Parts of Speech A part of speech (also a word class‚ a lexical class‚ or a lexical category) is a linguistic category of words (or more precisely lexical items)‚ which is generally defined by the syntactic or morphological behaviour of the lexical item in question. Common linguistic categories include noun and verb‚ among others. There are open word classes‚ which constantly acquire new members‚ and closed word classes‚ which acquire new members infrequently if at all. Verb – is a word (part
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How William Shakespeare changed the English language William Shakespeare was born/baptized on April 26th 1564 and died on April 23rd 1616. He was an English poet and playwright‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world ’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England ’s national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works consist of about 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ two long narrative poems‚ and several other poems. His plays have been translated
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Acid rain is a very serious air and water pollution problem. Many people feel that it is the most serious pollution problem that we now face. Scientists say that plant and animal life in thousands of lakes in the United States and Canada has already been destroyed by acid rain. Acid rain forms in the upper atmosphere. There‚ sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides mix with water vapor. They mix with water vapor to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid. When the vapor condenses and rain falls‚ the acids fall with it
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gifted with a special value: language. Engrossed in the theory of Chomsky‚ I have been intrigued by the human’s innate language acquisition structure and have grown up flourished by my passion of being intellectually able to seize this concept. This idea‚ in combination with my personal experiences‚ has made me consider studying English Language and Linguistics in further depth. My early years as a child were undoubtedly full of interaction with the English Language. I clearly remember the first
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PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY Reader for First Year English Linguistics Claire-A. Forel & Genoveva Puskás University of Geneva (chapters 1 and 2 based on Vikner 1986) Updated by Cornelia Hamann and Carmen Schmitz University of Oldenburg March 2005 2 PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY 3 1. Introduction..................................................................................................... 3 2. Phonetics ..............................................................................................
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Should English be declared the official language of the United States? When in 1981 Senator S. I. Hayakawa ask‚ for the first in US history consideration of new amendment in United States Constitution to elect English as the official language it raises a question: Why now? Americans for over 200 years lived without declaring English as their official language‚ so why do they need this now? People living in the United States have two different points of view: one group‚ majority
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WITH ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: STRATEGIES FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS Annette Zehler At the beginning of this school year‚ you may have discovered that there were one or more students in your class who did not grow up speaking English. They were raised in another country‚ or perhaps even in the United States‚ but where another language was primarily spoken at home. These students‚ who may not speak English at all or‚ at least‚ do not speak‚ understand‚ and write English with the
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Unit 1: Resource for advanced English language learners http://www.youtube.com/user/HarvardBusiness/videos Youtube HBR videos—look for other business-related channels This source of materials seems amazing to me. After a quick review on the material‚ I may admit that it is a good tool for me to develop my English learning in the long term. Harvard Business Review is a prestigious organization that can provide us intensive academic research on a variety of different topics. From this source
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All languages change over time‚ and vary from place to place. In my opinion‚ English language is the most influenced by the change. I must say lots of factors affect language. It may be because of political or social pressures‚ such us invasions‚ imigration and colonisation. It may also change because of latest inventions‚ such as transport‚ domestic appliances and industrial equipment‚ or new sports and entertainment‚ because they also need new vocabluary. But‚ language can change by less obvious
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Education in the Philippines Education in the Philippines is based on the education system of the United States‚ with some variations. Generally‚ compulsory elementary education runs for 6 years‚ while secondary education takes 4 years. After high school there are vocational courses or colleges which offer courses for a varying number of years depending on the course. University courses leading to a bachelor’s degree are usually 4 years long. The school year‚ which is at least 200 days or 40 weeks
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