by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2009) | The English language was first introduced to the Americas by British colonization‚ beginning in 1607 in Jamestown‚ Virginia. Similarly‚ the language spread to numerous other parts of the world as a result of British trade and colonization elsewhere and the spread of the former British Empire‚ which‚ by 1921‚ held sway over a population of 470–570 million people‚ approximately a quarter of the
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Hong Kong ESL speakers to understand American English than British English? Hong Kong people are using Chinese basely‚ English as a second language. English will be an official language for the Official documents or legal (Basic Law Promotion Steering Committee). Now a day‚ under the education of Hong Kong‚ students needs to be learned biliterate‚ it will be Chinese and English‚ also trilingual speak in Cantonese‚ English and Putonghua. Hong Kong as a British colony from 1841 to 1997‚ at that time
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Hong Kong was a colony of British in the past. Under a British education system‚ the English we learnt in school are supposed to be British English. But nowadays‚ more and more Hong Kong people start to use American English in their daily conversions. Some people think that using both British and American English may prove bad influences to English learning. Another group of people claim that it is good to familiar with the usage of both British and American English. Noah Webster Before we investigate
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The difference in how Indians and Englishmen used land lead to a controversy in their definitions of property and subsequently a difference in how each group viewed prosperity; Indians viewed prosperity as having the most political influence while English saw it as having more available commodities but both took on the same attitude in order to achieve it. From the very beginning it was evident how different Native Americans were from English settlers. One particular difference‚ land use‚ indirectly
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Differences between Mandarin and English Mandarin‚ known by many for being one of the most difficult languages in the world‚ is my mother language. Born in China eighteen years ago‚ I was raised in a Mandarin-speaking environment. Both of my parents have been speaking to me in Mandarin ever since I was a child. Mandarin is the language I usually spoke when I was in China and even in here I speak Mandarin with my Chinese friends. Studying the first language is a slow and natural process which is
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‘Why do Bollywood movies mix Hindi and English’ is a question that I have been asked by my foreigner friends over and over again. It comes to them as a surprise when I reply. ‘It is the normal way people talk in India’. Today‚ English is widely acknowledged as being the ‘lingua franca’ of the modern world. This phrase refers to the adoption of English as the ‘bridging’ language among communities to allow communication between people who do not speak the same language or dialect- making it the leader
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Jason Clark‚ IAE 331 September 21‚ 2011 Phonological Comparison of British and American English It is commonly known among English speakers that there are some significant differences between British English and American English. In this paper I will compare these two varieties of English and discuss the systematic phonological differences between them. There are many other ways in which British and American English are different; such as‚ vocabulary‚ grammar‚ function etc. However‚ here
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Varieties of English‚ such as Singlish‚ have an important role to play in contemporary society. Discuss. Different varieties of English‚ such as the interesting variety used in Singapore‚ known as ‘Singlish’‚ have an important role to play in our modern society. Singlish in particular serves as a unifying tongue between the diverse cultures and ethnic groups that reside on the island. Although disapproved by the government‚ it continues to convey a unique Singaporean identity and a taste of the
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American English CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………………3 Chapter I. Historical background of American English…………………………………..6 Chapter II. Characteristic features of American English………………………………...12 2.1 . Phonology…………………………………………………………………………13 2.2 . Vocabulary…………………………………………………………………………17 2.3 . Grammar…………………………………………………………………………...23 Conclusions……………………………………………………………………………..27 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………30 Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Introduction
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ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИЙ ИНСТИТУТ Реферат на тему: «American English: major dialects and variations» Выполнила: студентка 2 курса Contents Introduction 4 American English 5 Local Dialects in the USA 10 Spelling in American English 11 Conclusion 12 Bibliography 12
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