different meanings depending on the environment in which the word is used and depending on the person‚ and‚ or generation using the word. According to the dictionary‚ the word Busted is the past tense or past participial of the word bust and is from a dialect pronunciation of burst. Bust is both a noun and a verb and has a wide variety of meanings for both uses. Many are slang or informal (Random House‚ 2016). The word Busted has greatly evolved with time and the upbringing of kids born in the late 80’s
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Foreign Language Elective Preferences of High School Students of St. Scholastica’s Academy Marikina _____________________________________________ A Research Paper Presented to The Faculty of High School Department St. Scholastica’s Academy Marikina ___________________________________________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in English 4 ___________________________________________________ Submitted by 08 Micah Buela 10 Maikee Capati 13 Pauline Chan 18 Melissa Despojo
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week. From the day I was born‚ my life had been filled with a certain type of music. It was the mixture of Spanish and English flowing through my ears. Learning the two languages simultaneously has allowed me to see all the different colors of the dialect. Spanish and English were my ways of creating a beautiful picture. My mother‚ on the other hand‚ could only supply the brush. The colors would simply not stick in her eyes. Her thick accent was like a warm blanket‚ enveloping me in its familiarity
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The Medium is the Message There are many things that fill our heads other than our own thoughts in today’s society. Things like social networking sites keep people all over the world updated on the latest fashion trends and technology. While things like ad’s and billboards spread advertisements as far the eye can see. The media is everywhere‚ and it has a great influence on our lives. As said by Marshall McLuhan‚ “Our conventional response to all media‚ namely that is how they are used that counts
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In contemporary society the Standard variety of English is the most commonly used as it is respected and associated with a higher prestige. Its usage is also advocated by prescriptivists who believe that it is the ‘correct’ and only variety that should be used. Standard English is usually seen in formal settings‚ where its usage is necessary for official and public purposes. However‚ contextual factors play a vital role in determining the most appropriate variety to be used‚ which is supported by
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there is many such as English‚ Urdu‚French‚ Spanish and more. Their is also many different forms of language; first language as above it has been explained about first language this could be a problem for people that come from various backgrounds. Dialect is also a geographical community‚ this could be people that have a accent from Scotland‚ Yorkshire‚ London and more. Slang is also a use of ‚ cutting long words short such as ‘’Hello’’ to ‘’Iya’’. These could also be phrases that aren’t found in a
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waited in silence for my response. Words began to spiral in my head as I searched for the one phrase that would satisfy my instructor. I threw a quick glance at the other students‚ and watched as they snickered and babbled off to their friends in a dialect that confused me. I heard myself mutter‚ “I don’t understand‚” each word gradually rolling off my tongue. Awkward silence. I never really came to understand why my simple phrase brought a look of total bewilderment to the group of students in my
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people who come to The United States. Sometimes‚ I have given up in frustration due to the difficulties I had to face to survive in this country where English is the dominant language. There are so many variations within that English language‚ slang‚ dialect‚ and now some of our leaders in Oakland‚ are taking into consideration to introduce Ebonics‚ English for African American. As it been describe on an editorial of Black Enterprise‚ of March 1997 by Ear G. Graves Publishing Co.‚ Inc. "Loosely define
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Unfortuantly language brings people together and it also divides them. Language unfies us because if we speak the same language as the person we are communiting with then it makes it easier for us to talk to them therefore it brings us together. Language can divide us because if a person has an accent or doesn’t know how to speak the same language as the other person they are communicating with then it often seperates them. That’s the problem right now‚ some people are not willing to give a person
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Shadia Banjar‚ Metathesis exists in Arabic language which is a phonological process of transposition of sounds within a word and it involves redistribution of consonants‚ thus a change of the linear order of the word segments takes place. Also‚ Arabic dialects differ from Standard Arabic in that they have a reduced and restructured consonant system but more complexity in the vowel system. The rules of syllable structure and accentuation are also different and some inventory vowels in the actual pronunciation
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