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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The Importance of English in the World of International Business ‘English is now a global language that belongs to all those who speak it.’ (Nigel Newton‚ publisher) It is the technology that allows people to travel further and faster than ever before. It is the Internet that links people regardless their nationalities and countries they live in. And technology is also the reason why lots of business people are active globally and why more and more entrepreneurs are on the move than ever
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( 2003.by teachers of English speakers of other languages‚ Inc‚ TESOL ) In Culture (Cross-Cultural Communications) the first domain of five. This is an important factor in ELLs to learn and understand the language knowledge from the diverse backgrounds. The most recent survey says in (2005-2006) the population of ELL’s is up approximately 10 percent of the total public school enrolled and increasing every year.(Why TESOL? pg 5-6) Why TESOL? States‚ "Providing for the English Language learners is one
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India and English From 1857‚ when English was introduced by the Imperial Government as the only medium of education‚ the English language has played a significant role in the lives of Indian people. After a long struggle by national leaders‚ in the 1920s‚ the British rulers reluctantly permitted school education through the medium of Indian languages (designated as vernaculars). In 1947 when India gained independence from the British rule‚ English was to have been replaced by national languages
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“Language families and branches”. English Language is one of the oldest Languages in the world. To become what it is today it has been through a series of changes in the course of history. English is commonly divided into three main periods; Old English‚ middle English and modern. All of these periods have been characterized by different influences which have made English a rich and complex language. Old English was the first period of English in which English started to acquire the characteristic
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text message I need to send before class starts. I walk into the warm‚ musty computer lab and sit at my usual spot with the view of the library through the tree limbs. I am always sure to come to English class because I know of my terrible history in this subject area. I have always struggled with English and before this semester had assumed that the college level class would be the death of me. As I read over the syllabus for this class it states that we will learn to understand writing assignments
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The importance of the English Language today. English is one of the most important languages in the world. It can even be said to be the single most important language. Yes‚ other languages are important too‚ but not for the same reasons as English is important. English is important because it is‚ maybe‚ the only language that truly links the whole world together. If not for English‚ the whole world may not be as united as it is today. The other languages may be important for their local values
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ENGLISH GASTRONOMY English food has traditionally been based on beef‚ lamb‚ pork‚ chicken and fish and generally served with potatoes and one other vegetable. The most common and typical foods eaten in England include the sandwich‚ fish and chips‚ pies like the cornish pasty‚ trifle and roasts dinners. Some of our main dishes have strange names like Bubble & Squeak‚ Spotted Dick and Toad-in-the-Hole. What may appear strange to our overseas visitors is that not all our puddings are sweet
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English is a rich and colorful language which is highly synonymous all over the world. Like any language it has been in constant flux. As members of a society grow and develop so too must the tools they use to communicate with each other. One reason for this is that there are so many variations of the language itself. In addition‚ it is such a widely spoken language‚ and it is spoken by people in all parts of the world. ’Non-native speakers of English now outnumber native speakers 3 to1’. In addition
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English Pronunciation Pronunciation can be a tricky matter when it comes to the English language. Unlike with languages like Hindi and Tamil‚ letters in English take on multiple phonetic forms (think of the a in ‘can’ and the a in ‘war’); thus‚ the concept of pronouncing a word the way it is spelled does not apply. This is partly the result of derivation; English is a derivative language. It means that many of its words and phrases have been borrowed from other languages (cafe‚ boutique‚ cocoa)
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