the world’s global language‚ English. English is the most widely spoken language in the history of our planet‚ used in some way by at least one out of every seven human beings around the globe. Majority of international phone calls are made in English‚ more than 70% of International mails are written and addressed in English. Half of the world’s books and as much as 80% of all computer texts are written and stored in English (Lederer‚ 2001). The rise of English speaking nation’s economic
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For many years‚ the English legal system has followed the doctrine of precedent and concreted itself by the rules of stare decisis. Courts were taught to follow previous judgments‚ in other words “to stand by decisions and not disturb the undisturbed.” However‚ over centuries‚ principles and decisions set and made by judges were refined‚ confined‚ and distinguished. Such decisions came about because judges in later cases felt the need to make amendments‚ due to specific reasons under crucial circumstances
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American English CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………………3 Chapter I. Historical background of American English…………………………………..6 Chapter II. Characteristic features of American English………………………………...12 2.1 . Phonology…………………………………………………………………………13 2.2 . Vocabulary…………………………………………………………………………17 2.3 . Grammar…………………………………………………………………………...23 Conclusions……………………………………………………………………………..27 Bibliography……………………………………………………………………………30 Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Introduction
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English Proficiency CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY This chapter presents the method of research utilized in the study‚ the population‚ sample size‚ and sampling technique‚ description of the respondents‚ research instrument‚ data-gathering procedure‚ and statistical treatment used for data analysis. Research Method Used The descriptive method of educational research was employed in the study‚ since it describes what traits or what it is of a certain educational phenomenon. Borg defines the descriptive
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ADVANCED ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS AD 117 Teacher: MBA Lilian Molina Jalil Department: Comercio Exterior Period: Spring 2006 Course: Advanced English for Business This course is designed to develop the student’s ability to communicate through listening‚ speaking‚ reading and writing in English. It is our goal to: Sensitize the student to the diverse nature of cultures; Enable the students to make connections with other areas of study; Prepare students to participate in local and global communities
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According to The Encyclopedia of Malaysia: Languages & Literature‚ p 61‚ English in Malaysia has been categorized into three levels: the acrolect‚ mesolect and basilect. The acrolect is near-native. Only those educated in core English-speaking countries from early schooling up to university may be found to speak the acrolect variety‚ and only a small percentage of Malaysians are proficient in it. As with other similar situations‚ a continuum exists between these three varieties and speakers may
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In nowadays‚ English become an international language due to the English rapidly spread worldwide‚ there are majority of people are likely to speak or to learn English. During the medieval and early modern periods‚ the influence of English spread throughout the British Isles‚ and from the early seventeenth century onwards‚ its influence began to be felt throughout the worldwide. Undoubtedly‚ as an international language‚ English has contributed to different fields of the world‚ such as the advancement
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ENGLISH STYLISTICS G. Misikova – Linguistic stylistics I. R. Galperin- Stylistics Crystal D. and Davy D. – Investigating English Style / for non-literary styles STYLISTICS Style and Styleme Štylistika je náuka o výbere a spôsobe využívania jazykových a mimojazykových alebo umeleckých prostriedkov a postupov uplatňovaných v procese použitia komunikácie. Jazykový štýl je spôsob prejavu‚ ktorý vzniká cieľavedomým výberom‚ zákonitým usporiadaním a využitím jazykových a mimojazykových
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international varieties of English: Compare and contrast two non-Anglo varieties of English (i.e. excluding those from Kachru’s Inner Circle)‚ showing how the socio-historical context is reflected in their present characteristics. Postcolonial countries where the English language is not the mother tongue have still fallen under the influence of the British language. Where the education system‚ government‚ commerce‚ business and some instruction are carried out in variations of English. This assignment
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1.0 Introduction The presence and use of borrowed words and discourse particles in Colloquial Singapore English (CSE) have been widely studied by linguists (e.g. Lim‚ 2007; & Deterding‚ 2007). It is also widely accepted‚ both amongst scholarly literature and within the general population‚ that CSE (its lexicon/syntax/etc.) is predominantly Chinese- or Malay-based and that Tamil has only had minimal influences (Leimgruber‚ 2009). However‚ little thought has been given‚ by the general population
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