Breaking Down Filipino English Filipino English most common variations in Standard English are on sound system‚ rhythm and on stress.I will explain why these are so in contrasting the interviewer‚which is using the standard British English and the interviewee‚ a Filipino English speaker‚or the CNN interview to President Benigno Noynoy Aquino. First in sound system ‚I observed that the Filipino English was always compared to their vernacular counterparts.For example‚when Pres.Aquino said
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English Consonants and Vowels Exercise 2.2: English Consonants 1. Give a complete description of the consonant sound represented by the symbol and then supply an English word containing the sound. Example: /tʃ/ Answer: voiceless alveolopalatal affricate Word: cherry (a) /θ/ (e) /r/ (b) /ŋ/ (f) /j/ (c) /ʒ/ (g) /g/ (d) [ɫ] 2. Give the phonetic symbol representing the consonant sound described and then supply an English word containing the sound.
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English as a foreign language‚ globalization and Conceptual questioning This text talks us about the importance of the English as lingua franca‚ and the struggle between “native English countries” and the other countries to impose their own language as lingua franca. The main problem is that the lingua franca is chosen by the most powerful people in the world who in their majority have English as native language. The people who live in countries where the English is their native language are privileged
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about losing an accent to adjust with the current lifestyle. Gloria did grow up in the Untied States but spoke mostly Spanish. She did not speak true Spanish but a different form of Spanish called “Chicano Spanish”. She was living in the most English speaking place on this planet‚ but she was from Mexican decent. Spanish in the United States was rare during this time‚ but she spoke a form of Spanish. She describes the difficulty of changing to Chicano Spanish. Chicano Spanish also varies from
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bit nervous and curious‚ I feel like I am not ready for university yet. Time flies so fast. A: Hmmm‚ may I ask why? B: Well if you want to know. Going to a British University‚ where you need to speak in English fluently is difficult for me. It is easy for you because your first language is English and you come from UK‚ while my first language is Malay as I come from Malaysia. My language skills are not sufficient to embark on a university degree. A: There’s no need to worry about that. This university
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English Cuisine Contents 1. Introduction 2. Foods and ingredients 1. Bread 2. Cheese 3. Fish and seafood 4. Pies‚ pastries and savory puddings 5. Sausages 6. Sandwiches 3. Meals 1. Breakfast 2. Afternoon tea 3. The Sunday roast 4. Dessert 5. Savory course 4. Food establishments 1. Pub food 2. Chip shops and other takeaways 5. Drinks 1. Hot drinks 2. Soft drinks 3. Alcoholic drinks 6. Vegetarianism 7. International reputation Motivation of choice
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International Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages Book 2 Achiever Communicator Vincent Smidowicz Bridget Bloom Spoken English for Speakers of Other Languages Book 2 Achiever/Communicator Introduction This booklet provides a taster of the new support materials created for Spoken ESOL. All the sample exercises included here have been selected from Book 2‚ which covers the Achiever and Communicator levels. This new and important resource (see Key features) is designed both to help
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The English Patient Commentary Page 136-137 This key passage is from Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient‚ found in the first few pages of chapter four. Before‚ this passage‚ Hana is sitting beside Almasy while he begins to describe his first expedition in the deserts in the 1930s. After‚ Almasy explained how he came to hate nations‚ but was attached to the desert as it could not be claimed or own. The passage between reinforces the idea that identity is not fixed‚ it changes over time as people
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gadgets like cell phones and computers to convey their messages and through these‚ they learned how to cope and change the way they convey their thoughts and ideas in different forms. Indeed‚ English proficiency is one of the important things that we need to practice. The proper usage of both Filipino and English language is one of the important aspects of Philippine education. Correct grammar‚ syntax and pronunciation are the main concerns of improving our language proficiency to maintain an effective
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Lecture Intonation in English Outline 1. Intonation: definition‚ approaches‚ functions. 2. Components of intonation and the structure of English tone-group. 3. Sentence stress. 4. Rhythm. 1. Intonation: definition‚ approaches‚ functions. Intonation is a language universal. There are no languages which are spoken without any change of prosodic parameters but intonation functions in various languages in a different way. What is the role intonation plays in the language? Intonation
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