Evolution of English pronouns "Who" and "whom"‚ "he" and "him"‚ "she" and "her"‚ etc. are a conflation of the old accusative and dative cases‚ as well as of the genitive case after prepositions. This conflated form is called the oblique case‚ or the object (objective) case because it is used for objects of verbs (direct‚ indirect‚ or oblique) as well as for objects of prepositions. The information formerly conveyed by having distinct case forms is now mostly provided by prepositions and word order
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[pic] Journey Of English By Amir Efendi Headings: 1. Introduction ● Short story on English language 2. The Humble Origins ● Talking of my first introduction to English during childhood 3. A Tough Way ● Experience in trying to bring knowledge of the English language to a different level 4. Gaining The Skills ● When my English got better all that was left to was to make it excellent 5. The Journey Ahead ● The future as I see
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Discussion on the origin of English Euphemism and its social communicative function Posted:2008-5-22 17:06:00 views:14621 [Abstract] Euphemism‚ as a common linguistic phenomenon in world culture‚ is widely used in every social class and field. English euphemism‚ as one of many euphemisms existing in the world‚ has its own deep origin‚ which include both the religious origin and the historical‚ literary origin. This thesis will try to discuss the origin of English euphemism from every aspect
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communication may be subject to copyright under the Act. Any further copying or communication of this material by you may be the subject of copyright protection under the Act. Do not remove this notice. Citation Eagleton‚ Terry. 1996 ’The Rise of English’ In: Literary Theory : An Introduction / Terry Eagleton. 2nd ed. Oxford : Blackwell‚ 1996‚ Chapter 1‚ pp. 15-46 This file is a digitised version of printed copyright material. Due to the process used to create it‚ its accuracy cannot be guaranteed
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pronoun and some other word in a sentence is called “pronoun” Q2. Write any six conjunctions? Ans. Although‚ who‚ and ‚ but ‚ because‚ whom. Q3. Combine the following sentences. Roger hates history. He likes English. He likes Maths. Ans. Roger hates history but he likes English and maths. The day was cold. The day was windy. It was only the first of February. Ans. The day was cold and windy although it was only the first of February. The dog was barking. He was trying to get
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The question to ask is: ‘Why not use Standard English all the time?’ Language is a powerful communication tool the user holds to express their individual identity and ingroup solidarity. The use of Standard English helps to direct this‚ as it acts as the structure of communication‚ ingroup and between speech communities to effectively present a standard for mutual understanding. Outside of Standard English comes the use of slang‚ netspeak and textspeak‚ which helps to develop and enrich the language
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Middle English describes dialects of English in the history of the English language between the High and Late Middle Ages‚ or roughly during the three centuries between the late 12th and the late 15th century. * In 1066 the Normans invaded England‚ and the French of Normandy‚ together with Latin‚ was to become the language of court‚ religion and science * English was still used by the common people‚ but there was no literature written in it for 200 years. * However‚ this situation of
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"Black English" Another Way to Classify Humans "To open your mouth You have confessed your parents‚ your youth‚ your school‚ your salary‚ your self-esteem‚ and alas‚ your future ". After reading the two essays‚ "From Outside‚ In" by Barbara Mellix and "If Black English Isn’t a Language Then Tell Me‚ What Is?" by James Balwin‚ I came to realize a few things one of them being that the way we speak‚ is a means of identifying somebody’s culture and background. Much in how a license can tell a person
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English Essay - Life In Karachi English Essay on Life In Karachi 200 to 300 Words LIFE IN KARACHI Points Introduction - Machine life - Expanding city - Problems Attraction - Conclusion. Karachi is the biggest city and seaport of Pakistan. It was a small village when Mohammad‚ bin Qasim conquered Sind some thirteen years ago. Now it has become the biggest city of Pakistan‚ having 75‚00‚000 population. People from different parts of Pakistan have come to settle here. Life in Karachi has its charms
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The English Renaissance One of the many reasons I like this period in history is because towards the end of the Middle Ages‚ various changes had occurred in society throughout Europe‚ which had led to the development of arts. The beginning of the English Renaissance is often taken‚ as a convenience‚ as 1485‚ when the Battle of Bosworth Field ended the Wars of the Roses and inaugurated the Tudor Dynasty. But Renaissance style and ideas were slow in penetrating England‚ and
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