Chinese English‚ Chinglish to Standard English The modern English trends to globalization and also manifests localization. Chinese English and Chinglish are two different kinds of linguistic expressions and of Chinese characteristics. Chinese English is a variety of English and Chinglish is a transitional language before English learners know English well. Finally‚ they trend to the same and blend in Standard English. 1. Chinese English It is commonly believed that Chinese English is a variety
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The Correlative Conjunction Recognize a correlative conjunction when you see one. Either ... or‚ neither ... nor‚ and not only ... but also are all correlative conjunctions. They connect two equal grammatical items. If‚ for example‚ a noun follows either‚ then a noun will also follow or. Read these examples: In the fall‚ Phillip will either start classes at the community college as his mother wishes or join the Navy‚ his father’s hope. Neither the potted ivy on the counter nor the dirty dishes
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but I know it when I walk into a room. I talked with a modeling agency that books top male models and they were more descriptive: Its when someone walks in the door and you almost cant breathe.” In the article “What is beauty” it says “The oxford English dictionary defines the word beautiful as excelling in the grace form‚ charm of color‚ and other qualities.” Beauty won`t be able to find at once in people Some feel that beauty is all about plastic surgery‚ tanning to look their best‚ and being the
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make sure you do what the question asks you to do 2. use formal language 3. use good connecting words and phrases 4. present your argument clearly 5. give examples from REAL LIFE that clarify your theoretical points 6. use a new paragraph for each main point 7. only make points that are relevant to the question Connectors / Linking words In a discursive composition we use phrases to introduce new ideas and to connect them to the ideas that are coming next. To introduce your first point
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b.) Contrast - Identifying differences. 12. Tone - The author’s attitude towards the subject. 13. Mood - Emotions the reader feels while reading a literary work. 14. Syntax - The way in which words are put together to form sentences or phrases. e.g. - Grammar‚ sentence structure 15. Diction - The writer’s distinctive choice of vocabulary‚ and style of expression e.g. -
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or representation of or to a well-known person‚ place‚ event‚ literary work‚ or work of art. Example: He made a Herculean effort to move the stalled car to the side of the road but it would not budge. Figurative language is the creative words and phrases a writer uses to help a reader see things in new and unexpected ways. Imagery is a type of figurative language. When a writer uses imagery‚ he/she gives the reader a sense of how something smells‚ tastes‚ sounds‚ feels or looks. Example: The old
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Lection N 1 The formation of the English Nation and the English Language. 1. Celtic invasion and its influence. 2. Roman invasion and its influence. 3. Anglo-Saxon invasion and its influence. 4. The spread of Christianity. 5. Danish invasion and its influence. 6. Norman invasion and its influence. 7. The formation of the English language. Different borrowings. 1. During the period from the 6th to the 3rd century B.C. a people called the Celts spread across Europe from the
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Idioms are defined as phrases whose individual word meanings are not equal to their total figurative meaning (Swinney & Cutler‚ 1979). As the definition suggests‚ literal processing of the words is not enough for comprehending most of the idioms. Yet for some them‚ it is possible for literal meanings to lead the final figurative meaning. Decomposability refers to the degree of the contribution that words of an idiom make to the overall meaning of an idiom (Gibbs 1993). Non-decomposable idioms are
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Some figures of speech in the wasteland Figures of speech comprise two main categories. One category twists the meaning of words to wrest a new non-literal meaning from words that‚ when phrased together‚ have a very different literal meaning‚ as in the idiomatic figure of speech‚ "He died from laughter." Literally‚ this means a man met his demise due to laughter. Figuratively (i.e.‚ non-literally)‚ this means he laughed with vigor for a long time. Figures of speech that twist meaning are classified
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words in a language‚ having chosen beefburger’ as an example. Nash finds himself in the mortal combat’ together with the word beefburger’ which he calls coined.’ It can be seen in the beginning of the poem that the author hates coined’ phrases and their actual use in everyday speech. He names them monstrous’ which reinforces his hatred towards them. Nash refuses to understand the meaning of the word beefburger’ by describing it as fraudulent’‚ in other words intending to deceive‚ and
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