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    American English

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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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    Canada for almost two years. Life is difficult when I first came to Canada. Language is the biggest issue for me‚ even though I began to learn English from primary school in China. In addition‚ my knowledge about Canada was less. The only thing which I knew about Canada is that Canada is the second largest country in the world. However‚ after taking English and history courses‚ I gained a wealth of information about Canada.

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    kipps and parkins are men of a kind. They are both logical thinkers who at the beginning of both stories are totally dismissive of the supernatural. To them‚ what cannot be explained‚ cannot be believed. In addition both have travelled form the familiarity of their homes to a new setting‚ which in both cases is by the shore. The main characters are typically Victorian middle class men‚ both professionals and both educated. They both work with measurement with parkins its science whilst with kipps

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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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    The Relevance of English Morphology and Syntax in Mastering English as English Teacher To be a good English teacher‚ we have to firstly master all aspects of that language‚ including how to form a new word as discussed in morphology and how to make a correct and meaningful sentence as discussed in syntax. Morphology and syntax are two branches of linguistics. Referring to Matthews (1991: 3)‚ morphology is a term for that branch of linguistics which is concerned with the “forms of words” in different

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    Malaysian English versus Standard English Introduction Many countries use the English Language as a second language or perhaps its official language. When we talk about English Language‚ the most acknowledged kind is called Standard English (SE). In Malaysia‚ English is widely used‚ as it is our country’s second language. However‚ the type of English that is more commonly used here is known as Malaysian English (ME). Malaysian English (ME) Vs Standard English (SE) ME is quite different

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    Comparative Analysis of the Differences Between American and British English Syntax As English continues to assert its dominance as a leading language used worldwide‚ it’s no wonder to learn that it is now an acknowledged global language and the standards that its users hold it to will splinter and change over time. Most of the variance can be attributed to differing national histories and cultural development. Today‚ English is used in a range of contexts around the world as the native language

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    The Urdu-English Controversy in Pakistan Author(s): Tariq Rahman Source: Modern Asian Studies‚ Vol. 31‚ No. 1 (Feb.‚ 1997)‚ pp. 177-207 Published by: Cambridge University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/312861 . Accessed: 02/03/2011 04:06 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides‚ in part‚ that unless you have obtained

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    Elah Mae S. Lasquite BEEd-1A March 17‚ 2014 THE INITIAL TALKS Dr. Mohammad Hassan Al-Tohamy -the new OIC Secretary General‚ visited the Philippines to discuss matters in connection with the resolution. -he succeeded in bringing the MNLF and the Philippine government to the negotiating table in Jeddah‚ Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on January 18-19‚ 1975. The aborted talks‚ after further consultations‚ were

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    MIDDLE ENGLISH AND NEW ENGLISH VOCABULARY The vocabulary in the ME period shows great instability and constant and rapid changes. Many words became obsolete; a lot of them reflected the ever-changing life of the speakers and were under the influence of contacts with other nations. 1. Internal means of enriching vocabulary. Internal sources of vocabulary growth became less important in ME. It might have been due to great expansion of foreign words (especially French). Beginning with the 15

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