the beginning of words or in stressed syllables of an English language phrase Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August. Allusion A figure of speech‚ in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external context. “When she lost her job‚ she acted like a Scrooge‚ and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.” Ambiguity uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language The lady hit the man with an umbrella. Anachronism
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AP English Language and Composition 10 September 2012 The blur of blue caught my eye and I watch it bellow down the street relentlessly swallowing people and children‚ and then fading into the hazy distance. Another breed of the same species comes careening down the opposite side of the street‚ it’s screeching tires skid across the miserable cracks of cement‚ suddenly halting to a dramatic stop. The metallic fiend exhales and shudders‚ impatiently waiting to select the next poor soul for consumption
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English as a Second Language It is a struggle to adapt to a new culture and language‚ which may be completely different from the ones young child may have already learned. This can lead to inner conflict‚ confusion‚ and even anger. One way to handle the conflict is to cut ties with the first culture including language. But is this the answer? Doing so can create a sense of loss. In the essay “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood”‚ Richard Rodriguez shares his personal experience with learning
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Should English Be the Second Official Language of Taiwan? English is the most widely and internationally spoken language in the world; many countries set English as their second official language‚ such as Singapore‚ India‚ and Korea. We may hear plenty of news reporting the rapid development of economy in these countries‚ and it is no doubt that one of the biggest advantages they hold is the knowledge of language. Therefore‚ in this business world‚ we should understand that language makes us
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Analyzing the Effects of the English Language on Our Nation A. Language. We see‚ hear‚ and use it every day. Language may vary in form and size. Today‚ English language is recognized as a world language and commonly used in many cultures. However‚ hundreds of different languages exist in the world and some issues may arise when English is not the native language of a speaker. The languages differ widely in terms of the number of people who use them. Stereotypes and generalizations are formed on
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Global Language Services Market 2014-2018 The globalized world is witnessing an increase in trade and business activities. Companies are now confronted with the need to understand their customers’ language‚ culture‚ and trends more than ever before. LSPs help bridge the communication gap between clients‚ businesses‚ and individuals. Many companies offer a suite of services from document translation‚ to website localization‚ to multilingual court reporting‚ to oral interpretation. The Global Language
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book and regular followers of the show. The dominant speaker in this text B would be the interviewers and the chat show is based on adjacency pairs. Using a false-start and contradiction in “no‚ I don’t – yes I do” illustrate aspects of spoken language although there are clear elements where the audience might know the interviewers had a basic idea of what was to be asked before-hand. The lack of non-fluency features more clearly suggest the questions were previously prepared‚ for example‚ when
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Historical background 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
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Candidate Number Candidate Name ______________________________________________ International English Language Testing System Listening Practice test 40 minutes Time 40 minutes Instructions to candidates Do not open this question paper until you are told to do so. Write your name and candidate number in the spaces at the top of this page. Listen to the instructions for each part of the paper carefully. Answer all the questions. While you are
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Introduction Language is the medium of communications and mechanism for social interaction. It is a vehicle of expression of thoughts‚ concepts‚ principles and cultural orientation. In fact‚ it is the most indispensable element of culture. It is never possible to understand the vitalities or components‚ as well as idiosyncrasies of another culture without its medium structure and medium of communication. The English language as a dynamic medium of communication and second language of Filipinos
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