The question to ask is: ‘Why not use Standard English all the time?’ Language is a powerful communication tool the user holds to express their individual identity and ingroup solidarity. The use of Standard English helps to direct this‚ as it acts as the structure of communication‚ ingroup and between speech communities to effectively present a standard for mutual understanding. Outside of Standard English comes the use of slang‚ netspeak and textspeak‚ which helps to develop and enrich the language
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Modern English‚ sometimes described as the first global lingua franca is the dominant language or in some instances even the required international language of communications‚ science‚ information technology‚ business‚ seafaring‚ aviation‚ entertainment‚ radio‚ and diplomacy‚ etc. also beside modern English there are some people use Broken English to communicate with other person. In this research‚ the researcher research Broken English
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Introduction One’s identities can be various. I am a girl who is 19 years old‚ a Hong Kong people‚ a daughter‚ a university student. We have so many different identities. Some of it will change‚ some of it is stable and unchanging. So‚ before the explanation of the relationships between language and identity‚ the definition of identity have to be define first. According to Abercrombie (2000)‚ ” this is the sense of self‚ of personhood‚ of what kind of person one is. Identities always involve
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to unify a nation through creating rules around written and spoken language with agreed terms of usage. The four processes involved in standardisation‚ are the selection of which language will be used‚ (especially in a country where many tribal dialects may exist and everybody needs to be treated fairly to avoid conflict)‚ then elaboration of grammatical structures and vocabulary within the language. Next would be codification which would reduce language variations and potential misinterpretation
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comparing the literacy abilities of African American (AA) children to that of their peers‚ there seems to be a significant variance and a general lack of understanding in several of these skills. With the possibility of an African American English (AAE) dialect influencing reading comprehension‚ there needs to be a strategy to increase literacy in these students.
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The student’s data Transcript between my friend (S) and me (E) E: uhhm (3) well (1) I’m looking *forward+ (filler – first of many – um‚well‚ like!) S: *what (.) maybe+ (2) don’t turn away when you’re talking (2) E: Whaju-mean? S: (1) well (.) yeah ‘cause it won’t pick up your voice (.) *so easily+ E: *oh OK (.)+ yeah (2) well it’s just hard to (3) um (.) I’m just gonna put thee (.) um (.) piece of paper over it (write about ‘thee’ – filler) S: Oh I wouldn’t do that (.) cause it
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Fellows and Oakley (2014‚ p. 39) state that here are many varieties (dialects) of English that are spoken throughout the world; it can be a regional (geographical area) or a social dialect (social characteristics). Crystal‚ (2013) explains that the globalisation of English means that countries around the world are taking up English and making it their own and are adapting it to
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1. Juiced- Excited Merked- anything from being drunk‚ high‚ tackled‚ knocked out. My Mains- refers to my close group of friends or my family. Flex- could mean both having cash on you or someone who loves to show off ... possibly show off their cash. i/e:I hate when my best friend thinks she has to wear all her designer clothes‚ she keeps flexin. Dip- you’re leaving Rollout- to leave Money- paper Beef- serious trouble
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markedly within a small area. These variations in language constitutes its dialects. All languages are continuously changing but if there is a common change it has never been convincingly described. Various factors especially the use of written language have led to the development of a standard language in most of the major speech communities a special official dialect of a language that is theoretically maintained unchanged
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Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Literature Guide Developed by Kristen Bowers for Secondary Solutions® ISBN 0-9772295-4-8 © 2006 Secondary Solutions. All rights reserved. A classroom teacher who has purchased this guide may photocopy the materials in this publication for his/her classroom use only. Use or reproduction by a part of or an entire school or school system‚ by for-profit tutoring centers and like institutions‚ or for commercial sale‚ is strictly prohibited
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