Edgar Allan Poe was American‚ V.S. Naipaul was born in Trinidad‚ and Vladimir Nabokov was Russian‚ but all are considered important writers in the history of English literature. In other words‚ English literature is as different as the varieties and dialects of English spoken around the world. C. What is the difference between English Literature and American Literature? English literature is known for its dry humor‚ emphasis on manners and differences between the classes‚ and stressing theme
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by yourself.’ How has you idiolect been affected? Everyone’s idiolect is influenced by many factors throughout their life‚ school‚ media‚ peers and many more. An idiolect is the way one speaks the vocabulary they use; the accent they have‚ the dialect they adopted. An idiolect is for one individual‚ it is unique‚ and no two people in the world have the exact same idiolect. My idiolect began to be affected and form the day I was able to speak. My mother gave birth to me in Toronto‚ Canada. Therefore
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RUNNING HEADER: Language Acquisition Theories Introduction It is reported by Waggoner that one in six United States adolescents between the age of 14 and 19 speaks a foreign language at home besides English. Some schools expect these children to speak English fluently and at a rapid pace. They also have this hidden expectation that there will be no interference with their academic progress in the classroom. The information that is taught to English
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the world so… Why will it be now? There are numerous languages for humans to communicate‚ as well as‚ if we came back to the origin of English‚ it comes from Germany and have expand around the world during the years. Moreover‚ English has different dialects‚ for example American English is not the same as the British English. Thus‚ in order of having English as the predominant language which of these will be chosen? To conclude‚ I would say that there is no wrong or correct to this stimulus as one
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Eng 150 October 27‚ 2010 The Negative Impact of Bilingual Education It is true that‚ fitting in and adapting to two different linguistic and cultural world can have lasting impacts on individuals‚ hence‚ Richard Rodriguez‚ in his book “Achievement of Desire”‚ addresses his struggles as a young boy‚ trying to adapt to a bilingual education and how that education alienated him from his uneducated Mexican parents. Additionally in the excerpts “How to Tame a Wild Tongue‚” Gloria Anzaldua
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On the feature of American slangs Abstract: With the development of the society‚ slang is accepted by more and more Americans. This thesis analyses features and functions of American slang. The author draws a conclusion that American slang reflects the cultural characteristics of Americans’ humor‚ informality‚ self-confidence‚ anti-authority‚ innovation consciousness and pursuit for time efficiency. Slang is a sort of informal language‚ the original purpose is to express vulgarly or use it as
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One aspect that stands out to be the utmost dominant in the means of varying my idiolect is social networking. Abbreviations like “LOL” and “ROFL” appear to be making their way into everyday teenager dialects around the world including mine. I have noticed that I currently use “LOL” often to let others recognise when I find something humorous. What I perceive from this is that I only use this abbreviation around my friends primarily because of the formal and informal parting of my idiolect between
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vocabulary. I’ve also had the opportunity while serving in the United States Air Force‚ to hear many different “Englishes”. Being in the military‚ you get to work with and spend a lot of time with people from all over America who speak in different dialects related to their social backgrounds. One day you might work with someone from the Deep South and the next day‚ someone from Maine. Then you might get lucky and work with someone from your own part of the country or‚ you might get two guys both
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Hokkien is: 1. The surviving language of the Tang Dynasty (唐朝‚ 618 - 907 A.D.)‚ China ’s Golden Age of Culture. Note: The Hokkien we hear today may have "evolved" from its original form 2‚000 years ago‚ but it still retains the main elements of the Tang Dynasty Language. 2. Hokkiens are the surviving descendants of the Tang Dynasty -- When the Tang Dynasty collapsed‚ the people of the Tang Dynasty fled South and sought refuge in the Hokkien ( Fujian 福建省) province. Hence‚ Hokkien called themselves
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her “Why it can’t be English?” Higgins could identify people from their accents. As during that time‚ only people from upper middle class or high class societies had the opportunities to learn proper English. And people spoke different accents or dialects according to the area they were born in. For example‚ Eliza spoke her native accent Cockney- which couldn’t pronounce the vowels a‚e‚i‚o‚u correctly. Now I come to realize that the accent in language has so much influence on people. We could know
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