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    American English Chapter 12 Monday‚ 4th of Feb. Haifa Almotiary 1.         How did the values of “Puritanism” and “republicanism” contribute to the will to simplify American English during the 1770s--1830s? The first ideal may be linked to the Puritanism value of thriftiness and the second to republicanism‚ that is‚ democratic ideas about social sharing and the role of any privileged class in interpreting language for other less privileged classes   2.         What are some of the simplifications

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    Differences between Russian and English Languages People who are beginning to learn English‚ many of the features of English language can seem incomprehensible and totally redundant. For example‚ students can ask a legitimate question: why we should learn 12 tenses‚ when Russian we learn three. Also they don’t understand‚ why they use articles‚ if everything is clear without them in Russian. The best way to get a start in learning a language this is to understand‚ how it compares and contrasts

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    Spanish and English have a similar alphabet‚ but the phonologies of the two languages have several differences. For this reason‚ some Spanish learners get in trouble in English pronunciation. For example‚ as Gorman and Kester (n.d.) stated‚ Spanish and English share several consonantal phonemes including the stop sounds /p/‚ /t/‚ /k/‚ /b/‚ /d/‚ /g/‚ the nasals /m/‚ /n/‚ the fricatives /s/‚ /f/‚ the liquid /l/‚ the glide /w/‚ /j/‚ and the glottal /h/. Despite these common phonetic symbols‚ it is

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    compare English with another language. I have decided to choose Mandarin as my language of choice. A major elements of languages will be compared in this essay. That being phonology. Phonology is defined as being “the study of the way speech sounds form patterns”.(Victoria Fromkin 2009). As (Hammond 1999) describes‚ every spoken language has a unique system whereby sounds are organised. This unique pattern of pattern can be termed phonology and varies widely in geographical and social differences. English

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    of the English Language I. 1. A short history of the origins and development of English I. 2. Varieties of English I. 3. English as a global language I.4. Writing system Chapter II Peculiarities of British and American variants in the English language II. 1. Peculiarities of American and British English and their differences II. 2. American and British English lexical differences II. 3. Grammatical Peculiarities of American and British English II. 4. Social and cultural differences Conclusion

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    The Differences Between Chinese and English Number 汪洋澎 (11级英语A班 03号) Abstract: Because of the differences in the national psychology‚ religious belief and language habits between east and west‚Expressed by the Numbers in Chinese and English cultural connotation and the extension also exist differences‚ so in the process of the translation should fully consider the popularity and the nationality of itself ‚ and reflected it in the translation faithfully.In the old traditions‚ digital had not only

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    Introduction English carries the story of its origin as an independent language in its name. The “Engl-“ part of the word goes back to the Angles‚ a Germanic tribe that invaded and colonized much of Britain during the 5th and 6th centuries. The “-ish” part means “belonging to”: in this case‚ the language that belonged to the Angles – the “Angle-ish” language. The English language descended directly from the speech of the Anglo-Saxons. English has developed during the course of the past thousand

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    on their beliefs. From what I have read and researched I believe there was unanimity of what the English Colonists wanted. They wanted to begin new lives with their families. Colonists wanted‚ prosper from trading all goods the Americas had to offer. They were able to establish their freedom of religion‚ and crops to grow. The Colonists got what they wanted‚ even if it did destroy the Native Americans. Sources America’s History Vol. 1 (7th Ed.) http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/before-

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    and ideas. As the Europeans began to colonize North America‚ these differences between these cultures really impacted the events of this time. The most important difference is the ideas on land use and ownership. Other important differences include religion and the ideas of gender roles. The biggest difference between of the Native Americans and the European immigrants is the issue of land use and ownership. Native Americans believed that land was sacred‚ and that nature needed to be cared for

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    PARLIAMENT Parliamentary and Presidential systems Systems of gov’t can be classified as either parliamentary or presidential. The terms refer to the type of relationship between the executive and the legislature. In parliamentary systems‚ the executive and the legislature are interconnected. There is no strict separation of powers. The gov’t (executive) is normally chosen from the representatives of the majority party (or coalition group‚ if no single party has a majority) elected to legislature

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