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  2. Backchannel (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    Backchannel communication is present in all cultures and languages, though frequency and use may vary. For example, backchannel responses are not only a key component of oral languages but they are also important in sign languages. [8] Another example is Germans produce smaller backchannel responses and use back channel responses less ...

  3. Book report - Wikipedia

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    The contents of the book report, for a work of fiction, typically include basic bibliographical information about the work, a summary of the narrative and setting, main elements of the stories of key characters, the author's purpose in creating the work, the student's opinion of the book, and a theme statement summing up the main idea drawn ...

  4. Book talk - Wikipedia

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    A book talk (or booktalk) is what is spoken with the intent to convince someone to read a book. Booktalks are traditionally conducted in a classroom setting for students; however, booktalks can be performed outside a school setting and with a variety of age groups as well. It is not a book review, a book report, or a book analysis

  5. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

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    Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...

  6. A land without a people for a people without a land - Wikipedia

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    This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Bust of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, by F. Winter, 1886. In the collection of the Dorset Museum, Dorchester. "A land without a people for a people without a land" is a widely cited phrase associated with the movement to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Its historicity and significance are a ...

  7. 20 iconic slang words from Black Twitter that shaped pop culture

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    Brazy "Brazy" is another word for "crazy," replacing the "c" with a "b." It can also be used to describe someone with great skill or who has accomplished something seemingly impossible.

  8. Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

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    Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking is a 2012 nonfiction book written by American author and speaker Susan Cain.Cain argues that modern Western culture misunderstands and undervalues the traits and capabilities of introverted people, leading to "a colossal waste of talent, energy, and happiness."

  9. List of English back-formations - Wikipedia

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    babysit from babysitter [2] [4]; back-form from back-formation; bartend from bartender [5]; beg from beggar [dubious – discuss]; benefact from benefactor (and also the derived benefactee, cf. benefactor)