The question to ask is: ‘Why not use Standard English all the time?’ Language is a powerful communication tool the user holds to express their individual identity and ingroup solidarity. The use of Standard English helps to direct this‚ as it acts as the structure of communication‚ ingroup and between speech communities to effectively present a standard for mutual understanding. Outside of Standard English comes the use of slang‚ netspeak and textspeak‚ which helps to develop and enrich the language
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Dear Diary Right now I’m sitting in the Landie writing this. We’re on the way back from our first trip to Hell‚ bouncing along this remote road. This morning we woke up early to get our stuff packed. We have been staying down in Hell for the last five interesting days. Down in a little clearing surrounded by thick‚ dense scrub and a fresh cool nearby creek below Satan’s Steps. It’s the
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Middle English describes dialects of English in the history of the English language between the High and Late Middle Ages‚ or roughly during the three centuries between the late 12th and the late 15th century. * In 1066 the Normans invaded England‚ and the French of Normandy‚ together with Latin‚ was to become the language of court‚ religion and science * English was still used by the common people‚ but there was no literature written in it for 200 years. * However‚ this situation of
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"Black English" Another Way to Classify Humans "To open your mouth You have confessed your parents‚ your youth‚ your school‚ your salary‚ your self-esteem‚ and alas‚ your future ". After reading the two essays‚ "From Outside‚ In" by Barbara Mellix and "If Black English Isn’t a Language Then Tell Me‚ What Is?" by James Balwin‚ I came to realize a few things one of them being that the way we speak‚ is a means of identifying somebody’s culture and background. Much in how a license can tell a person
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The English Renaissance One of the many reasons I like this period in history is because towards the end of the Middle Ages‚ various changes had occurred in society throughout Europe‚ which had led to the development of arts. The beginning of the English Renaissance is often taken‚ as a convenience‚ as 1485‚ when the Battle of Bosworth Field ended the Wars of the Roses and inaugurated the Tudor Dynasty. But Renaissance style and ideas were slow in penetrating England‚ and
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~ History of English ~ Summer term 2010/11 Wednesdays 11.00-12.30 Fridays 11.00-12.30 ~ Introduction ~ - Who speaks English? - 1) inner circle (320-380 million speakers; English as L1) - 2) outer circle (150-300 million speakers; English as L2) - 3) expanding circle (100-1000 million speakers; English as lingua franca = ELF) - possible language shifts: from ELF to L2 - from L2 to L1 - Why is English a world language? - historical
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Someone Who Makes It Worthy The theme “it is important to have someone to share life’s experiences” is shown throughout the script The Diary of Anne Frank by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Savoring a life to remember‚ when there needs to be someone to speak to about situations‚ and where emotional support is required is why it is so extremely crucial to have influential people to partake their lives with. To begin‚ it is essential to have someone to share reminiscences with because there are
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September 2nd‚ 1886 August 31‚ 1886‚ was one of the worst days in Charleston‚ that day we had a major earthquake of the likes of which I have never felt. The day started off as a nice calm day. My mom and I were reading a book and then all of a sudden I could hear this rumbling sound that seemed to come from inside earth. It started off as a gentle vibration then after a few minutes the noise and the vibrations became more violent. It was as if the earth had a terrible stomach ache. The shake
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Entry 1: I have received this book from by brother‚ Ruben. He gave it to me when I was trapped in the cistern when my brothers were away working. Ruben told me to write in it so people will know what happened to me. He told be he swiped it from my father’s blank books he was planning on writing in. I guess I should start from the beginning…. It all started with my father‚ Jacob‚ who gave me a fancy coat. My brothers interpreted this as he loved me more than them and they distanced themselves from
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I am 10 years old. Life as a slave in the plantation is terrible. I do work from 7 am to 9 pm. I have to chop and grow cotton at the plantation. I have been at this plantation for at least 5 years. I had a mom‚ a dad and 2 brothers but I got taken from my brothers and parents when I was around 5. I’m escaping so I’m free and I might be able to find my parents and brothers. I will escape with Harriet Tubman. I will leave tomorrow saturday January 25th. I will leave at night because most people
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