George Orwell was an English author‚ best known for his novels‚ Nineteen-Eighty-Four‚ and Animal Farm. Orwell used his work to raise political questions. In his essay "Politics and the English Language"‚ Orwell questions the authenticity of the English language. According to Orwell‚ the English language has become "ugly and inaccurate‚ because our thoughts are foolish‚ but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts." He believes that this is the reason why we
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Chapter 1 Standard English………………………………..……………...4 Chapter 1.1 General Characteristics of the English Language in different Parts of the English-Speaking World………………………………………..5 Chapter 1.2 Lexical Differences of Territorial Variants………………….5 Chapter 2 American English....................................................................6 Chapter 3 Canadian‚ Australian and Indian Variants................................8 Chapter 4 Variants and Dialects of the Armenian Languages…….…...8 4.1
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TECHNIQUES TO ENHANCE ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE English is an international language‚ spoken in many countries both as a native and as a second or foreign language. It is taught in the schools in almost every country on this earth. It is a living and vibrant language spoken by over 300 million people as their native language. Millions more speak it as an additional language. English is spoken habitually almost everywhere in the world. English is the associate official language of India which
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Module 3 ~ Essay 2 | The Systems; Language Skills of English | | | 1. Take a look at the list of items below. Decide which system these relate to: lexis‚ phonology‚ grammar or function. | | I went to London; I´ve been to London.grammar | | Lend me $5. Could you possibly lend me $5?Function | | library; bookstorelexis | | foot; footsgrammar | | I’d rather not; No way!Function (grammar? Because of ;?) | | hit; heatPhonology | | photograph; photographerLexis | | should;
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is striking or unforgettable. It also has left a good impression on or a significant message to us. 2. There are two aspects in a recount : * What happened ? * What was so special about the happening ? 3. In Part A‚ Question 1‚ English Language Paper 2‚ DSE‚ the number of words is usually restricted by the tasks specified. Therefore‚ the recount must be concise and precise. When there are two 100-word writing tasks‚ in principle‚ we should allocate two-thirds of the words to the recount
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idioms paly an important role in English language. They represent the national culture and they are the core in language. The fgurative meaning and unity of idiom make the language colourful and vivid. Keywords: Figurative idiom; English language; Unity With the continual development of human society‚ language is developing as a tool which of people using it to express thoughts and communicate with each other. In all the elements of language‚ the change of lexicology is fastest
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Faith Miramontes English 350 MW 7:00-8:15am Essay #3 Final Draft 13 October 2014Communicating through Diction The English language is a complex system that includes different manners of speech to communicate in the three phrases of life: infant‚ adolescent‚ and adult. These three phases can be further divided into other categories of expression; Baby-Talk is used in the infant stage‚ Valleyspeak for the teenager‚ and some adults use Military Linguistics. The difference is to communicate
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Stuttgart Institut für Linguistik: Anglistik HS Topics in Middle English Syntax Dr. Thomas McFadden WS 2007/2008 14/11/2007 Christine Pöhler The influence of French in Middle English Syntax In contrast to Scandinavian‚ French did not change the OE phonology or syntax but its vocabulary: French became the “most substantial source of new words in written Middle English.” (Blake: 423) Why did French have this kind of impact on English and its lexis? - The number of the conquerors was relatively small:
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WHY DO WE STUDY ENGLISH It is necessary to study at least one foreign language today. That’s why pupils have got such subject as a foreign language at school. The problem of learning foreign languages is very important today. Foreign languages are socially demanded especially at the present time. We know that the progress in science and technology has led to an explosion of knowledge and has contributed to an overflow of information. The total knowledge of mankind is known to double every
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the IB Learner Profile In the 1992 novel‚ “The English Patient‚” written by Canadian author‚ Michael Ondaatje‚ Kirpal “Kip” Singh is a sapper who was selected to be a part of the legendary Lord Suffolk’s sapper unit. A sapper’s job includes building and repairing roads and bridges‚ laying and clearing mines‚ along with other similar tasks. Lord Suffolk’s unit would be mainly focus on clearing mines due to Lord Suffolk’s success in that particular field. Kip demonstrates the IB Learner Characteristics
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