English has become an universal language. Do you think that the positive effects of this trend outweigh negative effects? The influence of English as a universal language is a subject matter. People are increasingly concerned about whether the popularity of learning English is a positive trend. As far as i know‚ its benefits are far more pronounced than its downside. In economic terms‚ the prevalence of English creates two benefits. One benefit is that it enables people to explore new business
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Alliteration: The headline employs alliteration through the repetition of the letter ‘P’ in order to engage the reader as well as hold his attention. Allusion: The writer eludes to the horrors of the Holocaust in the hope of evoking a visceral response that will encourage support for the current Iraq War. Analogy The writer employs the analogy of cancer. In doing so‚ he likens gambling to the infamous malignant tumour as to suggest the devastating effects of gambling on the health of
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Grice’s Maxims Quantity [don’t say too much or too little]; Relevance [keep to the point]; Manner [speak in a clear‚ coherent and orderly way]; Quality [be truthful] Grice’s Maxims Quantity [don’t say too much or too little]; Relevance [keep to the point]; Manner [speak in a clear‚ coherent and orderly way]; Quality [be truthful] Filler Items which do not carry conventional meaning but which are inserted in speech to allow time to think‚ to create a pause or to hold a turn in
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WR097 Mar 3‚ 2013 Leo Zhang Funny‚ Attractive and Entertaining: Richard Lederer’s “English Is a Crazy Language” After Richard Lederer retired in 1989‚ he wrote a book about how crazy English is. Because he had taught English for many years‚ he used many interesting comments to writes “English Is a Crazy Language‚” the opening chapter of his book. In the sixth paragraph of the essay “English Is a Crazy Language‚” the author‚ Richard Lederer uses many kinds of rhetorical techniques. The use of
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METHODOLOGY : HOW TO DESCRIBE AN ANALYZE AN AD IN ENGLISH I/ Identification ? This is an advertisement for… Information about the product when possible. ? Origin of the document (magazine‚ newspaper etc.): country‚ author‚ time … ? General topic (in a few words) II/ Structure and description ? Structure of the picture : study the diagonals‚ the horizontal/ vertical lines‚ the differences which may appear in the image ? Analysis of the different shots (high angle shots: plongée‚ low angle
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group) • Power in discourse- the ways in which power us manifested in situations through language • Power behind discourse- the focus on social and ideological reasons behind the enactment of power. (Gender‚ class etc.) • You cannot look at how power is communicated through language without looking at the society. • Language is underpinned by strong ideological perspectives. • No example of language used is a completely neutral. Fairclough- Synthetic personalisation- Basically when
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How William Shakespeare changed the English language William Shakespeare was born/baptized on April 26th 1564 and died on April 23rd 1616. He was an English poet and playwright‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world ’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England ’s national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works consist of about 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ two long narrative poems‚ and several other poems. His plays have been translated
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Should English be declared the official language of the United States? When in 1981 Senator S. I. Hayakawa ask‚ for the first in US history consideration of new amendment in United States Constitution to elect English as the official language it raises a question: Why now? Americans for over 200 years lived without declaring English as their official language‚ so why do they need this now? People living in the United States have two different points of view: one group‚ majority
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The English language is the most widespread language in the world spanning every continent and extending to almost every nook and corner across the globe. From its humble beginnings as an Anglo-Saxon language it has become a vibrant language embracing and absorbing words and phrases from many foreign languages and this has gained wide popularity. However‚ greatly influenced by a large number of contributions from poets‚ playwrights‚ novelists and writers of various prose forms of the English language
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English for American Official Language When I was eleven years old‚ I was adopted from Russia. I came into American knowing no English at all. The struggle I went through to learn the language was almost unbearable‚ but with the help of others and my hard work‚ I was able to become fluent. I learned this language because there are no schools that teach in Russian in America‚ and I wanted to become part of American culture. English is spoken by more people than any other language in the world
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