The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England‚ who speak the English language. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin‚ when they were known in Old English as the Angelcynn. England is one of the countries of the United Kingdom and English people in England are British citizens. Their ethnonym is derived from the Angles‚ Germanic peoples who migrated to Great Britain in the fifth century AD.[8] Historically‚ the English population is descended from several peoples — the
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ANEST MAROLLI READING V 03/09/2015 SPRING TERM ENGLISH LANGUAGE AS A POWERFUL TOOL Nowadays the world is becoming smaller by globalization. It is becoming so not only for the fact that you can be transported easily‚ and in a few hours or days to the farthest location on Earth‚ but also for the incredible speed you can be deliver and receive information from anywhere in the world. But these new features that our global society is experiencing‚ need also a skilled and well approved language
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Why English is important in Job Requirement? A study conducted by one of the biggest agencies‚ Job.com‚ founded that lack of communication skills in both speaking and writing has caused the main reasons for the failure of graduates in seeking jobs. An English lecturer of University Utara Malaysia’s school of cognitive science and education‚ M.Puveneswary who taught English at the University for about 11 years said‚ there was a gap between English at the workplace and academic environments
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American English The three original American dialects — New England‚ Mid-Atlantic and Southern — all had their origins in different areas of England and reproduce many of the characteristics of those areas. The varieties of Southern English‚ as well as the Midwestern twang‚ evolved in consequence of these dialects’ rubbing together. Non-English dialects have had relatively little influence‚ except in semantics and several structures which are clearly marked as non-English in origin (for example
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LECTURE 3 MIDDLE ENGLISH GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS List of principal questions: 1. Outer history Scandinavian Invasion Norman Conquest Formation of the English national language 2. Inner history Phonetics Grammar Word-stock 1. Outer history LI. Scandinavian Invasion The end of the Old English period and the beginning of Middle English is marked by two outstanding political events — the Scandinavian invasion and the Norman conquest. It is impossible to state the exact date of the
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What are stylistic devices? In literature and writing‚ a figure of speech (also called stylistic device or rhetorical device) is the use of any of a variety of techniques to give an auxiliary meaning‚ idea‚ or feeling. Sometimes a word diverges from its normal meaning‚ or a phrase has a specialized meaning not based on the literal meaning of the words in it. Examples are metaphor‚ simile‚ or personification. Stylistic devices often provide emphasis‚ freshness of expression‚ or clarity. Alliteration
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The power of English language in the world. The development of English as a universal language is a fact that we cannot deny‚ as we cannot deny that the language is inextricably tied to the culture of the country that it represents and even though it is true that an international language can give small languages a better chance to survive‚ it is also true that in the case of English‚ the language is been used as a weapon‚ something to control other countries and to have advantage over them in
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ENGLISH PROFICIENCY: HOW MUCH OF A PROBLEM IS IT? For many of us‚ the state of education in a country speaks volumes. Where English is spoken and taught as a second language‚ fluency is deemed a basic requirement for proper communication and propagation of ideas and connotes success. Does this fluency actually translate to a country’s economic success and overall standing in the world of nations? Back when American influence on teachers was still strong in the 1950s‚ I recall instances where
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different people and cultures make this a unique country‚ and some would argue that is why so many immigrants come here. Of the 6‚912 living languages in the world today‚ there are 311 languages currently in this nation (Robinson). Because there are so many languages and cultures here‚ the mixture of languages is bound to happen. Language is the means of communication between one person and another. Even though some would argue that foreign languages have diluted the purity of American English‚ I believe
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SOLUTION FOR USING ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN SPEAKING AND WRITING A researcher paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course 2010-2014 Submitted by: Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Mai Instructor: D.A Nguyễn Thanh Tuấn Ho Chi Minh City‚ December‚ 2012 Foreign Language Faculty‚ Hong Bang University Contents Chapter 1: Introduction 3 Chapter 2: Literature Review 5 1.1 What is Vocabulary? 5 1.2 The real situation
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