history from others. According to examiner website‚ there are 6‚913 languages spoken in this world‚ and about 3‚500 languages will be at the risk of extinction in just a lifetime away. For example‚ I have a friend that speaks Mien‚ which is a Chinese dialect of the Yao ethnic group. There are currently only two million Mien or Yao people left in this world. Fewer Mien youth are using their language because they simply do not have a use for it. America is home to 40‚000 Mien people‚ but my Mien friend
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they grew up in or the people they socialise with. The media‚ education‚ class system‚ location of birth and where I live have directly influenced my personal idiolect. I was born in Leicester. People in Leicester have a very distinct accent and dialect and during my short period there‚ I collected many of these features as my own. Ends of sentences would be punctuated with “luv” or “duck” and “good food!” became “bostin’ fittle!” Due to unfortunate circumstances‚ I was adopted at the age of three
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the world so… Why will it be now? There are numerous languages for humans to communicate‚ as well as‚ if we came back to the origin of English‚ it comes from Germany and have expand around the world during the years. Moreover‚ English has different dialects‚ for example American English is not the same as the British English. Thus‚ in order of having English as the predominant language which of these will be chosen? To conclude‚ I would say that there is no wrong or correct to this stimulus as one
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Hokkien is: 1. The surviving language of the Tang Dynasty (唐朝‚ 618 - 907 A.D.)‚ China ’s Golden Age of Culture. Note: The Hokkien we hear today may have "evolved" from its original form 2‚000 years ago‚ but it still retains the main elements of the Tang Dynasty Language. 2. Hokkiens are the surviving descendants of the Tang Dynasty -- When the Tang Dynasty collapsed‚ the people of the Tang Dynasty fled South and sought refuge in the Hokkien ( Fujian 福建省) province. Hence‚ Hokkien called themselves
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her “Why it can’t be English?” Higgins could identify people from their accents. As during that time‚ only people from upper middle class or high class societies had the opportunities to learn proper English. And people spoke different accents or dialects according to the area they were born in. For example‚ Eliza spoke her native accent Cockney- which couldn’t pronounce the vowels a‚e‚i‚o‚u correctly. Now I come to realize that the accent in language has so much influence on people. We could know
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Eng 150 October 27‚ 2010 The Negative Impact of Bilingual Education It is true that‚ fitting in and adapting to two different linguistic and cultural world can have lasting impacts on individuals‚ hence‚ Richard Rodriguez‚ in his book “Achievement of Desire”‚ addresses his struggles as a young boy‚ trying to adapt to a bilingual education and how that education alienated him from his uneducated Mexican parents. Additionally in the excerpts “How to Tame a Wild Tongue‚” Gloria Anzaldua
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Foreign Language Elective Preferences of High School Students of St. Scholastica’s Academy Marikina _____________________________________________ A Research Paper Presented to The Faculty of High School Department St. Scholastica’s Academy Marikina ___________________________________________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in English 4 ___________________________________________________ Submitted by 08 Micah Buela 10 Maikee Capati 13 Pauline Chan 18 Melissa Despojo
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In contemporary society the Standard variety of English is the most commonly used as it is respected and associated with a higher prestige. Its usage is also advocated by prescriptivists who believe that it is the ‘correct’ and only variety that should be used. Standard English is usually seen in formal settings‚ where its usage is necessary for official and public purposes. However‚ contextual factors play a vital role in determining the most appropriate variety to be used‚ which is supported by
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differently from myself. Meaning‚ how people form their verbs‚ etc. on a daily basis. The more I know about a culture and a language‚ the easier it will be for me to come up with a setting and/or to develop a character’s personality based on a type of dialect. (i.e. whether I would want a character to speak in slang or very proper) A good example of this is my interest and love for the French language. I took three years of it in high school. Laura K. Lawless explains the differences between French
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Comparison between style and register By Denis Vasilev It has been a huge problem for the sociolinguists to tell the difference between style and register through the years. All of them have their own theories and ideas about these two notions and certainly there will be many more for the future. To be able to compare the two definitions first I will go through their work and afterwards I will express my personal point of view. Register is a combination of all the parameters of the communicative
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