Homonymy in English The learning objectives: after you have studied the lecture you should be able to speak on the following: 1. Homonyms‚ its etymology‚ definition. 2. Classification of homonyms. 3. Sources of homonyms. 4. Relationship among polysemy‚ homonymy and synonymy. Seminar on Homonymy and Polysemy: Consider your answer to the following: 1) Antrushina G.B. and others “English lexicology”‚ M.‚ 1999. Pp. 166-182. Do exercises 1‚ 2‚ (8 sent)‚ 4‚ 5‚ 7‚ (6 sent)‚ 8 p
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entire set of words is the language’s vocabulary. The ways in which the words can be meaningfully combined is defined by the language’s syntax and grammar. The actual meaning of words and combinations of words is defined by the language’s semantics English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now the most widely used language in the world.[4] It is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several sovereign states‚ including the United Kingdom
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proficiency is derived from mandates issued by the US government‚ declaring that a limited English proficient student is one who comes from a non-English background and "who has sufficient difficulty speaking‚ reading‚ writing‚ or understanding the English language and whose difficulties may deny such an individual the opportunity to learn successfully in classrooms where the language of instruction is English or to participate fully in our society." ACTFL views "performance" as being the combined
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LANGUAGE? __________________________________________________ English isn’t managing to sweep all else before it -- and if it ever does become the universal language‚ many of those who speak it won’t understand one another by Barbara Wallraff ECAUSE I am interested in what happens to the English language‚ over the past year or so I’ve been asking people‚ at dinner parties and professional gatherings and so on‚ whether they think that English is well on its way to being the global language. Typically
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The Benefits of Learning English English‚ is an international language in the world. Most people are using this language on the daily life. It is an important language because we use this language to communication with other country’s people. We also use English in many places. For example‚ it is used in the international business‚ computer language‚ movies‚ and so on. As a result‚ many people think learning English can get big benefits. Why we say learning English can get big benefits? Because
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English and me Watching the two videos made me realized how different‚ in a way‚ was my experiences learning English. In the first video “World English”‚ I noticed that almost all of the people from the video were still struggling with the language. It remained me how much trouble I had the first time I started learning English. On the other video “We not speak Americano”‚ the girls were more fluent on the language because they seemed as if they have been studying in the US for a longer period
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English Is Important In Both Our Personal And Professional Lives “ ENGLISH IS IMPORTANT IN BOTH OUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES” Modern English‚ sometimes described as the first global lingua franca‚ is the dominant language or in some instances even the required international language of communications‚ science‚ information technology‚ business‚ aviation‚ entertainment‚ radio and diplomacy. Its spread beyond the British Isle began with the growth of the British Empire‚ and by the late 19th
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[pic] Journey Of English By Amir Efendi Headings: 1. Introduction ● Short story on English language 2. The Humble Origins ● Talking of my first introduction to English during childhood 3. A Tough Way ● Experience in trying to bring knowledge of the English language to a different level 4. Gaining The Skills ● When my English got better all that was left to was to make it excellent 5. The Journey Ahead ● The future as I see
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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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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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