significant role that language plays and how it can affect our everyday lives. He explains that language is seen to be the most important tool for all things. Although we all have different lifestyles to communicate‚ language is the key factor when attempting to explain and thus control our circumstances. Black English stemmed from a lifestyle that could only survive by creating their own form of the English language. “Language‚ incontestably‚ reveals the speaker. Language‚ far more dubiously‚ is
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Written and Spoken English Language The English language consists both of written and spoken features. Until recently‚ items and structures most typically found in spoken language have not been fully described. Most grammars of English have had a bias towards the written language. They are many differences between spoken and written English. Text A and B show written and spoken versions of an account of a days activities. Text A is a written account of these activities‚ while Text B is a
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it sounded very funny to them. I was very surprised‚ I did not think I was so old‚ but decided not to use it again. However‚ that was not the end of my language bloopers. One day I used the expression “It’s a pity” and my colleagues did not know what I meant. I was not quite sure if that expression is used only in England (I studied British English) and people simply did not know the word. However‚ after some time‚ someone told me that “It’s a pity” is slightly old-fashioned and the more appropriate
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English Language is Globally Important English is the major language in such fields as international diplomacy‚ business and commerce‚ science and technology‚ and the travel industry. How did English become such an important global language? British Colonialism Took English to North America‚ the Caribbean‚ Africa‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ and the Indian sub-continent U.S. rise as a strong economic and strategic power Pop Culture English became the language of diplomacy
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Is English Killing Other Languages? Abstract Is English Killing other languages? As we went on to know and find out what people think about question‚ we learned and observed people’s different opinion‚ rather we should term it as conflicting. Some say we cannot blame the English to be a language killer‚ world is changing and those who couldn’t survive die out
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Subject Code: Engl 125 Descriptive Title: English for Specific Purposes; English Language Proficiency Assessment in the Nation Pre-Requisite: Engl 121‚ Engl 122 Credit: 3 units I. Subject Description: This course is intended to develop students’ skills in the use of the English language in the context of teaching profession. Like any course in English for Specific Purposes‚ it is anchored on the philosophy that the students’ mastery of the English language should be developed‚ primarily‚ along
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IMPORTANCE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1. Assistant Official Language of India: India being a multicultural and multilingual country has Hindi as its official language and English as its Assistant Official Language. English is thus a window language. For those who do not know Hindi or whose mother tongue is not Hindi‚ it is imperative that they should at least have knowledge of the English language. English is the most commonly spoken after Hindi in India. 2. International / Global Language: Because of
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of English being the official language of the United States of America? Will there be penalties or fines for using languages other than English in government business? Will people lose their jobs if they do not understand English? These questions all leads up if English should or should not be an official language of the United States of America. It should be an official language of the US because it increases the chance of an individual to acquire a job
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The importance of English as a global language English is a very important language and carries a very big role in our lives. We do not know all languages so English is a useful language if we are talking to someone from some other country. English is used in most of the countries especially in the United States of America‚ United Kingdom‚ Australia and New Zealand. English today is probably the Third largest language by number of native speakers after mandarin Chinese and Spanish. However when
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English is an incarnate language—I accept this fact wholeheartedly. There is probably a good reason we are not discovering the Urdu slang for "#swag" or "LOL": the language is dead ( for some )‚ definitely spoken but no longer changing. To be honest‚ based on those two words‚ I would endeavor to guess that Urdu is grateful to be dead for the ubiquitous some and the youth . Even in a bizarre scenario‚ where languages had an afterlife‚ I bet Urdu would be brutally tortured for eternity‚ surrounded
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