and regional accents as varied and different as the people they come from. With all these variations‚ it becomes harder and harder to discern what linguists often refer to as “Standard American”‚ and as time progresses‚ these divergent dialects and accents seem to wear away at the foundations of the English language. The impact of these rogue Englishes can be clearly seen in the language today‚ and some linguists even feel that American English is threatened by these countless variations. I disagree
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2 WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ENGLISH SPELLING? • Why don’t we pronounce words in English like we spell them? • Have a look:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ZXa8cO9mXFk • This gap between the spoken and written word emerged during the Early Modern English period after the printing press was brought to England. STAGES OF ENGLISH 1. Old English (449-1200): GERMANIC 2. Middle English (1200-1500): LATIN & FRENCH 3. Modern English (1500-present): WORLD EARLY MODERN ENGLISH (15TH – 18TH CENTURY) Associate
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advantages and disadvantages of English as a global language English become more and more common in our daily life‚ English movies‚ novels and science papers are a part of our life. At the same time‚ English play an important role in national society. 95 of 126 U.N. member countries use English to communication‚ about a quarter of countries and regions use English as official language or lingua franca. English is becoming to a global language. Everything has two sides‚ and English as a global language is
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activities. Why is the medium of instruction question still such a hotly debated issue in Pakistan? We want to teach our primary school students in Urdu because it is the national language (and not in Punjabi‚ Balochi‚ Pushto or Sindhi)‚ or in English because it is the international language that matters today. That
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millennium‚ English is very essential all around the world. English is spoken as a first language by around 375 million and as a second language by around 375 million speakers in the world. According to an article by British Council‚ "One out of four of the world’s population speak English to some level of competence; demand from the other three-quarters is increasing." In this essay‚ i will provide 2 reasons as to why students should focus on English as a subject in Malaysia. First of all‚ English is
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WORK PLAN 1st TERM 2012-2013 ENGLISH WEEK | TOPIC (S) | TEXTS/ MATERIAL | WAYS OF WORKING | OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING TARGETS | ASSESSMENT | 34-35 | Introduction | “A Secret for Two” (hand out)“Where Do I Come From?”(Listening Comprehension) | Reading short storyDiscussing text i pairs/ full classListeningAnswering questions afterwards | Practice in informal communicationListening comprehension practice: English accents | InformalVocabulary TestWritten letter about yourself to be handed in |
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http://www.fnf.org.ph/talakayan/liberal_topic.php?id=240 Filipino vs. English as the medium of instruction The English vs. Filipino debate is once again a hot topic. A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the government?s policy of using English as the medium of instruction in our schools. According to those who filed the petition‚ the push for the use of English in our classrooms will only lead to further deterioration of what?s already been described as a rather inferior
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“Politics and the English language” George Orwell General questions 1. This piece is written basically just to criticize bad writing and also to criticize the downgrade of the English language. In the essay Orwell argues that “our language is probably curable”. The main point is just to show examples of how the language has deteriorated and also to give some pointers on how it can be fixed. 2. Throughout the essay the author’s tone is that of aggravation because the entire piece
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1 Variation in English English like any other language‚ like every language‚ is subject to variation. This variation can be complex and at times subtle. This text provides us with information about the principal ways in which British and Irish English speech varies and‚ just as importantly‚ the non-linguistic (social‚ geographical) factors which condition variation. Variation in pronunciation RP Dialect: refers to the varieties distinguished from each other by differences of grammar
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as in English‚ an adjective describes the person‚ things‚ etc. that a noun refers to. We use adjectives to say what a person is like or seems like Adjectives can give us information about: • Quality • Size • Age • Temperature • Shape • Colour • Origin An adjective can also describe the idea(s) contained in a whole group of words -Robert’s ideas about the future are absurd They can give general or precise information -What ’s the car like? What form do they have? In English‚ most
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