Written and Spoken English Language The English language consists both of written and spoken features. Until recently‚ items and structures most typically found in spoken language have not been fully described. Most grammars of English have had a bias towards the written language. They are many differences between spoken and written English. Text A and B show written and spoken versions of an account of a days activities. Text A is a written account of these activities‚ while Text B is a
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various parts of the book. Its main purpose remains unchanged. It is meant to encourage the students to think on the essential problems of English language structure and to form their own views of the relevant questions. B. Ilyish September 1970 PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION This book is intended as a textbook for the theoretical course on English grammar forming part of the curriculum in our Universities and Teachers’ colleges. Its main purpose is to introduce the
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The Impact of Christianity on the English Language In the year AD 597‚ the Christian missionaries led by Augustine landed in Kent and started a systematic attempt to convert England to Christianity. The impact of the new faith on the English language was mainly lexical. During the following 500 years‚ a large number of Latin words made their way into English. From the very beginning‚ words having to do with religion such as abbot‚ mass and priest were borrowed. Since the Anglo-Saxons were pagans
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An Approach to Sexist Language in English BA.Yainier Moreno Rivera & BE.Yaima Riveri Ruiz Abstract Language is a perfect tool for communication‚ much older than any of our institutions‚ which was not designed or created by any particular man‚ woman or group of people‚ but rather was a perfect example of the work of an invisible hand in society. It came to be spontaneously over the millennia of human history‚ serving all different needs of all kinds of societies. The current work aims at presenting
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AN INVESTIGATION ON THE APPLICATION OF MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE-BASED TEACHING IN THE PROCESS OF TEACHING READING TO EFL STUDENTS Journal of Education‚ 1(2):5-20‚2012 ISSN:2298-0245 An Invetsigation on the Application of Multiple Intelligence-Based Teaching in the Process of Teaching Reading to EFL Students Suleyman ÇELIK* Abstract The article presents the results of experimental research in teaching reading which was held in Ishik University‚ Iraq with 95 students of prep school aged 17-19 during
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English is an incarnate language—I accept this fact wholeheartedly. There is probably a good reason we are not discovering the Urdu slang for "#swag" or "LOL": the language is dead ( for some )‚ definitely spoken but no longer changing. To be honest‚ based on those two words‚ I would endeavor to guess that Urdu is grateful to be dead for the ubiquitous some and the youth . Even in a bizarre scenario‚ where languages had an afterlife‚ I bet Urdu would be brutally tortured for eternity‚ surrounded
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Reasons and Benefits of English as a World Language There are vast benefits of the English language which has become a global language in business‚ diplomacy‚ education and politics. One of the primary benefits of English as a world language is that it is often considered the language of global business. The international business community often uses it for communication‚ even among people who do not speak the same native language. Moreover speaking and understanding English can let a person communicate
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“Politics and the English Language‚” explores the increasing misuse of the English language and its possible political causes. When I first saw the title “Politics‚” I was afraid to read the article. The first word of the title is such a sensitive one in my mind‚ since it always seems to involve argument. I also fear my knowledge about the subject is too limited‚ even when I translate the word into Chinese. Despite my initial discomfort‚ I have tried my best to use proper English and not‚ as Orwell
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My feelings about the English language‚ including both grammar and literature‚ have changed several times throughout my life. These changes took place as I was influenced by my family and by the different teachers that I have had throughout my academic career. As a young boy‚ I knew very little about the English language‚ but the instruction which I have received throughout my academic career has worked to shape my feelings about the English language. My parents began reading to me when I was
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Education Ministry targets to train 10‚000 English language teachers this year to raise their competency in teaching the subject. Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the move was in line with the implementation of the "Upholding the Malay Language and Strengthening Command of English" (MBMMBI) policy for Year One primary school pupils starting from next year. "Although the ’Teaching and Learning of Science and Mathematics in English’ (PPSMI) has been abolished‚ the government
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