English: English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in England and is now the most widely used language in the world.[4] It is spoken as a first language by a majority of the inhabitants of several nations‚ including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand and a number of Caribbean nations. It is the third most common native language in the world‚ after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.[5] It is widely learned as a second language and is an official
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FACTS OF ENGLISH English is a West Germanic Language. It spread with the growth of the British Empire‚ becoming the dominant language in Canada‚ the United States‚ New Zealand and Australia. The growing global influence of the US has further increased the spread of English. Today English is probably the most widely spoken language in the world‚ with many people learning it as a second or foreign language‚ like me and you. It is estimated that there could be as many as 1.5 billion total English speakers
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I. INTRODUCTION Understanding Old English Old English (OE) is the earliest form of English spoken today. Seeing it at first glance‚ we will recognize that the appearance and sound are roughly different from Present Day English. The form started emerging approximately in the fifth century‚ around 449 AD and used for over 600 years before the Norman Conquest 1066 AD. During those 600 years‚ it was going through a constant change. By 1100‚ it had been a completely different language compared to its
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Nowadays‚ the importance of English cannot be denied and ignored since English is the most common language used everywhere. With the help of developing technology‚ English has been playing a major role in many sectors including medicine‚ engineering‚ technology‚ aviation and education. Moreover‚ English is the international language of tourism‚ banking‚ computing‚ diplomacy‚ Hollywood films‚ and the best song in the world and for the business. Working experience and English language can produce career
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English is an important language English is an important language because in today’s global world‚ the importance of English cannot be denied or ignored since English is the most common language spoken everywhere. Solomon Island is a developing country and everyone has to learn English because today everything seems to be English. Language plays an important role in human life. Out of all the languages in the world‚ English is considered as the international language. There are some reasons why
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LEXICOGRAPHY AND THE DESCRIPTION OF PHILIPPINE ENGLISH VOCABULARY Historical sources show that Filipino words began to be borrowed into the English of the American colonizers at a very early stage in the colonial period. Today‚ the English used in the Philippines has a distinctive localized vocabulary which finds expression in a range of settings‚ including government‚ education‚ and the media as well as the personal domain. Describing the vocabulary of new Englishes(Lado) In the academic
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Role of English in the 21st Century: Melvia A. Hasman The world is in various stages of social‚ economic‚ and demographic transition. Economically and politically‚ the world has changed more rapidly in the past few years than at any time since 1945. The emerging global economy is both competitive and interdependent. It reflects the availability of modern communications and production technologies in most parts of the world. So‚ do we need to be concerned about the future of the English language
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The Rise of English The rise of English as an international language has always been a debatable issue. Its critics condemn the global dominance of English as a form of linguistic imperialism‚ in which hegemonic powers like Great Britain and the United States extend their influence and interests by promoting the teaching and learning of English (Phillipson‚ 1992). In contrast‚ others have observed that the ascension of English as an international language has been supported by individuals in various
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Moldova State University Faculty of Foreign Languages and Literature Specialty: Anglophone studies The French loans in English cuisine Gheorghiu Natalia Master degree course Group 111 MP Chișinău 2013 Table of content Introduction.................................................................................................................................3 Methodology and Data used in the Study.................................................................................
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2013 Final draft English-Only Rules In the Workplace As the increasing of immigration in the Unite States‚ English as one of the Global language that is more and more important. Today 1.75 billion people speak English in necessary situation that means one in four of us. Yet English is the common language when employees come from different counties‚ the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and National Origin Discrimination often considers “English-Only rules” in the
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