Introduction A. Background English‚ one of the most spoken languages in the world‚ has a lot of variants. The most well-known English variants are British and American English. Although British and American English are the same language‚ they have some differences in vocabulary‚ pronunciation‚ grammar‚ and spelling (http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/REF/usgbintr.html‚ 2011). However. one variant cannot be said to be superior to the other because both have been standardized (Kemmer‚2009). Despite
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future. Therefore‚ to plan for my future‚ I plan to take the ACT‚ The American College Testing Program‚ where I plan to achieve a score as close to thirty-six as possible. Even though‚ I know that it is highly unlikely for me to obtain a score of thirty-six‚ I hope to obtain a score of at least thirty-two. Since I know that it is going to be very tough to achieve a score of thirty-two‚ I plan to take the ACT multiple times
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Clark‚ IAE 331 September 21‚ 2011 Phonological Comparison of British and American English It is commonly known among English speakers that there are some significant differences between British English and American English. In this paper I will compare these two varieties of English and discuss the systematic phonological differences between them. There are many other ways in which British and American English are different; such as‚ vocabulary‚ grammar‚ function etc. However‚ here we will
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Tatsuya Shiihara English Poetry Year 11 Term 2 Semester 1 2014 1 English Poetry Analysis Commentary Ladies and Gentlemen‚ my name is Tatsuya Shiihara‚ and today I will be presenting to you my interpretation of the poem "The Last War"‚ written by Australian poet‚ Katherine Gallagher. This poem expresses the feelings of the "winning" countries before‚ during and after the Second World War and the anticipation which the end of the war built. Born in 1935‚ in the town of Maldon‚ in Victoria;
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Nearly every American speaks some dialect of English that varies from Standard American English (SAE); however‚ although dialects are entirely acceptable variants of English‚ some dialectal speakers experience increased difficultly‚ such as negative stigmas and intelligibility issue‚ due to their speech patterns. This is often the case for speakers of African American Vernacular English (AAVE)‚ which is spoken by most but not all African Americans. AAVE differs from SAE in the syntax‚ phonology‚
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a friend named Angela who stuck by my side like gum. We went everywhere with each other and we always helped each other in times of need. One day‚ Angela called me saying her youth group needed an extra dancer for their performance at the annual Vietnamese new year celebration. Of course‚ I told her to sign me up right away. The first day of dance practice was strange. Growing up in a Buddhist environment‚ I had never been to a catholic church before. The minute I walked in the room‚ everyone stared
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every Mid-Autumn Festival‚ Vietnamese kids use beautiful lanterns to light up the road for “the moon man” to come back to the Earth. Four things that are essential preparation for the occasion are fruits‚ moon cakes‚ lanterns‚ and lion dances. In Mid-Autumn Festival‚ people buy seasonal fruits such as grape fruits‚ logan fruits‚ bananas‚ apples. Parents usually create funny things by those kinds of fruit. For example‚ they use grapes to make beautiful dogs. Vietnamese moon cakes are influenced by
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African American Vernacular English The United States of America is one of the world’s most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations. Even though there is not an official national language‚ most Americans speak Standard American English (SAE). However‚ the most prevalent native English vernacular dialect in the United States is African American Vernacular English (AAVE). According to Sharon Vaughn‚ AAVE is “a dialect used by some African Americans” (110). In order to examine AAVE‚ one must
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A: Hello everyone! Have you ever tried when typing a definitely correct word in Microsoft‚ but it says your word is wrong? Do you know why? It is because of the difference between British and American English. B: To begin with‚ let’s talk about history. In the past‚ the religions of the British & American were different. Christians(that is the Puritans) were persecuted by the other people. So some of them grouped together & went to America because they wanted to leave England. C: They
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DISTINCTION BETWEEN BRITISH ENGLISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH ON THE ASPECT OF SOUND SYSTEM Abstract In this paper‚ distincion between British English and American English on the phonetic aspect will be discussed. The whole paper is going to be devided into several parts‚ in the first part various of English accents and the outline of the differences between these two variants of English will be introduced in biref ; In the second part‚ the representative of British English – Recerved pronunciation
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