Knowing common language is essential for communicating effectively with others. A group of people living in one place or community often speak in one language to ensure that these individuals are able to understand each other. Some countries have become distinct from other countries due to the unique language that is commonly used by its inhabitants. Some nations’ states have declared a national language in their constitution and there are others that did not‚ especially those countries that have
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English has become a very universal language and well known in other foreign countries‚ however here in the United States more and more students are being deprived of being bilingual. Monolingual English speakers at a huge disadvantage because not only does learning a second language help ones communication skills but it also allows one to get connected with a foreign culture and understand situations through their perspective. “Students who do well in a second language do better in their first language”
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"...then try and transfer it across” this language is shaped and selected for the sport as “Transfer it across” wouldn’t normally be associated with a football. In addition football comes with its own lexicon‚ like other sports it includes its own unique terminology. For example Gray comments “you don’t usually take out a striker out of the penalty for a free-kick round...” The terminology used is here is “penalty” “striker” and “free-kick” the language is specifically selected for football therefore
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“A Municipal Report” takes place in Nashville‚ Tennessee shortly after the American Civil War between the northern states and southern states. It is told in the form of a report by a man who came to Nashville on business but whose name we never learn. The plot involves what happens between the narrator and three main characters: Azalea Adair‚ an educated‚ and gentle lady of the old South; Major Caswell‚ the cruel husband who treats her badly; and Uncle Caesar‚ a kind African American man with a royal
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Welcome‚ to As It Is. President Obama will give his fourth State of the Union speech Tuesday. The speech signals major policy goals for the coming year and reports‚ as the name suggests‚ on the current state of the country. Today‚ we hear about two issues that could be in the speech. And we talk with a Congressional expert about its tradition. Political candidates in the United States often talk about immigration reform during election campaigns. Now‚ lawmakers from the two main parties
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Language is a social-cultural-geographical phenomenon. There is a deep relationship between language‚ culture and society. When we study a language‚ we have to study its dialects‚ register‚ slang‚ taboo‚ idiolects‚ etc. We can find the role of language and culture in The Parent Trap movie. The movie tells us about the differences culture of 2 girls who live in London and California. They were separated when they are baby. It was because their parents divorce. One of the
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Sharon Goodman (1996) She states that we are living in a time of increased in-formalisation. Informal language used to be reserved for close personal relationships but this isn’t the simplicity anymore. Norman Fairclough agrees and calls it conversationalised language. David Crystal (2001) In his book on language and the internet Crystal refers to dialogic e-messaging which refers to immediate communication rather than traditional letters. This has changed
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China’s Relations with Africa and West China’s Relations with Africa and West Introduction The international relations between China and countries of the West and Africa have enjoyed a long standing relationship though at different levels. Since the emergence of the People’s Republic of China‚ China-West and China-Africa relations have advanced continuously‚ as shall be demonstrated herein by the deepening relations in economic‚ political and cultural realms. These relations
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English as an Additional Language (EAL) refers to pupils who speak another language at home and that this other language is their most prominent language‚ in other words their mother tongue is not English. Children with EAL should not be confused with children who are bi-lingual or children who grew up or spent time in another country but still had English as a first language. The educational system in the United Kingdom has always had to cope with the difficulties and challenges that arise in the
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Section One Parts of Speech AL Diagnostic Tests Nouns Lessons and Activities Pronouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs CO PY R IG Review Activities Final Tests HT Prepositions Conjunctions Interjections ED 3 MA TE RI Diagnostic Tests 5 Name Date Period Score % DIAGNOSTIC TEST 1 PARTS OF SPEECH For each underlined word in the following sentences‚ identify and then write the part of speech on the line next to the number. Each part of speech is
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