What are the advantages and disadvantages of English being the official language of the United States of America? Will there be penalties or fines for using languages other than English in government business? Will people lose their jobs if they do not understand English? These questions all leads up if English should or should not be an official language of the United States of America. It should be an official language of the US because it increases the chance of an individual to acquire a job
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English language and its regional variations A language isn’t the same in every place where it is used. There are many factors that make it contrast with the standard form. The central subject of this essay is thus the regional variation of the English language more precisely in the Asian Continent that is related to the chapter of Crystal (2002: 276 – 280). The English spoken in India will be stressed due to its specific characteristics and importance. Walsh (2001)‚ more than 10 years ago‚
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significant role that language plays and how it can affect our everyday lives. He explains that language is seen to be the most important tool for all things. Although we all have different lifestyles to communicate‚ language is the key factor when attempting to explain and thus control our circumstances. Black English stemmed from a lifestyle that could only survive by creating their own form of the English language. “Language‚ incontestably‚ reveals the speaker. Language‚ far more dubiously‚ is
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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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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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status of English as the global language is assured Since the globalization spreads rapidly throughout the world‚ the need of a global language has become more crucial than ever before. Despite this unavoidable demand‚ some people are afraid that English may have negative effects on their own major language when English become dominant. A few countries try to limit the use of English such as Brazil‚ Poland and France etc. as the governments want to enforce language purity. However‚ English which is
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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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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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English as a global language – 2nd edition – David Crystal Chapter 1 summary In why a Global Language‚ author David Crystal explains what a global language is‚ how English has become the global language of today‚ and also why it is important for the world to have a global language. The article begins with David Crystal going explaining how English is the global language today. He explains how English is everywhere‚ it can be found all around the world‚ even headlines in other countries
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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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