English from a nation language to a global language During the course of a few centuries‚ English has developed from being a nation language spoken only by people in the British Isles to being an international language spoken by nearly 2 billion people. In this article I’m going to write about the factors that played a role in making English a global language. The English language is today known as one of the most powerful languages in the world. The fact that English today is one of the most
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In this essay‚ I will be analysing the detail of spoken language used in the interview between Jamie Oliver and Michael Parkinson. This interview will take place in the BBC one studio with an live audience Which may suggest that this interview is not planned. The purpose of this interview is to retrieve vital information from Jamie Oliver and entertain the viewers of the show ( including the audience) Jamie oliver is one of the biggest chiefs in great Britain and he is well know for his tv shows
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Practice Essay “These days we are far more tolerant of taboo language; it no longer has the power to shock or offend. Discuss.” Why are we more accepting of taboo language today? Increased usage‚ social groups that use taboo language to build solidarity/exclude others. What are the social purposes of taboo language? Support group solidarity‚ create social distance‚ challenge authority‚ establish identity In what situations would taboo language be shocking or offensive‚ and when would it be expected/tolerated
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4. Quantitative Passage Based MCQ 1 - 9 Passage with Answer Keys. 5. Language Conventions English Grammar and Usage MCQ Stand alone 40 Q. with Key 6. Language Conventions English Contextual Vocabulary MCQ 40 questions with key 7. Language Conventions English Passage Based MCQ 18 Passages with Key 8. Language Conventions Hindi Grammar and Usage MCQ 50 questions with key 9. Language Conventions Hindi Contextual Vocabulary MCQ 51 questions with Key
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Horror Plague Overwhelms Village The Duvall family is this morning leaving the small village of Malsam‚ after a terrible experience. During the past two weeks‚ an infestation of mice has occurred throughout the village of Malsam‚ where the Duvall family had recently moved in. Various neighbours of the Duvall family began to be suspicious as they heard unusual noises coming from their home. On Monday 13th Gabriel and Luca‚ the Duvall children‚ arrived at school with a shoebox containing
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Affixation in the English language……………………..…….7 1.2. Degree of derivation…….…………………………...……….7 1.3.Homonymic derivational affixes……………………...……..18 Chapter II. Prefixation in the English language…………………28 2.1. Prefixation. Some debatable problems………………...……28 2.2. Classification of prefixes…………………………..………..33 2.3. Productive and non-productive word building prefixes…………………………………...…………………41 2.4. Some prefixes in the English language in comparison with the
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SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH LITERACY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Key Issues and Promising Practices Diane August August & Associates Report No. 61 February 2003 This report was published by the Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk (CRESPAR)‚ a national research and development center supported by a grant (No. R-117-D40005) from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)‚ U.S. Department of Education. The content or opinions expressed
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Test on English Language Time: 1 hour Max. Marks: 50 ____________________________________________________________ ______ Task-I (15M) Read this letter from Maurice‚ who is on holiday in Britain‚ to his sister Sally in New Zealand. Put the verbs in a suitable tense‚ active or passive. Dear Sally‚ How are you? We’ve been having a lovely time. We’re being very well looked after by our hosts. We (1) _____________ (take) sightseeing and we (2) _____________
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Regional accents show great variation across the areas where English is spoken as a first language. This reading provided an overview of the many identifiable variations in pronunciation‚ deriving from the phoneme inventory of the local dialect‚ of the local variety of Standard English between various populations of native English speakers. Local accents are part of local dialects. Dialects of English have unique features in pronunciation‚ vocabulary‚ and grammar. I have learned that the term "accent"
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Alliteration: The headline employs alliteration through the repetition of the letter ‘P’ in order to engage the reader as well as hold his attention. Allusion: The writer eludes to the horrors of the Holocaust in the hope of evoking a visceral response that will encourage support for the current Iraq War. Analogy The writer employs the analogy of cancer. In doing so‚ he likens gambling to the infamous malignant tumour as to suggest the devastating effects of gambling on the health of
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