"Politics and the English Language" is an essay by George Orwell published in 1946 where he criticizes the way written English language has evolved. Orwell uses five texts from various contemporary authors to identify in them the "perversions" in the evolution of the language. He then classifies these into four main fallacies: "dying metaphors" or cliches‚ "operators or verbal false limbs" or the elimination of simple verbs and the use of passive voice rather than active‚ "pretentious diction" or
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"Politics and the English Language" (1946)‚ by George Orwell‚ is an essay criticizing "ugly and inaccurate" contemporary written English. He asserted contemporary English prose causes and affects foolish thoughts and dishonest politics. "Vagueness and sheer incompetence" were the "most marked characteristic" of contemporary English prose‚ and especially of the political writing of his day. Orwell criticizes contemporary writers’ preference of abstract words over concrete ones‚ and suggests they
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assignment to assignment‚ in general‚ English 101 and English KN4 focus more strongly on the expression component‚ while English 102 and 103 focus equally on the comprehension and insight and on the expression components. English 101 Content/Comprehension and Insight 30% Organization of Response 20% Expression 50% English 102 Content/Comprehension and Insight 40% Organization of Response 20% Expression 40% English 103 Content/Comprehension and Insight
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SOEL: School of English Language Launch Marketing Plan Table of Contents Page Executive Summary 2 Mission Statement 2 Situation analysis 3 Competition Analysis 3 SOEL Launch SWOT Analysis 4 Market Segmentation 4 Research 4 Target Segmentation 4 Conversation Strategy 6 Positioning 8 Unique Selling Position 9 Selected Marketing Strategy
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In most Asian families‚ most kids’ first language is their native language. My first language is English but my second language is Vietnamese. It has always been equally important to me in my life. My parents spoke English‚ but little of it. As I was getting a little older‚ one day I heard my parents talking in Vietnamese and it was something about me because they said my name‚ I got really curious and asked them. They would not tell me anything and would just laugh so it made me angry. I realized
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Development of children’s language awareness in English teaching materials Abstract The paper will focus on the concept of language awareness in the context of young learners. The whole language approach‚ inductive approach and implicit grammar teaching are advocated in early language education as children by the age of 10 are not able to understand abstract rules and principles. However‚ for languages to develop naturally grammatical categories have to be present in the instructions. Namely
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Language Change in English Heraclitus (6th Century BC‚ cited in Aitchison‚ 1981) stated that “Everything rolls on‚ nothing stays still ” (P. 1). Like everything else‚ language gradually transforms itself over the centuries. Generation by generation‚ pronunciation evolves‚ new words are borrowed or invented‚ the meaning of old words drifts‚ and morphology develops or decays. The rate of change varies but whether the changes are faster or slower‚ the original and new language will not be mutually
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Intercultural Communication Studies XIV: 2 2005 Hoffer - Language Borrowing Language Borrowing and the Indices of Adaptability and Receptivity Bates L. Hoffer Trinity University Introduction One of the most easily observable results of intercultural contact and communication is the set of loanwords that is imported into the vocabulary of each language involved. The field of cultures and languages in contact (Weinreich 1953) has grown a great deal over the past fifty years. From the early studies
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Student English 101 Sessions 11/27/12 High School Foreign Language Each year‚ high schools around the country waste money on unnecessary foreign language programs. Although learning a second language can help get a job‚ or help adapt to a new country that doesn’t speak English‚ if there was a choice‚ most students would not choose to take a foreign language class. Also‚ most students who take foreign classes just to acquire the credits to graduate and usually do not even end up using the
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meant by appropriateness (or appropriacy) in language use? Kevin Speck Word Count: 1407 words. Date: 12th November‚ 2014. Appropriateness of language means tailoring the language you use so it is appropriate for the age‚ perceived social status‚ form of communication‚ and the context of the occasion. These factors by themselves assume that the person you are communicating with is a native speaker of the language. Teachers of English as a second language need to take into account all the above factors
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