Unity in diversity : integrating differing linguistic data in TUSNELDA

This paper describes the creation and preparation of TUSNELDA, a collection of corpus data built for linguistic research. This collection contains a number of linguistically annotated corpora which differ in various aspects such as language, text sorts / data types, encoded annotation levels, and linguistic theories underlying the annotation. The paper focuses on this variation on the one hand and the way how these heterogeneous data are integrated into one resource on the other hand

The Rhetorical Discourse Revealing The Indonesians Characters

Indonesia comprises of many tribes and language spreading all over its islands from Sabang to Merauki. The tribes and their languages are unique symbolizing that they are heterogeneous society who live in a place named Indonesia. They live in harmony and they are happy being Indonesians. This can happen because they have one motto unity in diversity (Bhinneka Tunggal Ika) and a sacred symbol of five principles Pancasila. The symbol of Pancasila and a motto unity in diversity motivate the world to see the unique and harmonious country and its people. What are the real characters of Indonesian and how they are represented in the rhetorical discourse presented by formal speech of president of Indonesia, Mr. Joko Widodo in delivering speech on Pancasila Day 1 June 2017. This article wants to elaborates the characters of Indonesians and the way they are presented in the discourse. This article uses critical discourse of analysis and systemic functional linguistic. This article uses critical discourse analysis and the systemic functional linguistic because the discourse being release is not appearing without any sense. There is a background which escorting the releasing of this discourse. This article finds out that Indonesians have to return to their real original characteristic, such as gotong Royong (supporting each other), Bhinneka Tunggal Ika (unity and diversity) and toleransi (tolerance). They are folded within Pancasila (five principles). Theseidentifications of characteristic are released because the values of Pancasila have been neglected by many group of people after reformation era. As examples are the tolerance is decreasing, the unity in diversity has been disturbed by the existence of other ideology in which it is contradictory to Pancasila. This article found out that there are thre domain idenification of the Indonesian peole that shuld be reestablished. They are supporting each other, unity in diversity and the tolence. They become the pride of the Indonesians and they become the examplary nation which applies the high tolerance among its people. The depicted identifications are clearly stated in the official speech presented by President Joko Widodo in the celebration of Pancasila day 2017. Key words: supporting each other, tolerance, unity and diversity, discourse

Should One Nation Mean One Language?

This article explores the parallels between current debates over linguistic unity and the history of linguistic nationalism in Europe

Reflections on Hindi and history

textIn this paper, I consider historical periods, linguistic categories, and social theories in relation to Hindi in order to trace out the character and trajectory of the language. From sixteenth-century courtly contexts, to the adoption of the Devanagari script in the twentieth century by nationalists, Hindi has a polyvalent and yet specific history. I discuss these contexts in which social contact led to linguistic change and in which Hindi acquired many of the lexical, syntactical, and phonological characteristics by which it is recognized today. I conclude with a section that considers the motif of language and power, and I suggest that the production of knowledge and power in language use, offers both the means of distinction and expression or, in another sense, of hierarchy and communitas. A thread that runs throughout the paper is attention to the contexts in which language use enables elaboration and in which elaboration is eschewed in order to attain social unity. Pursuing a descriptive historical-linguistic project, I neither affirm nor deny the politics of such language use, but rather I indicate the ways in which actors and agents use Hindi to help articulate their agency.Asian Studie

Against Taking Linguistic Diversity at "Face Value"

Evans & Levinson (E&L)advocate taking linguistic diversity at "face value". Their argument consists of a list of diverse phenomena, and the assertion that no non-vacuous theory could possibly uncover a meaningful unity underlying them. I argue, with evidence from Tlingit and Warlpiri, that E&L's list itself should not be taken at face value — and that the actual research record already demonstrates unity amidst diversity

Redrawing the body politic: federalism, regionalism and the creation of new states in India

In 2000 the federal map of India was redrawn to create three new states, signifying a significant shift in the attitude of many of India's major political parties towards territorial reorganisation. This paper suggests that a new era in the political economy of India - associated with economic liberalisation; the rise of the Hindu right; the regionalisation of politics; and the emergence of a coalitional system of government in New Delhi - provides a new 'field of opportunities' for regions demanding state recognition. The paper concludes that, in this matter, the major political parties are driven primarily by expediency and opportunism rather than, as is claimed, by an evaluation of the democratic and developmental potential of smaller states

Language, Subjectivity and the Agon: A Comparative Study of Nietzsche and Lyotard

Political Philosophy and Ethic

Developing & improving EFL writing skills

Learning a foreign language is a process that entails the development of four basic skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. According to the Common European Framework, such skills can be grouped into productive and receptive. Reading and Listening are categorized as receptive skills, while speaking and writing are productive skills. Experience and research findings suggest that most learners of English as a foreign language (EFL) find productive skills more difficult to develop than receptive skill, and writing skills the hardest to improve. Learning to write is a complex process that calls for a wide range of cognitive and linguistic strategies to be used, most of which EFL students are not fully aware of. Difficulties in crafting a text often arise from students’ unawareness of how to organize ideas logically in English so as to make the information in the text flow smoothly, and of the linguistic features that cause the discourse to sound foreign. All claims in a written text should be relevant and related to the topic (unity). All sentences must also be arranged in a logical order and connected to each other to create a smooth transition (coherence) throughout the text. The second level of challenge is the use of linguistic features (suitable vocabulary, appropriate collocations and patterns, and correct structures); these are frequent sources of mistakes that make a text sound foreign and often hard to understand. Gass and Selinker (1994) claim that many EFL learners “find themselves without the linguistic resources” to express their ideas. The purpose of this talk is to help EFL college majors become aware of the relevance of how to organize ideas according to the logical patterns of development in English. Different short texts will be analyzed to identify the strengths and weaknesses in each case. In addition, specific linguistic features that often cause difficulties to native speakers of Spanish will be examined and discussed.Universidad de Málaga. Campus de Excelencia Internacional Andalucía Tech

Written language skills in children with specific language impairment

Background. Young children are often required to carry out writing tasks in an educational context. However, little is known about the patterns of writing skills that children with Specific Language Impairment (CwSLI) have relative to their typically developing peers