the stupid thoughts running in my head...

Jt had to let out the thoughts that have been running in my head that kept me wondering for days as i think abt it.. as i realise a few things. The principle in life is abt competing againts yourself. Its abt self-improvrment abt being better than you were the day before. Its how you work for something by thinking big while doing small things, so all the things around you go the right direction, that might lead u to a small succes. It 's also like how you have to consciously design the steps you take towards achieving your goal by finding ways to direct yourself towars success. I personaaly feel that trying is no harm because if u fail it makes u stronger to try even more harder.. its like you are not human if you dont do mistake cause the best way of learning is through ur mistakes. Then i can say to myself proudly" i did not fail but i discovered the many ways how a person can fail'... its basically a cover line... but it works :0 yea!!
For the people, who say that u have to change..ask them to look at thier own mirror..it could be broken for they fail to discover themselve. The changes in you is the up n down that makes you wiser that keeps u on the move and by never giving up..its like taking the advice of the great king of pop advice to look at the mirror and also in helping the people..in making the world a better place..in changing for the better...

Experience to Language learning

My second language is “Bahasa Malaysia” which is known more better as the Malay language. I speak it with a fairly neutral Borneo accent, though this tends to change depending on who I'm talking to at times. I enjoy trying to mimic different regional accents like trying to speak like how the west Malaysian do with a lots of juncture and a slow way by adding the short phrases like le, ke, meh and many more. This is one of the reasons which are possibly why I developed such an interest in languages and learning TESL and speaking it in a wired way and also mixing the way I talk with the different regional of the east and west to get my own attention.
I moved with my parents when I was six years old and grew up in Sabah in the east side of Malaysia and stayed there for 15 years. This is when I used to have a bit of difficulty trying to speak like the Kadazan and the natives people there in Sabah with a thick way of pronouncing certain words because my first language was English. Thus, knowing that I stayed in Malaysia and the national language was Malay I had to know how to speak it in order to survive in Malaysia. I found a lot of difficulties when I transferred from Kuala Lumpur to Sabah but I was lucky and did not feel island because I had my elder sister with me. Things did not feel wired, when I spoke to her and my family.
But things were different when I started to go to school. I had to learn Malay because almost everybody spoke Malay in school. So I first tried speaking to them in English and the look at me n said “ooi na tengok ba orang ptih cakap” which means “hey... Look at how white people talk”. I felt so bad so I went back home and ask my Kakak at home who is my maid from Indonesia to help me because I spend most of my time with her because I had busy parents who I only see them on Sundays. So she came up with an agreement for me to learn and acquire Malay with conditions if I teach her English, she will teach me Malay. So everyday when I wanted something I had to ask her in Malay if not she wont answer me and that was how I improve and acquire Malay besides learning it at school as a compulsory subject.
On the other hand, being the only Indian at school in Sabah. I was always the center of attraction because there were a few of Indians there and Indians were highly respected because they were all doctors and somebody there. Besides that being an Indian and being good in my English because it was my mother tongue, I had my own advantages because lots of people didn’t know how to speak good English so they wanted to be my friend. In order to learn it, they needed my help so I had lot of friends because being able to switch and adopt myself to them and the surrounding.
So basically that was my experience to language learning which I learn a lot besides just acquiring it I also learn how to suit in a group.

changes...........

in my ife there is ups n down which i enjoy a lot which makes me a better person. but there are things in life where i wish i can correct it and wish it can be corrected. it took me time to forget my pass and what i did and how many people i hurrt and wish how i didn't do all of that mistake in life. but i realise its normal to do mistakes in life, it teaches u a lesson that you will not forget something to remember.by making mistakes it helped me to change myself by wondering what i can do now to make everybody around me to look at me differently.by being the responsible person i am now and carrying and wearing a mask showing the good side of me and trying to cover the pass i had makes me stronger everday to be somebody. sometime i wish i had a life i had at my pass instead of the life now.but it made me realise the life i have now is the reality that shows how we should live life. enjoying lifewith the hard way sometimes is the best way of happiness because you work hard for it and the simple things in life makes u really happy and realising that is the biggest changes in life..that ll show u.. who u really are inside n not outside... i can say i have change but have i. i dont really know..but the changes in my life now might not be the best thing for me but i know it will in my future..................Kt

