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DNY
exam 2012
48
English
Undergraduate 1
12/11/2012

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Louis Astor
Definition
-Jewish candy store owner who didn't sell out
-Created Egg Cream
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French Egg Cream
Definition
-Boris Tomashevski
-chocolat creme
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Egg Cream
Definition
-Poverty, WWII rationing of eggs
-Jewish (Yiddish) and Eastern European
-Lower Manhattan
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Adam's apple
Definition
-Thyroid cartilage
-Protects the vocal folds
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Rates of speaking: average WPM
Definition
120-150
Term
Rates of Speaking: Blind
Definition
275
Term
Rates of Speaking: Kids
Definition
175
Term
Rates of Speaking: JFK
Definition
327
Term
Rates of Speaking
Definition
-Capable of 500 wpm
Term
Glen Denning
Definition
- 175 in 30 seconds
- Race track announcer
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Stutterers
Definition
-trauma
-organic: delayed auditory feedback
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Why Stutterers Don't Stutter while Singing
Definition
-Rhyme
-Know the words
-Breathing
-No chastisement
-Elongated vowels
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Benefits of Slang
Definition
-Part of a group -Avoid cliche's
-Convenient
-Locality
-Sociable
-Not formal
-Establish Relationships
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Loudness- Decibels: Leaves and Whispering
Definition
10-20
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Loudness- Decibels: Dog barking and noisy restaurant
Definition
40-60
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Loudness- Decibels: Diesel trucks and House parties
Definition
80-90
Term
Loudness- Decibels: Jack hammers and chainsaw
Definition
100-115
Term
Loudness- Decibels: Dangerous to hearing
Definition
120
Term
Loudness- Decibels: Plane takeoff
Definition
130
Term
Loudness- Decibels: Gunshot
Definition
140
Term
Neighborhood Languages: Bronx
Definition
-Spanish; 1/4
Term
Neighborhood Languages: Staten Island
Definition
-Most English
-2nd Italian
Term
Neighborhood Languages: Queens
Definition
-Most diverse
-Chinese, Korean, Tai, Urdu, Armenian, Navajo
Term
Neighborhood Languages: Astoria
Definition
-Greek
Term
Chinatown
Definition
-Three:
-Lower Manhattan
-Flushing
-8th Ave Brooklyn
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Little Italy
Definition
-Three:
-Lower Manhattan, Mulberry St
-18th Ave Brooklyn
-Belmont Arthur Ave Bronx
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Neighborhood Languages: Brighton Beach
Definition
-Russian
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Neighborhood Languages: Green Point
Definition
-Polish
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Neighborhood Languages: Bay Ridge
Definition
-German
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Neighborhood Languages: Brooklyn
Definition
-Yiddish
-Crown Heights
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Urbane
Definition
-Characterized by sophistication
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Olfactory
Definition
-Sense of smell
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Bucolic
Definition
-Rural life
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Din
Definition
-Discordant sounds
Term
Noxious
Definition
-Harmful, poisonous, unpleasant
Term
Malefaction
Definition
-Crime
Term
Dreck
Definition
-Trash, garbage
Term
Caper
Definition
-Evil plot, especially involving theft
Term
Sullage
Definition
-Waste from sinks, showers, baths, not toilet
Term
US Dept of Commerce- quickfacts.census.gov
Definition
-population (2011) 19,465,197
-foreign (07-11) 21% to USA 12.8%
Term
US Dept of Commerce- quickfacts.census.gov
Definition
-Median household income $56,651 to USA $52,762
Term
numbeo.com
Definition
-Rent (1 room) apt $2,500
Term
Statemaster.com
Definition
-highschool diploma and higher 85.4%
Term
Population
Definition
-(2011) 19,465,197
-quickfacts
Term
Foreign pop
Definition
-(07-11) 21% to USA 12.8%
-quickfacts
Term
Median household income
Definition
-$56,651 to USA $52,762
-quickfacts
Term
Rent (1 room) apt
Definition
-$2,500
-numbeo
Term
High school diploma and higher
Definition
-85.4%
-statemaste
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