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Language Your Mind!
Punita G. Singh
punitaontoast@gmail.com
ENGLISH AROUND THE WORLD
In a Mumbai restaurant:OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, AND WEEKENDS TOO.
Cocktail lounge, Norway:LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR.
In a Nairobi restaurant:CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITERS RUDE OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER.
English – oh English
Irregularities
Peculiarities
English – oh English
Singular PluralMan Men
Pan ?
Mouse Mice
House ?
Box Boxes
Ox ?
English – oh English
PronunciationFoot Boot
But Put
So Do
Read Read
Lead Lead
Play on verbs
Mind your language
Language your mind
Nouns can be verbs
Verbs can be adjectives
Past tense rules
Where did all these languages come from?
Where did all these languages come from?
Where did modern English come from?
Languages live
Borrowings
Adaptations
Transformation
Evolution
You know more than you know
Making implicit knowledge explicit
Transfer of knowledge across context
Logical inference, induction and extrapolation
Awareness of similarities
Recognition of cognates
Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
BlutFeder GartenHund Haar Machen Milch Mutter SchuhWasser
bird covering
Sprechen Sie Deutsch?
BlutFeder GartenHund Haar Machen Milch Mutter SchuhWasser
bird covering
red body fluidbird coveringgardencanine animalhead fluffcreate somethingwhite baby foodfemale parentShoebasic liquid
Parlez-vous Français?
Parlez-vous Français? absence absorption accent accident accusation action addition admiration adolescent agriculture applicable attention avenue
banquet boutique bouquetbuffetcigarette clarification classification commercial communicationcostume couple cottagecrime culture
Every word has a history
Etymology: the study of word originsLanguage from lingua = tongueGlossary, Dictionary, Polyglot
Idiom from id = itself / own / particular
Interesting word historiesScrupulous Shampoo
Inglish boley-toh …
Indian contributions to the English language:
avatar, bazaar, brahmin, bungalow, cashmere, chutney, chakkar, cummerbund, curry, divan, guru, jodhpurs, karma, khaki, mantra, mogul, nirvana, pariah, pundit, pukka, pyjamas, sahib, sherbet, thug, verandah, yoga
Inglish boley-toh …
and less obvious ones:
bandana, bandicoot, bangle, Blighty, candy, caravan, catamaran, cheroot, chintz, cot, cushy, dinghy, dungaree, ginger, godown, juggernaut, kedgeree, mulligatawny, punch, shampoo, toddy
It’s Greek to meAnd Latin too
Telephone
Telescope
Television
Telepathy
Telecast
Telecommute
Telegraph
One and Many
Mono
Uni
Poly
Multi
Same and Different
Homo
Hetero
Above, below, through and beyond
Thesaurus
Treasury / storehouse
SynonymsA rose by any other nym?
In other words: Brilliant Bright Lively
Talkative Quiet Calm
Quid pro quoLink the expression on the left to the correct meaning on the right
a) sine qua nonb) ipso factoc) glasnostd) Zeitgeiste) hoi polloif) non sequitirg) caveat emptorh) gaffei) et al.j) fait accompli
1) openness2) spirit of the times3) buyer beware4) and others 5) the common people6) accomplished fact7) illogical conclusion8) by that very fact9) blunder10) Something essential
Linguistic devices
Rhyme and rhythm
Triples
Alliteration
Puns / word play
Visual words
Vivid descriptions
Metaphors, similes, analogies
Figuratively speaking
Metaphor– A is BSimile– A is like BAnalogy– A is to B what C is to D
Figuratively speaking
Metaphor– She is sunshine on a dreary day
Simile– She is like sunshine on a dreary day
Analogy– She is as bright and warm as sunshine is on a
dreary day
Figuratively speaking
LANGUAGE ZOO!
The early bird catches the worm
It’s a bear market these days
Ants in your pants!
As the crow flies
LANGUAGE ZOO!
BEARSNAILBIRDBLACKBOOKCAT’SDONKEYEAGLEGUINEAHORSERATWHITECROCODILECASH
COWPIGPOWERHUGBRAINEYEWHISKERSTEARELEPHANTRACEWORKSHEEPWORMMAIL
Metaphorically speaking