A: Hello everyone! Have you ever tried when typing a definitely correct word in Microsoft‚ but it says your word is wrong? Do you know why? It is because of the difference between British and American English. B: To begin with‚ let’s talk about history. In the past‚ the religions of the British & American were different. Christians(that is the Puritans) were persecuted by the other people. So some of them grouped together & went to America because they wanted to leave England. C: They
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English as a World Language. The global spread of English over the last 50 years is remarkable. It is unprecedented in several ways: by the increasing number of users of the language‚ by its depth of permeation ["pE:mI’eISn] into societies and its range of functions. There is a model consisting of 3 circles proposed by B.B. Kachru in 1982 in order to describe regional varieties of English. The 1st or inner circle includes people who speak English as their vernacular language (200-400 mln speakers)
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Speak “Right” English: The Unconstitutional Standard English Language Ideology In this essay‚ I question the validity of Standard English Language Ideology. Moreover‚ I employ the research done by Nelson Flores and Jonathan Rosa‚ Samy Alim and other authors to support my argument that the enforcement of Standard English Language violates the rights of American citizens‚ especially those minorities whose first language is not English. This includes the right of free speech and the right of equality
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Same Places‚ Same People‚ Different Names There was a big problem for me and I am certain that it is shared among millions of people from different parts of the world living in the United States or other English speaking countries. I am referring to the problem that why some foreign names are different in the English language from their origins while some others are almost the same as they are in their origins. For example‚ names such as Ali‚ Buddha‚ Miriam‚ Tokyo‚ Washington‚ and Quito are the
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Education is a philosophy within itself without even responding to the different categories of a student ’s learning day. English education is‚ in my opinion‚ kind of a shady subject. When one talks about their English class‚ what aspects are they talking about? Is this referring to the grammar sections‚ the vocabulary sections or the criticizing of novels? Through the use of grammar a person can increase the way others perceive what they are writing. In my opinion it is not the way something is
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Numerous cultures from around the world have circulated many traditions to other cultures. Although most of the traditions in the earlier eras were not recorded or written‚ through communication skills‚ one is able to access these customs by interviewing someone from that culture. Language is the key module to a single culture‚ whether only one culture speaks a particular language or many cultures across the world share that same language. Sharing a language with another culture is a way of combining
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Abstract 2.5 billion Text messages are sent per day Majority of people have been affected by “slang” language. This report describes and evaluates the reference of ‘slang’ being incorporated into the English language. Qualitative research in the form of a questionnaire has been used to conduct the research and gather the necessary information needed to compile this research report. With the research conducted‚ it was found that students are very keen and do not mind ‘slang’ being incorporated into
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LANGUAGE USE IN THE CARIBBEAN CLASSROOM Teaching English language and literacy to students is one of the major tasks faced by many teachers in the Caribbean today. When we consider the language varieties that are spoken in our classrooms‚ we can see why we have so many issues when it comes to the teaching of Standard English. It is often said that language is a powerful tool which influences beliefs and views and acts as a complete tool of social control. When we look at our schools in the Caribbean
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There are many British words which are different to American words. For example: • A lorry is a slimmer truck. • A lift is an elevator. • A fortnight is two weeks. • A chemist is a person who works in a drugstore. • A dual carriageway is a freeway. Lisa and Sofia Efthymiou‚ an American mum and daughter‚ have listed below a few of the differences between British and American words. Visit also our Glossary of British Words We have arranged the words in categories to make
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Multilingual I recall a friend asking me‚ “What do you call a person that speaks two languages?” To which I responded “bilingual of course.” Then he proceeded to asking‚ “What do you call a person who only speaks one language?” As I sat there dumbfounded searching deep in the back of my mind for the correct word‚ he said “an American” and began to laugh. It may seem like a just a little joke—perhaps funny or not‚ depending on how you take it—but it has a
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