Rachel A. Hattaway SPLP 4044 July 2‚ 2013 Relevance of Linguistics to English as a Second Language The characteristics of linguistics in relation to English as a Second Language (ESL) are varied and particularly focused. Some of the areas crucial to this field include language variation (bilingualism‚ multilingualism‚ and dialect variation)‚ phonology‚ morphology‚ semantics‚ syntax‚ and pragmatics. Each of these areas signifies some important detailing in the makeup of the ESL curriculum and
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A New Writing Experience George Orwell’s “Politics and the English Language” offers an array of insight on overcoming poor writing habits. Orwell suggests modern English writing has become corrupt with many avoidable mistakes. As these mistakes continue to inhabit writing‚ the writer’s purpose continues to be vague and often meaningless to the reader. As a result‚ Orwell introduced six rules every writer should follow. In an effort to achieve precision‚ one must be willing to apply rules to writing
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Jespersen’s view on logic of the English language No language is logical in every respect‚ and we must not expect usage to be guided always by strictly logical principles. It was a frequent error with the older- grammarians that whenever the actual grammar of a language did not seem conformable to the rules of abstract logic they blamed the language and wanted to correct it. Without falling into that error we may‚ nevertheless‚ compare different languages and judge them by the standard of
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WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS for the English Language Learner WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS and our uniquely engaging program are excellent developmental tools for English Language Learners. The number of English Language Learners in classrooms across the United States continues to grow‚ and we at WRiTE BRAiN are committed to giving each ELL student opportunities‚ not simply to acclimate and adapt‚ but to thrive. When WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS launched in 2014‚ we piloted our creative writing program in a California school district
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Deroy Murdock‚ the author of “Terror and the English Language‚” argues that the language use of terrorism is weak and not specific. As the consequence‚ “while basketball players and their fans battle each other on TV‚ actresses suffer wardrobe malfunctions‚ and rap singers scream sweet nothings in our ears‚ it’s very easy to forget that Islamic extremists plot daily to end all of that and more by killing as many of us as possible.” He believes that “Language can lull Americans to sleep in this new war
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1. Introduction African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is one special dialect of American English‚ and it is different from Standard American English. African American Vernacular English can also be called as Black English‚ Black Vernacular English or African American Language (AAL).Black English had been discriminated for a long time in history. There was a saying that “Black English is not a language”. The saying is not correct. According to Montgomery‚ culture should not be biased‚ but should
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To perform well on the AP English Language and Composition Exam you need to write excellent paragraphs. The AP English Language and Composition Exam is the exam that you can take at the close of an Advanced Placement course; It’s a national exam not specifically associated with‚ and school‚ but connected to the College Board; a not-for-profit group created to "connect students to college success and opportunity" see www.collegeboard.com‚ "about" tab. The College Board gives Advanced Placement exams
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Baldwin in Search of Identity James Baldwin-a native son of America who lost his identity as an American; but known as Negro. Baldwin who was raised in large family with eight siblings‚ stepfather and during the era of depression‚ which made him realize that life will not treat him fairly. His whole life evolves against only one issue which was to find identity for his whole nation. Being black was not the only challenge but being gay was also a contribution to it. His motivation against injustice
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Aaron Davis Mr. Martinous Comp 1 November 26‚ 2013 SMS: Next Evolution of the English Language All living languages change. They have no existence apart from the people who use them. And since people are always changing‚ their language changes to keep up with them. Sometimes the reason for change is obvious. When we invent something‚ it needs a name‚ so then a new word comes into being. If we time-traveled back to 1990 and talk to people we might have a hard time communicating with them because
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the beginning of words or in stressed syllables of an English language phrase Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August. Allusion A figure of speech‚ in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external context. “When she lost her job‚ she acted like a Scrooge‚ and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.” Ambiguity uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language The lady hit the man with an umbrella. Anachronism
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