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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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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English Language Awareness Mock Lecture by Miss Thanusia d/o Devaraj (880915-43-5570) This lecture is prepared to create an awareness for learners on the importance of Standard English in academic and formal settings but also at the same time to be conscious of the communicative function of Manglish. Subject : English Language Topic: Language Awareness - Manglish versus Standard English Language Proficiency : Upper Intermediate/ Advance € To understand and differentiate
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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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Journal 16 (9): 1308-1313‚ 2012 ISSN 1818-4952 © IDOSI Publications‚ 2012 Comparing Intermediate EFL Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Listening Comprehension Strategy Use Nasrin Hadidi Tamjid and Nasrin Babazadeh Department of Teaching English‚ Tabriz Branch‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Tabriz‚ Iran Abstrcat: Language learning strategies are the thoughts and actions that learners employ to accomplish a learning goal. Extensive research has identified strategies used by students of a variety
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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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