American English CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………………3 Chapter I. Historical background of American English…………………………………..6 Chapter II. Characteristic features of American English………………………………...12 2.1 . Phonology…………………………………………………………………………13 2.2 . Vocabulary…………………………………………………………………………17 2.3 . Grammar…………………………………………………………………………...23 Conclusions……………………………………………………………………………..27 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………30 Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Introduction
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Colonists in different areas were similar in the fact that their religious‚ economic‚ political‚ and family values differed from those held in Britain. On the other hand‚ the colonies themselves varied largely from one to the next. Although the Americans had developed their own identity up until Anglicization in the 1750s‚ it is not accurate to say the colonies had more in common with each other than with England. There were certainly differences between the colonists and the British‚ but other
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The Tainted American Dream The American Dream‚ by Edward Albee‚ demonstrates that through generations the idea of the American dream has changed over time. Its center is not around family‚ but rather image and material objects. Although everyone has his or her own vision of the dream‚ it seems that money plays an important role in everyone’s dream. It seems that money has changed the dream and become the driving force behind the materialism and social status that many Americans strive for.
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The Good of Apparel; (Chapter 7) 1) American Apparel is a multinational corporation at the crossroads of profitability and nationalism. The clothing industry is one of the biggest manufacturing sectors with respect to the exploitation of human rights. American Apparel has made numerous landmark moves to get away from the negative connotations of the clothing industry. There are 3 main ways that American Apparel has tried to combat these negative associations; utilization
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My idea of what an American is could be considered old fashion and would probably fit better in Benjamin Franklin’s era than the current time period. Most people have heard the saying‚ “as American as mom‚ baseball and apple pie”‚ however‚ I feel that what makes a person an American is deeper and more meaningful than that. Being a true American involves pride‚ honor and responsibility. Real Americans take pride in our flag‚ the American people and our country. They should display the flag properly
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| American Express | Consumer Behavior | | | | To: Prof Anupam Narula By: Paridhi Agarwal FMG 20 B 201102 American Express Q1. Visit the American Express Web site (www.americanexpress.com) to learn more about the different cards that American Express offers. Discuss the target market and positioning strategies for each. Ans. Personal cards: These cards involve all the individuals who are ready to substitute cash with cards. These cards changed the habit of individuals
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Abstract The following paper will discuss Vietnamese Americans and their journey to America. I will talk about how these incredible and resilient people fought to succeed it a world that seemed to hold the odds against them. The culture‚ beliefs‚ and challenges of Vietnamese people are a precise paradigm of their strength and perseverance. Unfortunately‚ Vietnamese Americans make up only a small percent of the total American Population today. There are many stereotypes associated with the
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American Revolution The American Revolution is a war to reckon with and was actually a significant event in the history of American and basically‚ if there was no revolutionary war the United States of America may not have been in existence. The American Revolution brought an end to the two centuries of British rule for most of the North American colonies and brought the modern U.S.A. The American Revolution was all about people that got tired of the stress of paying for big government and that
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The American Dream James Truslow Adams coined the term "American Dream" in his 1931 book The Epic of America. His American Dream is "that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. The term “American dream” is essentially is an idea that suggests that anyone in the US can succeed through hard work and has the potential to lead a happy‚ successful life. Many people have expanded upon to include
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American English Chapter 12 Monday‚ 4th of Feb. Haifa Almotiary 1. How did the values of “Puritanism” and “republicanism” contribute to the will to simplify American English during the 1770s--1830s? The first ideal may be linked to the Puritanism value of thriftiness and the second to republicanism‚ that is‚ democratic ideas about social sharing and the role of any privileged class in interpreting language for other less privileged classes 2. What are some of the simplifications
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