WR097 Mar 3‚ 2013 Leo Zhang Funny‚ Attractive and Entertaining: Richard Lederer’s “English Is a Crazy Language” After Richard Lederer retired in 1989‚ he wrote a book about how crazy English is. Because he had taught English for many years‚ he used many interesting comments to writes “English Is a Crazy Language‚” the opening chapter of his book. In the sixth paragraph of the essay “English Is a Crazy Language‚” the author‚ Richard Lederer uses many kinds of rhetorical techniques. The use of
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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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Assignment: Feminists have claimed that English is a sexist language. Discuss whether you agree with this position or whether you think it is the users of the language that are sexist. (Justify your position). Discuss the type of changes needed to resolve this issue in today’s society and how effective these changes will be‚ given the role of men and women in Caribbean Communities? What impact‚ if any‚ will this have on the teaching of English in your community? (Use reference to specific
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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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English as an International language – Good or Bad? Are we witnessing the definitive rise of English as a truly global language? This prospective development is an issue that is heavily discussed. English has for a long time been the world’s dominating language. There are two prime reasons for its high frequency all over the globe. First of all‚ the vast influence of Britain as a former colonial power; secondly‚ the subsequent dominance‚ politically and economically‚ of the United States.
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ESSAY Helping English Language Learners in the Classroom Learners from different background and surroundings have different perceptions towards learning English. Their surroundings contribute to their more or less of understanding of towards English language learning. From urban to rural settings‚ most schools are in charge for educating English language to students. In relation to that matter‚ teachers of English language in schools are also facing several difficulties in teaching English
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Language is a key entity for survival in life. Without language‚ people would not be able to communicate. It is used in a variety of different ways and there are many different sounds languages make throughout the world. It is especially used for communicating in the business world. Since the United States is a world power‚ many say that English has become more prevalent in the global marketplace. Is English really becoming a worldwide language? Charles Foran answers this question in his essay‚
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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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