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  2. Tsotsitaal and Camtho - Wikipedia

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    Due to the importance of gangsterism in Soweto over about four decades and due to the large numbers of Sowetan youths who experienced prison for criminal or political activities in the last two decades of apartheid, the status of Iscamtho changed: from a street language, it became the main language of most youths, started to be spoken within ...

  3. Speech tempo - Wikipedia

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    Speakers vary their speed of speaking according to contextual and physical factors. A typical speaking rate for English is 4 syllables per second, [5] but in different emotional or social contexts the rate may vary, one study reporting a range between 3.3 and 5.9 syl/sec, [6] Another study found significant differences in speaking rate between story-telling and taking part in an interview.

  4. Auction chant - Wikipedia

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    Many chants are accompanied by the unique yelling of a "ringman" who is an assistant to the auctioneer in the "auction ring". Ringmen are themselves professionals. Because auctioneering can place considerable stress on the vocal cords over time, many auctioneers also choose to serve as ringmen, often alternating duties with one or more partner(s).

  5. Talk:Words per minute - Wikipedia

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    I think it depends on how fast the particular person's handwriting is. For example, someone doing a penmanship exercise painstakingly will be much slower than, say, a reporter interviewing a fast-talking person. 202.156.6.54 10:01, 17 August 2006 (UTC) You can find some information if you search for average handwriting speed in any search engine

  6. Pressure of speech - Wikipedia

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    Pressure of speech (or pressured speech) is a speech fast and frenetic (i.e., mainly without pauses), including some irregularities in loudness and rhythm or some degrees of circumstantiality; it is hard to interpret and expresses a feeling/affect of emergency.

  7. Hockett's design features - Wikipedia

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    It differs critically from Chomsky's idea of Universal Grammar but rather purports that people learn how to speak by interacting with experienced language users, namely a 'more knowledgable other' such as a parent, older sibling or caretaker ([3]) [vague] Significantly, language and culture are woven together in this construct, functioning hand ...

  8. Sequential bilingualism - Wikipedia

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    In contrast to simultaneous bilingualism which occurs within the first year of life, the sequential acquisition of a second language can occur at any age. [1] As the dominant language of bilingual speakers is often the native language or the language used with a higher frequency, the language which is acquired later in life is often weaker. [1]

  9. Effects of high altitude on humans - Wikipedia

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    Atmospheric pressure decreases following the Barometric formula with altitude while the O 2 fraction remains constant to about 100 km (62 mi), so pO 2 decreases with altitude as well. It is about half of its sea-level value at 5,000 m (16,000 ft), the altitude of the Everest Base Camp , and only a third at 8,848 m (29,029 ft), the summit of ...