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    African American Dialect

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    Vernacular‚ Black English Vernacular(BEV)‚ or Black Vernacular English (BVE)—is a variety (dialect‚ ethnolect‚ and sociolect) of American English‚ most commonly spoken today by urban working-classand largely bi-dialectal middle-class African Americans.[1] Non-linguists sometimes call it Ebonics (a term that also has other meanings and connotations). It shares parts of its grammar and phonology with the dialects of the Southern United States. Several creolists‚ including William Stewart‚ John Dillard

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    BRITISH SLANG AND ITS CLASSIFICATION The understanding of the native speakers’ language is the international problem for our people. Our secondary schools teach the students only the bases of the English language. Our universities do not prepare them to the British streets‚ accommodations‚ pubs where people use their own language‚ the language that differs from that of their parents. They use other words- they use slang. None of the most advanced and flexible ways of teaching English of any country

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    which some teenagers use is likely to change over time. • Slang Is another area of vocabulary which reflects a person age. Currents slang‚ is the linguistic prerogative of young people and generally sound old in the mouth of and older person. Slang is so ephemeral; vocabulary can be a real give-away of you are trying to guess a person´s age on the telephone or radio. AGE AND SOCIAL DIALECT DATA • Social Dialect= research has provided a great deal of information about patterns

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    American Slang Essay 1

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    the study of slang as a part of language which presents certain interest both for the theoretical investigation and for practical language use. Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker’s dialect or language. Slang is often highly regional‚ specific to a particular territory. Slang terms are frequently particular to a certain subculture‚ such as musicians‚ and members of minority groups. Nevertheless‚ usage of slang expressions

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    emphasizes important character aspects? Dialect. Dialect may seem to be such a small and even insignificant feature‚ but it can reveal so much about a character. The use of dialect in Hurston’s “Sweat” veraciously brings life to her characters as well as evokes and emphasizes the authenticity of African American lives in her story. Hurston’s use of dialect in “Sweat” is a key factor in her bonafide depiction of real African Americans during her time. In general‚ dialect discloses immense amounts of knowledge

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    Slang Story

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    Jordan Brown Mr. Ramshaw English 061 Feburary 11‚ 2013 A Day In Kid Hell Have you ever been to Chuck E. Cheese and not have fun? Because the last time I went for my younger sister’s birthday party it was an absolute nightmare. I had never been to Chuck E. Cheese before and had no clue what I was getting myself into. It always looked like a fun place for kids to be nice and share games and be on good behavior but I was wrong. I didn’t expect to see a kids everywhere being bad; climbing on

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    American Accent Training

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    the sound of a cello when you say‚ Beddy bada bida beader budder (Betty bought a bit of better butter) and you’ll be close to the native way of saying it. Because most Americans came from somewhere else‚ American English reflects the accent contributions of many lands. The speech music has become much more exaggerated than British English‚ developing a strong and distinctive intonation. If you use this intonation‚ not only will you be easier to understand‚ but you will sound much more

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    Based on the book of Niel Ferguson which was written in 2008 “ The Accent of Money” ‚ he made the four -hour documentary called “ An accent of Money: The Financial History of the World” in 2009 which won an International Emmy Award. This documentary of Niel Ferguson is about the examination of long history of money‚ banking and credit. Starting the documentary with the opening sentence “Bread‚ cash‚ dosh‚ dough‚ loot‚ lucre‚ moolah‚ readies‚ the wherewithal: call it what you like‚ money matters”

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    Slang Essay

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    Thirsty: The True Meaning There are so many thirsty people in this world today. People have strong desires or cravings for the opposite sex and will do anything to get the other person’s attention. When a person is told they are thirsty it is an offensive word. No one should feel good about themselves if they are called thirsty‚ it is an insult. Today it is completely common to find thirsty people everywhere. One example of thirsty would be those guys that only work out at the gym for girls’

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    Foreign Accent Syndrome

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    How foreign is Foreign Accent Syndrome? Christina Stone ENG101 Mr. Link Tuesday October 30‚ 2012 Foreign Accent Syndrome is a rare medical disorder in which a patient develops what sounds like a foreign accent. Further investigation reveals a significant increase in the number of cases over the past few years. This essay will consider some of the reasons why Foreign Accent Syndrome also known as FAS has had such a rapid escalation. The question of whether FAS is

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