I AM A MALAYSIAN, BUT ARE YOU.. What i think

In a country where race, religion and our differences not just creating boundaries between ethnic communities but also within racial group, makes you wonder who you really are? People might say’ I am a Malaysian” being proud of it even though they don’t look like one and they should not be look down by other people, just because they look strange. This happens to a lot of Malaysians with mix marriages and peer regional places which are influence by different racial and culture. But still, all Malaysian should be treated equally fair, for we share the same vision to be united with Malays, Chinese, Indians and others. We might look different, for the Malays might look like Chinese, and Indians look like Malays but this does not change a thing. It all depends on the individual itself to carry oneself and showing other people your true origins and culture in the public within yourself. Besides that, we should know we are a multi racial country and there are many faces of Malaysian. Lastly we all should just be recognized as Malaysians’ and not for what we look like outside. So be proud of what you are and do not let these boundaries to question you and ask what I am…

What is an Adjunct? In my understanding

What is the definition of an Adjunct? The word derives from the Latin word 'adiūnctus' meaning 'to join to'. The definition of Adjunct is an element in a sentence that, whilst not essential to the structure of the sentence, amplifies its meaning. An adjunct establishes the circumstances in which the actions expressed by the verb take place.
Examples: Yesterday, tomorrow, after
Adjuncts are used to refer to particular peripheral roles and how these peripheral roles can also be realized in other ways. In the process we'll discover some interesting ways in which languages can differ from one another. One kind of difference involves a distinction that is made in one language but not in another. In other words, two different sentences in one language correspond to one ambiguous sentence in the other language. Another kind of difference involves alternate ways of conveying the same information. One language may express in adjuncts what another language expresses within the verb itself. An adjunct is used in a sentence that may have certain parts of a sentence that convey information about how, when, or where something happened
He ate his meal quickly (how) David gave blood last week (when) Susan went to school in New York (where)

CRITICAL ESSAY

Sociolinguistic is one of the major concern that exist in the language and society which is also the connections between the language and the society and the way we use it in different social situation. From the articles we have found and studied, we have understood better on the origins of the language. We also explored a lot in the different types of languages used and the article business language which we found caught our interest the most.
In this article we can see from the picture clearly that a business deal is being done. It also shows us, how two different people who do not share the same common language try to come to an understanding to make business. Thus we can also see that they have reached an agreement with each other. In this picture also we can predict that they had to face a rough time trying to understand and communicate. There are a lot of optical illusion that can be answered and question back from this picture.
Besides that, this article shows us that we still used the pidgin which was used in the 19th century where it was used to communicate with the mix people, for shipping and trading routes. This two people had made their way to understanding by using one of the first dominant languages in the world. With the existence of pidgins, business dealing has become much easier in the world these days. It has help human realized that things can be done in other different alternate ways.
On the other hand, there are many small differences that are not taken count. Such as the personal appearance of the people with their dressing code and the culture differences which are obvious with the cup of coffee and the Chinese tea glass. The picture also shows us the two different trade marks that show us the development of the country. In the picture we can also see overall the differences of culture, regions and ethics of a person which pictures the people today.
Lastly the scope of a language can be as wide as possible. But it can be one of the easiest ways to learn and adopt it. It basically just depends on the individual in acquiring it in their own ways to benefit it.

What role does social factors like gender, age, class and ethnicity play in language use.

What role does social factors like gender, age, class and ethnicity play in language use.


There are many factors that can influence the language that a person uses in today’s society. There are many factors such as age, gender, class, ethnic and many more which are very important to develop the language being used. These factors are important for it plays the role to classify the group of a speaker through the language.

Gender is one of the factors which play an important part in language. Gender is divided in to two categories, male and female. A female and male tend to talk differently in many ways, which differentiates them from each other. The female tend to speak very softly and polite for they don’t have a deep and husky voice when they speak. For the male, they tend to talk very loud with a high pitch of voice. Due to the differences of gender the tone of speaking of a person is affected.

Thus age is one of the other factors which influence the language as well. The age is one of the main matters for there are many groups of people. There are the young ones, adult, teenagers, and many more. The teenagers tend to speak with a different slang to look cold. While the, older people tend to speak in an advising way. While the young children have their own way of speech, where they have just learn how to speak and have different ways to communicate.

Besides that, the classes are also on one of the factors, where they are divided in to high class, middle class and low class or categories as educated and non-educated. A high class person might talk very good English with proper grammar such as business man, lawyers, doctors and many more. The middle class people talk differently where they mix the language with other languages. The low class people language might be mix with the village style of speaking.

Lastly is the Ethnicity, which is an ethic group of character, background, or affiliation of a person. The classification of a population that shares a common characteristic, such as, religion, traditions, culture, language, and tribal or national origin. This influences the language because there are many different ethnic in Malaysia such as the Malay, Chinese, Indians and others. The ethnic is influence by the multi culture of this country. This is the reason why some individual might have different way of talking due to the mix tradition, culture and religion which affects the language we speak.

These roles is very important as it plays a important part in language and how a it affect the sociolinguistic way of speaking a language.