cultures grow‚ change and expand so does the English language. New terms have now been fully absorbed into our language‚ otherwise known as slang. Some say that slang is not true English; that it should not belong in our vocabulary‚ but I am here to tell you otherwise. Slang has been used for many years and is slowly shaping the English language‚ to make it more interesting and unique. So what really is slang; how has it spread and has it enriched our language? To begin with‚ slang is neither profanity
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The Influence of Age Factors on Second Language Acquisition Xu Bailin Abstract: In second language acquisition‚ age factors has always been the study focus and one of the most controversial issues of linguistics. Based on the Brain Plasticity Theory and the Critical Period Hypothesis‚ the purpose is to prove such a hypothesis that the younger the leaner who begins to learn an second language‚the greater the probability that he or she will achieve a native-like command of it
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Collins English Dictionary defines the number five as ‘…the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one’ and it can be represented numerically as ‘5’ and ‘V’ in roman numerals. The number five can be used in many ways for instance‚ in Mathematics and in everyday use to express quantity (noun). Five can also be used as an adjective‚ for instance in the sentence “I usually get off work at five” (616). In an Anglophone context five can be used as a phrasal word and a compounding word as well. According
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Second Language Acquisition: Sociocultural or Cognitive or both? by Shane Tholen Introduction How do people best learn‚ acquire and make use of a second language? Researchers and theorists in the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA) have had a relatively short history of grappling with this question. Indeed‚ the answer to the above question has led to considerable classroom and field research as theorists have sought to support behavioral‚ humanistic‚ cognitive linguistic and‚
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SEMINAR III STYLISTIC LEXICOLOGY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1. Stylistic differentiation of the English Language. a) stylistic and style meaning of the word; b) types of stylistic meaning of the word: emotional evaluative expressive. Criteria for the stylistic differentiation of the English vocabulary. 2. Words which have lexico-stylistic paradigm. Words which have no lexico-stylistic paradigm. 3. Stylistic functions of literary words: poetic diction archaic words barbarisms bookish
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Designating English as the Official language of the United States April 3‚ 2011 Designating English as the Official Language of the United States The United States contains people from every nation with every language and culture known. All of these people help to make the United States the country that it is today. Each of the cultures has their own language and they are all citizens of this country. A citizen means that you have the same rights as every other citizen to speak the language of your
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"Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. No word in the English language rhymes with month‚ orange‚ silver‚ or purple. "Forty" is the only number which has its letters in alphabetical order. "One" is the only number with its letters in reverse alphabetical order. There is only ONE word in the English language with THREE CONSECUTIVE SETS OF DOUBLE LETTERS.... Bookkeeper There is a word in the English language with only one vowel‚ which occurs five times: "indivisibility
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Importance of knowing English Language Is it important to know English? Yes‚ everybody knows the most important language is English. English is the national language and also the foreign language .Why knowing English is so important? Now‚ let me tell you. First‚ English language is the fourth most widely spoken in worldwide. English is regarded as international language by the people in east and west .Every country has international trade. The good trade communication use English to communicate. Many
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My Predicaments With The English Language As a college professor in Accountancy‚ I was often tasked to watched over the classes of other professors during major exams. Often enough‚ I act as proctor for several classes in a local university where I used to teach. Most classes that I was tasked to proctor‚ were either Accountancy‚ Math or Economics. As common practice in the university‚ the type of questions that were given‚ were mostly in multiple choice and quantitative analysis formats
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The Future of the English Language Throughout history‚ the English language has evolved in many ways through different countries. Anglo Saxon spoken from Tribes in Britain became the common language‚ what we call Old English. Although modern English may sound different from Old English‚ there are several words that are recognizable and similar. However‚ there are also a great amount of changes that were made throughout the past and till this day. In today’s generations‚ media such as‚ Internet
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