THE IMPACTS OF ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE Since the world’s origin‚ language has evolved to meet specific social and cultural needs. Human beings have developed manifold languages to be able to communicate and identify as a community. Louis Calvet states that language emerged therefore polygenetically‚ and that humankind is multilingual (23). At present‚ however‚ English is considered to be a global language‚ a lingua franca and a window onto the world‚ leaving aside other languages of major
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wholesale price. The detail module prompts for and accepts the retail price‚ computes the profit‚ and displays the result. The end-of-job module displays the message “Thanks for using this program”. Answer: A sample solution is as follows: Data Dictionary: Input: Variable Name wholesalePrice retailPrice Description Price paid by company Price charged to customer Type Numeric Numeric Output: Variable Name WHOLE_PROMPT RETAIL_PROMPT profit END_LINE Description Message requesting
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especially music (Taruskin 2013). Nationalistic music is often characterised by pieces having elements of folksongs‚ folk dances‚ and folk rhythms‚ or subjects for operas and symphonic poems which reflect the national life or history (The Oxford Dictionary of Music 2013). Nationalism in music should inspire people to celebrate the “glorious history‚ cultural characteristics‚ and cherished values and virtues” of their own nations (G. Hebert 2012‚ p.1). However‚ “Definitions of nationalism depend‚ of
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from his mother. In 1816‚ Abraham Mendelssohn went to Paris on business and brought his family with him. Throughout their stay‚ Felix and Fanny had piano lessons with Madame Marie Bigot‚ who was highly esteemed by both Haydn and Beethoven (Grove Dictionary 135). When they returned to Berlin‚ Abraham put into effect a systematic plan of education for his children. Under this plan‚ Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Heyse (father of poet and short story writer Paul Heyse) taught the children general subjects and
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‘Baroque’‚ The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians‚ (London: Macmillan Publishers‚ 2001) 3 Claude Palisca‚ The Florentine Camerata:
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Bibliography: The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians‚ ed. Stanley Sadie‚ 20 vols. (London: Macmillan‚ 1980)9: 708-709 Baker ’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians‚ ed. Nicolas Slonimsky‚ 7th ed. (New York: Macmillan‚ 1984)1135-1136 Biographical Dictionary of Afro- American and African Musicians‚ ed. Eileen Southern‚ (Connecticut: Greenwood Press)220-222 Dictionary of American Negro Biogarphy‚ ed. Rayford W. Logan‚ (New York: W.W. Norton and
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Devil’s Dictionary‚ Erik Max Francis‚ 1911‚ Etext version by Aloysius West‚ 1993‚ -Amartya K. Sen‚ Resources‚ Values and Development‚ (Harvard U Press‚ 1984‚ reprinted 1997)‚ Chapter 19‚ “Rationality and Social Choice”‚ American Economic Review‚ 85 (1995). - Awasthi‚ R P. et al.‚ English Literature Manual. New Delhi: H.G. Publication Regd.)‚ 2001. - Baldick‚ Chris‚ Oxford Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms. New York: Oxford U P‚ 2001. - Cowie‚ A P‚ Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary‚ Calcutta:
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Infatuation is an immature feeling or admiration one has toward an object whether it is a toy car or a doll. To inspire with a temporary intense unreasoning love for a person or thing. (Oxford American Dictionary 1980.) Infatuation in many ways is just a word for a strong feeling toward someone or something with little or no reason. Toy cars‚ dolls‚ or just a simple house hold item one can easily become infatuated with anything. The pure essence or the aroma of a candle may construct an infatuation
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All of us trust the dictionary to give us the full understanding of a word we do not know. In this aspect‚ it is insufficient when it describes courage. While it defines physical courage‚ it omits inner courage which can be argued to be much more valuable to posses. Webster’s New World Dictionary describes courage as “an attitude of facing and dealing with anything recognized as dangerous‚ difficult or painful‚ instead of withdrawing from it”. Courage is not the ability to be brave or to laugh
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 3rd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin‚ 1992. Weinstock‚ Herbert. Chopin: The Man and His Music. NY: Da Capo Press‚ 1981. Huneker‚ James. Chopin: The Man and His Music. NY: Dover Publications‚ 1966. Orga‚ Ates. Chopin: His Life and Times. NJ: Paganiniana Publications‚ 1980. Hutcheson‚ Ernest‚ The Literature of the Piano: A Guide for Amateur and Student. NY: Alfred A. Knopf‚ 1964. Sadie‚ Stanley‚ ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
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