RESEARCH PAPERS | 23 How Many Consonant Sounds Are There in English? How Many Consonant Sounds Are There in English? by David Deterding‚ National Institute of Education‚ Singapore ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... Most analyses agree that there are 24 consonant sounds in English. However‚ it is valuable to consider in some detail a
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AN ENGLISH WORD 1. Definitions of the word 2. different kinds of motivation in the light of studying any word 3. Semasiology as the branch of linguisics 4. different approaches to the study of word meaning. 1. Word is a basic unit of language consisting of one or more morphemes. Morphemes are meaningful units or sounds of written representation as parts of words. Any word can be a subject of certain linking conditions‚ so we can form a new word adding a derivational affix
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What general factors would you take into account when introducing specific writing skills practice to pre-experienced business English learners at Upper Intermediate level? factors -> specific writing skills practice Step 1 - Selection of topic. Step 2 - Title selection. Step 3 - Effective format. Here are step by step details that you can apply quickly and easily... Step 1 - Selection of topic: There are infinite opportunities to write upon‚ but it’s best to choose a subject
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No one denies the importance of English language in the present time as global language. It is clear that the English language has become more dominant around the world. In some countries it use as the mother tongue and‚ other countries learn it as second language in their schools. This is making English widespread. In addition‚ many reasons which contributed to rising of English spreading. For example‚ use it for communication between people around the world‚ as well as‚ it is language of modern
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History of English Literature." About. 8 May 2006. Main‚ C.F.. "The Restoration and the Eighteenth Century." Elements of Literature. Brinnen‚ John Malcolm. Austin: Holt‚ Rhinehart and Winston. Merritt‚ James. "English Literature." The World Book Encyclopedia. 1985. "Restoration‚ in English History." Bartleby. 6 May 2006 "Restoration Literature." Wikipedia. 8 May 2006. "The Restoration Period and the 18th Century." Encarta. CD-ROM. Microsoft. 2000. Wright‚ H. Bunker. "History of the English Language
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of Indian English Indian English refers to dialects or varieties of English spoken primarily in India and also by Indian Diaspora elsewhere In the world. Due to British colonialism for over two hundred years’ as were used more to British English than to American‚ Australian or Canadian English. And due to the presence of vernacular languages in our country‚ English was chosen to be the co-official language of the union of India. Our obvious choice is one of the varieties of British English; which educated
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English for Amateurs As I look back on my progress as a writer‚ I noticed major improvements. I have recognized the types of errors I was making at the beginning of the course‚ and new concepts I have learned. At the first of this semester I had a few problems with writing skills‚ and it was difficult for me to understand the basic grammar and punctuation that I need to succeed in my college education. It has been over four years since I was enrolled in college‚ and even longer since I’ve attended
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Sentence Pattern A sentence comprises smaller units which are called elements of sentence structure. They are: 1. Subject(S) 2. Verb(V) 3. Complement(C) 4. Object(O) 5. Adjunct(A) 1. SUBJECT is a word or group of words (phrase) in a sentence about which something is said. 2. VERB is a word or phrase expressing existence‚ action or occurrence. 3. COMPLEMENT is a word or phrase that usually come after ‘be’ verb such as am‚ is‚ are‚ was and were to make the sense complete
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GENERAL ENGLISH POETRY RICHARD CORY -BY EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON “Richard Cory‚” which first appeared in the Children of the Night and remains one of Robinson’s most popular poems‚ recalls the economic depression of 1893. At that time‚ people could not afford meat and had a diet mainly of bread‚ often day-old bread selling for less than freshly baked goods. This hard-times experience made the townspeople even more aware of Richard’s difference from them‚ so much so that they
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