Sharon Goodman (1996) She states that we are living in a time of increased in-formalisation. Informal language used to be reserved for close personal relationships but this isn’t the simplicity anymore. Norman Fairclough agrees and calls it conversationalised language. David Crystal (2001) In his book on language and the internet Crystal refers to dialogic e-messaging which refers to immediate communication rather than traditional letters. This has changed
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"...then try and transfer it across” this language is shaped and selected for the sport as “Transfer it across” wouldn’t normally be associated with a football. In addition football comes with its own lexicon‚ like other sports it includes its own unique terminology. For example Gray comments “you don’t usually take out a striker out of the penalty for a free-kick round...” The terminology used is here is “penalty” “striker” and “free-kick” the language is specifically selected for football therefore
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Language is a social-cultural-geographical phenomenon. There is a deep relationship between language‚ culture and society. When we study a language‚ we have to study its dialects‚ register‚ slang‚ taboo‚ idiolects‚ etc. We can find the role of language and culture in The Parent Trap movie. The movie tells us about the differences culture of 2 girls who live in London and California. They were separated when they are baby. It was because their parents divorce. One of the
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English II Expository Cause and Effect Essay 3 February 2012 Pollution Pollution is one of the main reasons why global warming is increasing. Pollution comes from natural and man-made sources such motor vehicles‚ littering‚ and businesses like construction‚ mining‚ and agriculture. Pollution effects the environment and habitats of living things. Motor vehicle pollution is one of the leading causes for pollution. The fumes that vehicles create are increasing global warming. For instance‚ the
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Having an Addictive Personality Addiction is a relationship you have with an object. When reading this book‚ I learned how people begin to form addictions‚ factors that have come to be known as an addictive personality‚ and how to recover from an addiction. The more you learn about addictions‚ the better you may live a healthy and safe life. An addiction is well known as a compulsive need for a habit forming substance or event. Many addictions come from alcohol‚ drugs‚ gambling‚ food‚ and also
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something that i don’t know what it is.I can only have faith. Alan watts a philosopher of the 20th century‚ said in one of his lecture “ two reason you don’t know know what you really want‚ number one: you have it‚ number two: you don’t know yourself cause you never can‚ the godhead is never of it own knowledge just as a knife doesn’t cut it self‚ fire doesn’t burn
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The Future Status of English as a Global Language─Now is No Forever! As an English major and a bilingual person‚ it’s hard to jump out of the box and deny the deep‚ great‚ far-reaching influence and outspread of English. It seems true that English has become the universal language─the one accredited language to use in professional academic fields‚ the almost instinctive choice of language for people to speak in foreign countries‚ remarkably the none-English-speaking ones‚ and a universally basic
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Linguistic imperialism occurs when the language of a large or dominant population or the language of power transfers to other people in the same or neighboring areas. There are many types of linguistic imperialism and many causes of it. Causes include immigration‚ conquest‚ trade and cultural superiority. The spread of religions that transcend local cultures and languages can also cause linguistic imperialism. Such changes in language can be forced or can take place through natural changes. Acts
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Global English – A “Borderless” World. Throughout the twenty-first century the emergence of globalization has encouraged the appearance of a Global Language. International English or “Globlish” is the concept of English as a global means of communication. A considerable number of non-native English speakers interact with it in their daily life mainly throughout the media. Can we actually talk about Global English as a proper language in itself? If we can‚ it would mean that people learning and
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ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE Abstract This paper is intended to raise awareness on the aspects which define English as an international language‚ by examining the characteristics of an international language‚ the number of users‚ how it spread to reach global status‚ what factors may impede its continued spread and what dangers are involved in the development of English as an international language. English’s
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