Estonian Business School Institute of Foreign Languages GRAMMAR OF SPOKEN ENGLISH Term Paper By Maria Esko BBL-2 Supervisor: Ludmilla Podolski Tallinn 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Common Features of Spoken English 4 Grammar Characteristics 7 Clause Combination 7 Position of items 8 Pausing‚ Repeating and Recasting 8 Organising the discourse 9 Ellipsis 9 Response Tokens 10 Vague Expressions 11 Headers and Tails 11 Conclusion 12 References 13 Introduction
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English in New Zealand (NZEng) Grammar Very few differences: Like AusEng ‘shall’ and ‘should’ avoidance “Will I see you there?” as in ScotEng Singular verb agreement preferred The team is playing badly “in the weekend” rather than at / on Vocabulary Includes Australianisms Some distinct NZEng items Maori loanwords Mostly in colloquial usage & slang More colloquially… to farewell tramping to
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Andto keep such a large number of people reading‚ the newspaper must be easy to read and understand. Using a type of speech that people use everyday is an easy way to accomplish that. Using colloquial speech should also be used depending on the audience that is reading a newspaper article[11‚125-126]. Colloquial speech should also be used if an article is written for children or teenagers. A teenager would better relate to “Hey‚ what’s up?” than “Greetings.How are you this fine September afternoon
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From being linked to demons and entities to becoming the new colloquial hyperbole‚ the word “depressed” has significantly changed over time coinciding with the change of culture and history. According to the multiple definitions on Oxford English Dictionary‚ “depressed” can mean “put or kept down by pressure or force‚” “lowered‚ sunken‚ or low in position‚” or “brought low‚ oppressed‚ dejected‚ downcast‚ etc.; esp. in low spirits.” In particular‚ the main definition that pertains to society today
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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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COLLOQUIAL SPEECH Bloody hell! S’pose nex’ time if those two pants rabbits weren’t so goddamn late‚ it would save ever’body a hell lotta trouble. The boss was sure scrappy and I ain’t gon’ deal with ‘im no more! When the boss starts to question ‘hem‚ the poor fella was scared silent and ain’t gon’ say nothing‚ but his big flapper friend jus’ couldn’t keep his mouth shut. Them two new ranchers betta not come late again‚ or they will sure get canned! Addin’ to that‚ those two brang us a hell
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No sugar utilises colloquial language and setting of scenes to convey the frustrated and sympathetic response of the audience towards the past and present coloured society. Jack Davis has incorporated the use of colloquial language by presenting native Aboriginal tribal songs and certain Aboriginal phrases. Phrases such as Wetijala‚ Nyoongahs are commonly used in separating the white society to the black society. As a result‚ this predominantly alienates the white audience‚ persuading the audience
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3 1. British English and American English pronunciation 7 2. British English and American English vocabulary 10 3. British English and American English grammar 13 Conclusions 16 References 17 Introduction The object of this work is to study‚ analyse‚ and most importantly compare differences between two major branches of English language: American English (also called General American) and British English (also called UK English or English English). The term British
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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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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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