when differentiated, the English language is broken down into a trimodal structure, consisting of:
- written
- spoken
- sign
the six modes of language arts are reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing and representing
Yes, knowing American Sign Language (ASL) along with English would make you bilingual. ASL is a distinct language with its own grammar and syntax, separate from English. Being fluent in both languages allows for effective communication with those who primarily use ASL.
language
communication modes: written spoken body language (gestures) mime
narration and description
Written Spoken Body language Mime
Josephine Miles has written: 'Civil poems' 'The ways of the poem' -- subject(s): American poetry, English poetry, Modern Poetry, Poetry, Modern 'To all appearances' -- subject(s): Protected DAISY 'Pathetic fallacy in the nineteenth century' -- subject(s): History and criticism, English literature, Romanticism, Nature in literature, England 'Fields of learning' 'Local measures' 'Style and proportion' -- subject(s): Style, English language 'Collected poems, 1930-83' 'Eras & modes in English poetry' -- subject(s): English poetry, History and criticism, English language, Style, Literary style, Diction, Vocabulary 'Poetry and change' -- subject(s): History and criticism, English poetry, American poetry 'Style and proportion: the language of prose and poetry' -- subject(s): Literary style, English language 'The vocabulary of poetry' -- subject(s): History and criticism, English poetry, Romanticism 'The primary language of poetry in the 1740's and 1840's' -- subject(s): History and criticism, English poetry, English language, Vocabulary, Diction 'Major adjectives in English poetry from Wyatt to Auden' -- subject(s): English language, Adjective, English poetry, History and criticism, Word frequency 'Josephine Miles, teaching poet' -- subject(s): American Poets, Biography, College teachers, Poets, American 'The poem' -- subject(s): English poetry, American poetry, Lending library 'COLLECTED POEMS' 'Classic essays in English' -- subject(s): American essays, English essays
"Of (the) fashions" or "some fashions" as a feminine noun and "of methods" or "some methods" as a masculine noun are English equivalents of the French phrase des modes. Whatever the meaning or use, the pronunciation of the plural noun -- which also translates as "of (the)/some styles/trends" in the feminine and "of (the)/some modes/moods/stles/ways" in the masculine -- remains "dey muhd" in French.
Listening because it is the first skill that is being developed especially when we are babies.
Strictly speaking, two: Ómatehtar and Full or Beleriand Mode. Many modes for non-Tolkien languages (English, Spanish, German, Swedish, etc.) exist outside of the original lore.
There are no modes.
Two modes is termed bimodal. It is OK to have two modes; both values will be the modes.