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    CENTURY ON ENGLISH LANGUAGE”. COMPOSED TO: “MISS ISLAM BIBI”. COMPOSED BY: “SULAIMAN AHMAD” ‚ “SAJID AHMAD” ‚ AND “SARA HASHAM” 1: NAME: SULAIMAN AHMAD ROLL NO.26 2: NAME: SAJID AHMAD ROLL NO.21 3: NAME: SARA HASHAM ROLL NO.14. SEMESTER: 1ST DEPORTMENT: ENGLISH English Language

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    Institute Report on the course: Introduction to the Contemporary English Philology Theme: Lexicography as a science of dictionary-making Student: Gavrilin M Year 1 Term 2 Faculty of foreign languages Group 11/2 Teacher of a foreign language: Akhrenova N.A. Kolomna 2007 Contents Introduction 1. Lexicography as a science 2. Dictionary: notion‚ functions‚ classification‚ components 3. The characteristics of Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced Learners Ending List of used literature Introduction

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    Effect of Social Media on the English Language 1 of 8 Table Of Content: Abstract 3 Introduction 3 Literature review 3 Significance of Research 4 Research Question 4 Methodology 4 Ethical Considerations 4 Limitations of the study 4 Expected results 5 Conclusion 5 References 6 Appendix 7 2 of 8 Abstract: Giving the popularity of social networking sites lately‚ it has made an effect on the English language either in a positive

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    TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH 1. This is what most people would advise: read. Read anything and everything in English. You can read storybooks‚ newspapers‚ magazines‚ blocs‚ comics‚ English textbooks‚ instructions and ingredients on food packages‚ advertisements‚ etc. For story books‚ don’t force yourself to read something too difficult or something you know you won’t enjoy. Make reading fun! Read books that you ENJOY reading. I hate to read books that bore me too. 2. Watch English movies with subtitles

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    Russian Borrowings in English: Similarities and Differences in Lexicographic Description Mirosława Podhajecka University of Opole 1. Introduction The study of word origins enjoyed considerable popularity in the past‚ and etymologies‚ a traditional component of a dictionary entry‚ were often hotly debated‚ even though ‘the amateurs who‚ as late as 1900‚ filled the pages of popular journals with their conjectures on word origins‚ had no idea that they should have used their time reading

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    added to the Oxford English Dictionary. By adding new words like these and others‚ the dictionary is progressive and up to date. The new words also prove how social media and the internet have impacted the English language. Also‚ the recently added words present how the dictionary is applicable to all ages by adding commonly used words. To be sure‚ new words like “retweet‚” “sexting‚” and “cyberbullying” should be added to the Oxford English Dictionary. Adding new words to the dictionary proves that

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    Abstract In English language‚ there are many fixed‚ identifiable‚ non-idiomatic phrases and construction. Such groups of words are called recurrent combinations‚ fixed combination or collocation. Collocation fall into two major groups: grammatical collocation and lexical collocation. For people who regard the English language as a foreign language or second language‚ it’s so difficult to express it as perfect. This “mini research paper” talks about “Cultural Effect on English Language Collocation

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    Death Euphemisms Between Chinese and English: A Contrastive Analysis Abstract Euphemism is a typical and common cultural phenomenon in both Chinese and English communities‚ which has a long standing history. Death euphemism‚ which plays a vital role in linguistics‚ is an important component of euphemism. The thesis tends to make a contrastive analysis of death euphemism between Chinese and English under the two absolutely different culture characteristics and to explore the deep culture connotations

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    ts; fundraising. [American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language‚ Fifth Edition. Copyright 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company] 1)Being developed 2)A step or stage in growth‚ advancement‚ etc. 3)An event or happening 4)Athing that is developed; specif.‚ a number of structures on a large tract of land‚ built by a real-estate developer [Webster’s New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing‚

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    Шаталова. – 2-е изд. стереотип. – М.: Русский язык‚ 1994. – 240 с. 2. American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language – http: // dictionary. reference.com (2000‚ Feb. 25). 3. Active Study Dictionary of English. – Harlow: Longman Group UK Limited‚ 1988. – 710 p. 4. Collins Cobuild English Language Dictionary. – London: Harрer Collins Publishers‚ 1991. – 1703 p. 5. Cambridge International Dictionary of English. – Cambridge: Cambridge University

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