Nowadays spoken language is considered to perform a variety of tasks. These tasks can be divided into two main categories‚ one concerned with the exchange of information and the other with interpersonal aspects of communication. One way to interpersonal messages in spoken interaction is hedging (Reikinen 2009). Hedging is a strategy of communication which enables the speakers to soften the force of their utterance (Nikula 1997:188). This makes their speech more acceptable to the interlocutor. For
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the fact that English is a secondary language in both nations. This status‚ rivalling even the official language of the country‚ seems to have sprung from a number of sources‚ not the least the general impression that English has become the new lingua franca. The prestige and encroaching ubiquity of English has contributed to it ’s increasingly high position within academia. The history of colonialism‚ the status of English schools in the wider global community and the inexorable link most countries
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language’s ability.Frankly speaking ‚using English as their common business language may lead to many negative effects. To begin with‚many enterprises will have a unified language as their first choice‚ companies are increasingly stipulating a lingua franca or common language policy to expand their global reach and facilitate employee collaboration across national and linguistic boundaries.On the one hand‚a number of businesses pay much attention on global market ‚to be more specific ‚ there are loads
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would be of importance in the next five years because; knowledge of the language has become a global requirement. English language is used‚ and will continue to be used in understanding numerous outside resources. In fact‚ English lingo is the lingua franca if the current world because‚ it is the main intermediate of information technology‚ globalization and the world trade. Saudi Arabia is bound to learn English by the fact that‚ it is among the top petroleum exporters‚ and has to adhere to the terms
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The winds have changed to a different direction. New trends come in and go. Some remained for generations and some lasted for days. Many of these trends are embraced by the Filipino people and some are just ignored. The people have the choice what to accept and what to reject‚ sometimes‚ a lot of new ideas‚ clothing lines‚ culture‚ philosophy‚ religion‚ tragedy etc. are flooding in and left the people like a puppet that waits for the puppeteer to manipulate its next move. This constant phenomenon
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Importance of English in Business Communication Learning English can be the cornerstone of success in the business world due to the fact that English has become a global language in many industries. English has emerged as the global language of trade and commerce in the past few decades‚ affecting many key aspects of business in the modern world. The English language first spread as the result of colonial expansion‚ and has become the standard for all important official communications in an increasingly
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ng grip on the language they popularized as it spreads across a world filled with people of other native tongues? Not for long‚ answers Robert McCrum in Globish‚ an engaging history of how this language has evolved into the world’s universal “lingua franca.” McCrum derives his title from a concept coined by a “Frenchspeaking former IBM executive and amateur linguistic scholar” named JeanPaul Nerrière. “Globish” by Nerrière’s definition is a "decaffeinated” version of English. Nerrière noticed that
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THE CONTROVERSY OF GLOBISH AND ITS IMPACT AS A POTENTIAL WORLD LANGUAGE Meghan McCutcheon Concordia University Abstract This paper explains the current arguments surrounding the use of an impending world language. Four different sources are used throughout the paper as a means to better explain the notion of Jean-Paul Nerrière’s brainchild of ‘Globish’ as a front-runner for the use of a world language. These sources differ somewhat of their interpretation of ‘Globish’
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English‚ as the known international language‚ is the most common medium utilized in the school systems. According to the report of the British Council and University of Oxford’s department of education‚ English language is increasingly becoming the lingua franca of education institutions across the world – from primary schools to higher education. Materials such as books and journals are written in English‚ including Mathematics – as one of the core subject in education. Hence‚ Math terminologies and concept
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Business English: Need for More Research in an E-commerce Environment Traditionally‚ much has been written and taught regarding Business English. However‚ Business English "Communication" has only been seen as a tertiary business EFL curriculum. Its main objective has been teaching adults who are doing business‚ and students studying business to communicate effectively and efficiently with people from various parts around the world. In the world of international business‚ accurate and timely
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