natural growth of the English language and literature. The Old English or Anglo-Saxon had been a purely Germanic speech‚ with a complicated grammar and a full set of inflections. For three hundred years following the battle of Hastings this native tongue was driven from the king’s court and the courts of law‚ from Parliament‚ school‚ and university. During all this time there were two languages spoken in England. Norman French was the birth-tongue of the upper classes and English of the lower. When
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Does Macbeth reflect the Renaissance age and in what way? Yes‚ Macbeth and the Renaissance are linked through Macbeths’ pursuit of power within in the play. The pursuit of power through vile and bloody means was a big thing in the Renaissance age. If you wanted a title‚ as in King‚ to get it you either waited for that person to die or‚ as is what happened with most‚ you murdered and littered your way to the throne with bodies. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_Macbeth_reflect_the_Renaissance_age_and_in_what_way
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Do people agree that English is a global language? Do people know why they need a global language? Why do people all over the world learn English? Of course‚ English is a global language‚ but it does not mean everyone can speak English in the world‚ and it does not mean every country uses English as an official language. In 2009‚ English is the native language for one third of all people and on the first ranking that most people have spoken. (Weber‚ 1995‚ The World’s 10 most influential language
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Call It Jazz‚ The Norton Anthology of English Literature‚ Vol. 2‚ W W Norton & Co Inc‚ New York‚ 2005‚ pp. 2361-2372. Sikorska Liliana‚ An Outline History of English Literature‚ Wydawnictwo Poznańskie‚ Poznań‚ 2002‚ p. 377 -------------------------------------------- [ 1 ]. Sikorska Liliana‚ An Outline History of English Literature‚ Wydawnictwo Poznańskie‚ Poznań‚ 2002‚ p. 377 [ 2 ] [ 3 ]. Rhys Jean‚ Let Them Call It Jazz‚ The Norton Anthology of English Literature‚ Vol. 2‚ W W Norton & Co Inc
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Title : The poor English communication among students in high education Today‚ the problem of vulnerability to master English more serious among students regardless of primary‚ secondary or university level. More worrisome‚ the problem spread among students in the high level education. Let us think about why this problem occurs. Firstly‚ students seldom practice what they have learned English. The amounts of students reading a material in English is too less. They did not take cognizance of current
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century‚ the English language has been widely propagated throughout many nations. Eventually‚ it became one of the international languages of the world and is used by most nations to communicate and understand each other. Our command of English as Malaysians has seen a vast improvement throughout the years. We Malaysians are quite extraordinary. From speaking in broken English‚ we have learnt the proper usage of English. Later on‚ we even created a whole new language- Malaysian English or more commonly
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AQA GCSE English Literature 2010 Unit 1‚ Section A: Exploring modern texts Kindertransport by Diane Samuels The Ratcatcher The Ratcatcher’s role and the importance of his appearances are detailed on pages 2 to 5. Each page includes basic information about an element of the role of The Ratcatcher. There is one page on each of the following areas: 1. doubling; 2. representation & symbolism; 3. music; 4. in performance. You will work in small groups on one of above – excluding the page on ‘doubling’
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A euphemism is defined as a non-harmful phrase or word used to substitute another word or phrase that is seen as‚ in some way‚ unpleasant. These words and phrases‚ though created with the best possible intentions‚ are slowly causing the English language to decay. For example‚ penitentiaries used to be led by a warden. In an effort to seem politically correct‚ penitentiaries‚ prisons and jails have been renamed to the‚ allegedly less controversial‚ title of “correctional facility” or “detention facility
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the world and some of them fall into the category of international languages or languages of wider communication‚ such as French‚ English‚ German‚ Spanish‚ Russian‚ Italian and Arabic. All these languages are the official languages of the United Nations. Among all these languages English is rightly considered to be the international language of the world‚ though English has assumed the function of the ‘world language’ quite recently. It was only in the 1930 that the British Foreign Office stopped
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English‚ which is spoken by 1.9 billon of the world’s population as their first language (Redman‚ 2004)‚ has been spreading rapidly in the world since the British Industrial Revolution and colonialism in many continents such as Asia‚ Africa and North America during the 18th century (Lavot‚ 2000). As the influence of English is increasing‚ some linguists think that it is a natural process of successful international communication. However‚ many other languages are also dying out at an accelerating
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