Sentences with phrase «rhythms of the language spoken»

Not exact matches

The variety of voices is heightened by the different dialogue styles Paton uses: the lyric, almost biblical way he renders the Zulu dialect; the cliché - ridden language of the commercially oriented, English - speaking community; the chanting rhythms and repetition of the native «chorus»; the clear, logical, terse style of the educated black priest who helps Kumalo find Absalom; the cynical, humorous tone of chapter 23, a satire on justice.

They speak the silent, miraculous language of grace — the language that invites us, in rhythms deeper than words, to be buried, united, freed.

The songs help the baby in learning the rhythm and cadence of the language she will speak.

It is true («as we replicated in our study» explains Langus) that the rhythm of spoken language influenced the perception of the sounds of other languages.

Linguists define prosody as the intonation and rhythm of spoken language, features that help to highlight sentence structure and therefore make the message easier to understand.

This means that gestures affect how meaning is interpreted, and we believe this points to the existence of a common cognitive system for gestures, intonation and rhythm of spoken language.»

Best of all is the unique, offbeat language spoken by all the characters, each savoring the rhythm of their words.

I'm giving that detail a pass because the characters are speaking in English, thus they are not altogether accustomed to the rhythm of their second language.

Chords, space, blocks, texture, tone, rhythm, arrangement, notation, scoring, layering, much of this language speaks equally to painting and music.