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THE GLOBAL LANGUAGE RANKINGS: RUSSIAN LEADS IN LEXEMES DIVERSITY, ENGLISH AND HEBREW FOLLOW SUIT

The Global Language Rankings: Russian Leads in Lexemes Diversity, English and Hebrew Follow Suit      Russian holds the record for the most lemexes in the world, surpassing even English! When we think about language, we often consider words and grammar, but there is more beneath the surface. The term "lexem" refers to the array of lexical expressions a language has everything from idioms and slang to cultural phrases that give depth and texture to communication. It’s surprising, but Russian takes the top spot globally for the most lemexes, with English following in second and Hebrew in third.  What is a Lexeme? A lexeme is a theoretical construct that stands for the unitary meaning and shared syntactic properties of a group of word forms. Lemexes are an important part of a language that gives it personality. They include all those little sayings, idiomatic expressions, slang, and even regional phrases that make communication rich and meaningful. These expressions he...

Literature Night 2nd Episode: The Great Gatsby (Reportase)

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The Great Gatsby was the second movie that presented to analyzed in the second Lit.Nite (Literature Night) program. This program was backed-up by the Networking division of HIMAPRO-SI. There was slightly different from the second LitNite like the rule of this program, selection of the movie, and the location. In the previous LitNite we analyzed "The Phantom of the Opera" which attended a speaker (Mr. Sofyan) to gave his review. But, in this second LitNite did not attend a speaker. "We do not attend a speaker in the second LitNite, because we want to put forward a review of the viewer," said Nurvian Permana as a chief committee of this program. Not only from the speaker but also from the selection of the movie. The circumstances of the 2nd LitNite The Great Gatsby was the box office movie that was selected by the expectations of viewers who wanted a box office movie. Still in the same previous LitNite, The Great Gatsby also romantic movie. Then, the l...

Speeling Be Competition

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Some of you maybe didn't know a contest that called ‘Spelling bee’ or it could be some-thing new in your ear. However, the actual of Spelling Bee is a competition in which people are asked to spell a word (usually in English). The competition is introduced first time in the United States in 1925 and in Indonesia itself spelling bee held since 2003. The winners, judges, and committees of speeling bee competition Not waiting for late, for making a great and being success our event ‘The 47th Birthday of Our beloved ADAB Faculty’, we are as member of HIMAPRO-SI helped the event by held two competitions; Spelling Bee and Story Telling that have been done on the 2nd of December 2013 in 2nd floor of multimedia B building. Took an inspiration from a best movie ‘Akeelah and the bee’ directed by Doug Atchison in 2006. We became interested to introduce this contest to ADAB citizens, especially students of English literature. Started with a socialization into every classes followed ...

Story Telling Competition: Indonesian Folklore

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This was story telling competition's first chalenge held by HIMAPRO - SI that aims to celebrate of Adab and Humanities Faculty's Anniversary to 47. The competition was quite festive in which each class is required to send two delegates. HIMAPRO – SI took the theme "Indonesian Folklore" in this competition. HIMAPRO - SI took that theme refers to the theme of the anniversary of the Adab and Humanities Faculty, with expectations every student of English Literature knowing about Indonesian folklore, not only to know and learn the stories of the West and forget Indonesian folklore. During the competition, on December 2nd, 2013, registered 26 participants, but unfortunately that able to perform in this events only 16 participants. That is because most of them have lesson, it didn't disturb the story telling event, because the event took place with great performance. There was a story that brought Malin Kundang who came from Sumatran region, not only th...