The English language, although used by almost all across the United Kingdom, has been mutated and altered in so many ways that sometimes we cannot even understand it ourselves.…
Whether it is the creation of the new or the dying out of the old, the shortening of one or the blending of two, words and their semantics are forever transforming. The English language, as with all “living,” i.e., currently spoken, read, and/or written, languages are constantly changing. But that change only happens as people use the language, try out changes in meaning or spelling, and then spread that change. Language meaning or usage does not change “overnight,” it changes over time. Words change their meanings because a community of speakers who use those words cause them to change.…
Change is inevitable. For example, take a newborn baby. A baby can wiggle, cry, eat, and excrete. Over time, the baby will grow to develop the powers to think, feel, do, and be. From the moment of birth, the child’s ability to live, act, and experience the world will rapidly increase. The parents of this child will watch him or her grow and evolve through every step. Raising a child is scary due to all the opportunities for mistakes, but one must let go of fear and accept the prospect of creating a unique life. What is correct and what is not correct is ultimately only a matter of what is accepted by society, for language is a matter of conventions within society. The key to change is to let go of all fear, because just like life, nothing in language is set in stone. In the world of grammarians there are two competing camps: descriptivists (naturalists) and prescriptivists (traditionalists). The difference between the two is well explained in a quote from Edward Finegan of the University of Southern California. Finegan says, “Descriptive grammarians ask the question, ‘What is English (or another language) like- what are its forms and how to they function in various situations?’ By contrast, prescriptive grammarians ask, ‘What should English be like- what forms should people use and what functions should they serve?’” (pbs.org) THESIS/ FOCUS…
Society’s need in communication and science, the development of linguistics and that change that occurred in men’s life have led to the progress in the usage of language, in particular the English language. As a result, it became an international language and…
Learning English language is considered among one of the social and academic compulsory needs. Speakers use language fluently with flexibility receive praises of others. In gaining command over English there are some essential areas like background information of different geners and situations where it is used, proper understanding of grammatical rules, vocabulary and so on. The proper use of adjectives, verbs, adverbs, stress pattern, intonations and phrasal verbs help one’s language to make it more fluent and flexible, more accurate and conversational.…
The English language is forever changing. New words appear; old ones fall out of use or change their meanings. World Wide Words tries to record at least some part of this shifting wordscape by featuring new words, word histories, the background to words in the news, and the curiosities of native English speech.…
Although dialects are the ethnical languages of our heritage, it is not enough for us to solely rely on them as the main language in our lives. The English language is rapidly…
Historically, Kazakh people are known for their rich culture and variety of traditions, which have been inherited throughout generations. However , as time passes, perceptions shift leading to a partial loss of uniqueness and significance of these traditions among majority of kazakhs. Such tendency can be explained by two main factors, which both have an equal influence on these changes. Firstly, the remains of Soviet Union ideology which implied dominance of Russian language and decline in role of native language and culture. That being so, have brought considerable implications on subsequent generations, what is still visible and continuing tendency. For instance, most of the older people, who were living in a Soviet Union period, have not changed their perceptions and way of living, thus, even have sceptic attitudes towards Kazakh culture. One further aspect is the effects of Westernization on a modern Kazakh society. In other words shifting to…
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).…
Kazakh Ablay Khan University Of International Relations And World Languages Faculty of translation and philology The department of simultaneous interpreting Educational system of UK and Kazakhstan Done by: 102 group Tolenbai B. Cheked by:Eshniyaz G. Almaty 2015 Plan: Introduction 2. Main part.…
Today, with the advent of modern technology, almost everything has undergone innovations, reinventions and some deconstructions. It has brought forth many changes in human endeavor – including language use.…
The aim of this research is a complex studying of characteristics of the process of Russian linguistic units’ penetration into English, and also their influence on the English language. The following objectives have been put to achieve this aim:…
For last fifteen years have occurred a lot of changes in English functioning, and first of all in the mass communication sphere, predetermined by extralinguistic factors - global changes in a political and economic life of our…
In today's English language occupies an important place in people's lives. More recently, it was just a foreign language, but now - it's the international language.…
“Learn a phrase a day” was the major programme that was held according to the school policy. The programme was subdivided in to two parts. On Mondays, students selected were required to deliver speeches in English. For Tuesdays to Fridays, students were required to choose a phrase to present on the stage. The phrase could be selected from idioms, vocabularies, and so on. One week before the presentation of phrases, English teachers would guide the classes to elect few students for the presentation. For every presentation, two students would be selected. One would hold a manilla card written with the phrases of the day while the other one would explain the phrases to all the students in the assembly. The meaning, and the example are needed to be provided by the presenter so that all the students would get to understand the phrases better.…