History of the English language From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia (Redirected from History of English Language) Jump to: navigation‚ search English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic invaders from various parts of what is now northwest Germany and the Netherlands. Initially‚ Old English was a diverse group of dialects‚ reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England. One of these dialects‚ Late
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Is English a ‘Killer Language’? The Globalisation of a Code Tanja Eckert‚ Andrea Johann‚ Anna Känzig‚ Melanie Küng‚ Bianca Müller‚ Cornelia Schwald‚ Laura Walder Abstract: Does English act as a Killer-Language or not? The fact that English has gained the status of a world language goes back to British colonialism. English was imposed on the indigenous populace in order to strengthen the power of the colonists. As the example of Papua New Guinea shows‚ this can have serious consequences for people’s
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educated audience. The point of this article is for the middle aged classes to wonder‚ and be convinced that the use of the abbreviations and made up words by youth and media are ruining the English language. We can tell that the text is targeted to these groups of people as this is a criticism towards the modern language that the youth has created. This was mostly due to the use of technology in young people’s lives‚ such as texting and computers‚ chatting and social networks and even the media. Some
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Application form for Development Internship (volunteering) The steps of selection process are as the following: 1) Application form: Fill in the application form‚ name it Surname_Name_University‚ for example‚ Dzholamanova_Elnura_KGUSTA. Send it before (the 11th of March ) (23:59pm) to the following email: aiesec.exchange@ojooo.com 2) Business game‚ group discussion and Introduction to AIESEC 3) Interview 4) LIS (Local Induction Seminar‚ 29-31 March 2013) Those who pass the selection
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228 ENGLISH IS A CRAZY LANGUAGE RICHARD LEDERER Concord‚ New HaITIpshire The English language is the ITIost widely spoken in the history of our planet. The English language has acquired the largest vocabulary and the noblest literature in the history of the hUITIan race. Nonetheless‚ English is a crazy language. In the crazy English language there is no butter in butterITIilk‚ no haITI in haITIburger‚ and no cottages in cottage cheese. To add to the in sanity‚ blackboards can be green‚ hot dogs
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The two discrete educational philosophies are bilingual education and teaching a second language. 2. What does Rodriguez mean when he says‚ “[I]n a way‚ it didn’t matter very much that my parents could not speak English with ease…. And yet‚ in another way‚ it mattered very much” (para.15)? I think when Rodriguez’s said it didn’t matter to him he meant socially because his parents didn’t speak English that great but they were able to speak it to the attend of people understanding them and getting
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History of the English Language One thing that makes human culture possible is the language‚ not thought. We cannot form a precise though without the power of words. Surely‚ we can relay on pictures‚ but language is the tool that will help the idea construct more completely‚ precisely‚ with more detail and finesse. Animals communicate‚ but their way of communication is based on cries consisted of limited number of symbols which have general meaning. Example: In case of danger: - A human
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working with and studying English as Second Language (ESL) learners in several contexts – online‚ corporate‚ and academic. In the course of interfacing with these different types of students‚ several interesting features arise in the study of the learners’ language‚ most especially errors in writing. In this article‚ I will give a brief background of the errors of the learners. I will also try to encapsulate some of my observations and experiences in dealing with language errors and probably suggest
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does the English language enable us to express ‘politeness’? The definition of politeness is ‘Having or showing behavior that is respectful and considerate of other people’(Oxford Dictionary) it is a social construct that has formulated by humans to communicate in society. They are usually taught in the home and in society through our norms and values of socialisation .Linguistically‚ politeness is a form of pragmatic‚ ‘the study of how interlocutors use their own knowledge of a language to convey
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