When people make a great fuss over the merits and demerits of a language they overlook an important point that a language is not merely a means of communicating thoughts but also a way of getting civilized. Since‚ the date of India’s independence‚ there has been running many claims and counter-claims regarding the use and importance of English in India. Some speak in favour while some others oppose the idea of retaining English as a subject‚ in our school or college curriculum. The British
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A KILLER LANGUAGE It is undeniable that English language is a powerful language. It is spoken in most part of the world especially in developed countries for instance the United States‚ Great Britain‚ and Canada. This is an inescapable process of globalization‚ the process of extending social relations across world-space. Globalization leads to the commonness of English in several fields such as science‚ technology‚ economy‚ politic etc. The result of this is English dominating the world and disregarding
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1. Differences between First Language and Second Language | First Language | Second Language | Definition | any language other than English that a child was exposed to during early development and continues to be exposed to in the home or community | any language learned after the first language or mother tongue | Basis for learning | universal grammar alone | knowledge of the first language also serves as a basis for learning the second language | Learning Process | children spend
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Impact of Language When I was a child‚ I didn’t understand the importance of language; although‚ I spoke Spanish as my primary language‚ and English as a secondary; I was too naive to value the ability to speak multiple languages. I took pride in being Mexican‚ yet I was unable to speak the proper Spanish. It wasn’t until my teenage years‚ that I became aware through an embarrassing incident that helped me realize I was a terrible Spanish speaker and writer. Eventually‚ because of the instructor’s
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The Death of Language LNG 310 Sounds of Language The Death of Language As time moves past us‚ many things go through change. Language is always changing and taking on new forms. There are more than 7‚000 languages spoken in this world but by 2100 more than half of those languages may vanish (National Geographic‚ n.d.). Many areas around the globe have been labeled as Language Hotspots. In these hotspots‚ languages are near extinction. There are a few Language Hotspots in the United States
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Figurative Language versus Literal Language Figurative language‚ which some may refer to as “figure of speech”‚ is a type of language that utilizes description to produce a particular illustration and reveal a person’s emotion. It is‚ also‚ said that figurative language is associated with the human senses. Figurative language contains words that produce an intuition or thought of what the author wants his or her audience to know. At the end of the day figurative language plays an important role
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Figurative Language versus Literal Language Critical Thinking – PHI 210 Figurative Language versus Literal Language Figurative language is a language that uses embellished words or expressions to convey a message different from the literal interpretation. They are not to be taken literally but instead are meant to be imaginative (creative‚ inventive‚ offbeat)‚ vivid (intense‚ flamboyant‚ dramatic) and evocative (suggestive). Poets (and writers) frequently use figurative language as a way to
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Endangered Languages CONOR MCDONOUGH QUINN Languages that are threatened with the loss of natural generational transmission are referred to as endangered languages. Language endangerment generally occurs in the later stages of language shift‚ that is‚ when a speech community moves away from their earlier variety‚ dialect‚ or language to a new one or new set thereof (Fishman‚ 1991). While the processes of endangerment and extinction have likely been constant throughout the history of human language‚ the
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Analysis of Gender and Language Theories Muna Mohammed Abbas College of Engineering/ Babylon University 1. Introduction The major thing that distinguishes human beings from animals is basically our way to communicate with each other by using language. We have words for specific things‚ emotions‚ expressions and it appears as though we have words for everything when thinking about it. In each language; words are constructed in a certain way. When working with language‚ it is quite possible
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Running head: LANGUAGE ACQUISITION THEORIES Language Acquisition Theories Donelle Brown Grand Canyon University ESL 533N March 23‚ 2009 Language Acquisition Theories Acquiring the necessary English vocabulary to succeed in the United States is very difficult for the ELL or ESL student. It takes time and patience on their and the part of their families. Of course‚ with most of these students‚ the primary language is spoken by the parents who have never had the opportunity to learn
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