Estonian Business School Institute of Foreign Languages GRAMMAR OF SPOKEN ENGLISH Term Paper By Maria Esko BBL-2 Supervisor: Ludmilla Podolski Tallinn 2012 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Common Features of Spoken English 4 Grammar Characteristics 7 Clause Combination 7 Position of items 8 Pausing‚ Repeating and Recasting 8 Organising the discourse 9 Ellipsis 9 Response Tokens 10 Vague Expressions 11 Headers and Tails 11 Conclusion 12 References 13 Introduction
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English in New Zealand (NZEng) Grammar Very few differences: Like AusEng ‘shall’ and ‘should’ avoidance “Will I see you there?” as in ScotEng Singular verb agreement preferred The team is playing badly “in the weekend” rather than at / on Vocabulary Includes Australianisms Some distinct NZEng items Maori loanwords Mostly in colloquial usage & slang More colloquially… to farewell tramping to
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‘Why do Bollywood movies mix Hindi and English’ is a question that I have been asked by my foreigner friends over and over again. It comes to them as a surprise when I reply. ‘It is the normal way people talk in India’. Today‚ English is widely acknowledged as being the ‘lingua franca’ of the modern world. This phrase refers to the adoption of English as the ‘bridging’ language among communities to allow communication between people who do not speak the same language or dialect- making it the leader
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attitude. It can have a positive or negative effect of the reader. 2. What is the difference between formal and informal tone? Formal tone means that you should not use some words that are used in casual writings. Informal tone is similar to a spoken conversation. 3. What is your angle on writing your research topic? I don’t have an angle. It is going to be as unbiased as possible. 4. What is the difference between context and conventions? Context is expressing the words to give a certain meaning
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This research compares formal and informal organizational communication structures‚ specifically focusir^ on salience‚ channel factors‚ and channel usage. The major hypotheses of this research were partially supported with data collected from a large‚ technically oriented governmental agency (n = 380). Differences Between Fbrmal and Informal Conuniinication Channels J. David Johnson William A. Donohue Charles K. Atkin Mtchtgan State Untverslty Sally Johnson Lansing Community College
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In order for an amendment to be added to the constitution there is a long process that needs to be abided by. There are formal and informal ways to make an amendment. The informal way is that the president can change the constitution without actually amending it. In the formal way there needs to be three-fourths of the amendment passed by the state‚ then two-thirds of a majority vote by the house of representatives and senate. There can also be a constitutional convention held by the state legislatures
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of America has a document known as the Constitution that creates the general rules that the government must not break. These rules are known as amendments. More and more amendments get added to the Constitution over time through two ways known as formal and informal amendments. These changes are necessary for the Constitution‚ as it makes sure the government and society are evolving with modern times. As time goes on‚ the beliefs of society change and the Constitution should follow suit. For an
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Differences between Mandarin and English Mandarin‚ known by many for being one of the most difficult languages in the world‚ is my mother language. Born in China eighteen years ago‚ I was raised in a Mandarin-speaking environment. Both of my parents have been speaking to me in Mandarin ever since I was a child. Mandarin is the language I usually spoke when I was in China and even in here I speak Mandarin with my Chinese friends. Studying the first language is a slow and natural process which is
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Varieties of English‚ such as Singlish‚ have an important role to play in contemporary society. Discuss. Different varieties of English‚ such as the interesting variety used in Singapore‚ known as ‘Singlish’‚ have an important role to play in our modern society. Singlish in particular serves as a unifying tongue between the diverse cultures and ethnic groups that reside on the island. Although disapproved by the government‚ it continues to convey a unique Singaporean identity and a taste of the
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3 1. British English and American English pronunciation 7 2. British English and American English vocabulary 10 3. British English and American English grammar 13 Conclusions 16 References 17 Introduction The object of this work is to study‚ analyse‚ and most importantly compare differences between two major branches of English language: American English (also called General American) and British English (also called UK English or English English). The term British
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