductory Psychology, 1999, Exam 3

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    recognizable. D. lose their ability to discriminate sounds that they never hear. E. develop strong sexual urges oriented to the parent of the opposite sex. 9. Research on the language capabilities of apes clearly demonstrates that they have the capacity to: A. vocalize the most common vowel sounds. B. acquire language vocabulary as rapidly as most children.

  • The Different Forms of Demonstrative Communication

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    you have other ways to relay your intent other that written or verbal. This can be done through body language. A person can relay their anger, depression, happiness and sadness through body movements, reactions, and other looks. Sign language for deaf people is an example of non verbal communication, the hand gestures that are used must be used correctly and the recipient must know the language in order to understand what is being said.... ... middle of paper ... ...le can be positive and laughing