THE SPREAD OF ENGLISH IN A GLOBAL WORLD English‚ as a means of communication has become the world’s "global" language. English is all over the world. Everywhere you go nowadays people seem to be speaking certain level of English. It can be seen wherever you travel - on the airports and train stations‚ on the road signs and advertisement‚ in hotels and restaurant menus‚ and even in the small shops. It comes with the British or American music and films‚ it comes with the news‚ which in many countries
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COM 100 Exam #1 Study Guide Examination Policies If you miss an exam‚ no make-up opportunity will be available without legitimate written documentation of an emergency. An emergency is considered to be a set of circumstances clearly beyond your control that has prevented your attendance. Legitimate written documentation must be authentic paperwork from a credible‚ validating source. A believable account of your difficult (or perhaps even tragic) circumstances will not serve in place of verifying
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The first question that must be asked before answering this question is: What exactly is logical thinking? Logical thinking is the process in which one uses reasoning consistently to come to a conclusion. If this definition is strictly followed‚ logical thinking cannot be affected by any outside influences as long as the premises are truly valid. For example the syllogism: All mammals are warm blooded. Whales are mammals. Whales are warm blooded. is truly logical because the major premise is
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1.Lexicology as a branch of linguistic study‚ its connection with phonetics‚ grammar‚ stylistics & contrastive linguistics. Lexicology is the branch of linguistics that deals with the lexical component of language. The lexicon holds information about the phonetic‚ phonological‚ syntactic‚ semantic and pragmatic properties of words and consequently has a central role in these levels of analysis. It is also a major area of investigation in other areas of linguistics‚ such as psycholinguistics‚ typological
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Abstract This study analyzes the perception of BEED students of Taguig City University towards Mother Tongue Language as the medium of instruction from kinder to Grade 3. Through this study‚ it will identify if the students believe that the utilization of mother tongue in teaching Math and Science can elevate the competitiveness of every student. Based from the result of this study‚ it was found out that the BEED students prefer Mother tongue based education system in Math and Science. But they
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Nowadays‚ with the development of modern technology‚ the world tends to be a global village. It is quite convenient to contact people from other countries by telephone‚ fax or on the internet. Therefore‚ firms get more opportunities to sell their products overseas. However‚ as we all know‚ different countries have their own unique cultures. Hofstede who is a pioneer of comparative intercultural research describes culture as "the collective programming of the mind which distinguishes the members of
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effective way of challenging people’s opinions. He mocks the idea of mixed race people being ‘incomplete’; he is baffled and amused at the idea of being a half a person; he is angry that people are prejudiced and narrow-minded. He speaks with his native accent in English and this along with his anger makes his tone sound a lot more personal and directed towards the people who use the term. Similarly‚ Nagra explores Parade’s End with themes of racial tension through the conflict of poverty and wealth between
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How does Willy Russell show the differences between Mickey and Eddie in Blood Brothers? Blood Brothers’ is the tragic story of twin brothers who were separated at birth‚ who both lead opposite lives and shows how class can affect upbringing. Mickey lives in poverty with his biological mother Mrs Johnstone who is attempting but failing to control her infinite number of children. Eddie is given to Mrs Lyons‚ a wealthy woman who is in fact Mrs Johnstone’s boss‚ as Mrs Johnstone realises that she
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way of life”. Cultures vary widely not only across the world but even right next door. Let’s take the state of Karnataka as a example. Even thought the language spoken in Karnataka is Kannada‚ as you go to different parts of Karnataka the accents‚ the dialects‚ the vocabulary change‚ sometimes dramatically. For example‚ the Kannada spoken by a person from Mandya or Mysore region is different from a person who is from Tumkur or Kollegalla region. Now‚ let us look at food preferences. A person from
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In today’s society‚ there are over thousands of different languages or dialects speak around the world. And because America is such a diverse country with many individuals capable of speaking two or more languages‚ they tend to forget the importance of speaking English in America. As an American living in America‚ it’s not important whether they speak English or not‚ but what’s important is which language they choose to represent themselves freely. Language is speaked in many forms. Some people
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