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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3 Projects That Aren’t DIY Projects Our team at Window World understands that the cost of living is increasing. Day-to-day expenses are higher than what we remember in the good old days. Unfortunately‚ inflation has many people taking unnecessary shortcuts. In fact‚ in most situations‚ these shortcuts can lead to costly repairs‚ especially when it comes to DIY home projects. In our experience‚ we’ve found that we’ve had to rescue a lot of homeowners from themselves. In the end‚ they could have saved
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The English speaking World The American and British ways have some similarities and differences in terms of customs‚ personalities and attitudes. Differences between the Americans and the British There are many differences between the Americans and the British lifestyle. One of the most remarkable (bemerkenswert) differences between the Americans and the British culture is the language. Although the language spoken in both countries is the same‚ that is English‚ but both countries have different
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English Around The World Do you speak English? That question is frequently asked in countries around the world. Although there are almost 3‚000 languages‚ English is the most universal. It is the official language in over 40 countries and the most used language in international business‚ science‚ and medicine. Even in countries where English is not the first language‚ a number of English words are used. No other language is borrowed how more often than English. For example‚ a French worker looks
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The World Language—English Can you speak English? English is spoken as a first language by the majority populations of several countries: including the United Kingdom‚ the United States‚ Canada‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ New Zealand‚ and some Caribbean countries. Nowadays‚ many people in the world can communicate with others from different countries in English. For example‚ when a Chinese meets a German‚ they can talk very well as long as both of them can speak English. Also‚ there are more and more young
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English as an international language Of the 4‚000 to 5‚000 living languages‚ English is by far the most widely used. As a mother tongue‚ it ranks second only to Chinese‚ which is effectively six mutually unintelligible dialects little used outside China. On the other hand the 300 million native speakers of English are to be found in every continent‚ and an equally widely distributed body of second language speakers‚ who use English for their day-to-day needs‚ totals over 250 million. Finally‚ if
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English as a World Language. The global spread of English over the last 50 years is remarkable. It is unprecedented in several ways: by the increasing number of users of the language‚ by its depth of permeation ["pE:mI’eISn] into societies and its range of functions. There is a model consisting of 3 circles proposed by B.B. Kachru in 1982 in order to describe regional varieties of English. The 1st or inner circle includes people who speak English as their vernacular language (200-400 mln speakers)
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Ngan T. Nguyen (Jasmine) Intro to Psychology Professor Joan Ostrove February 16‚ 2014 “Sight Unseen” – the window into the blind’s world I spent the last weekends enjoying the book “Sight Unseen‚” the interesting account of the blindness and sight by Georgina Kleege. The introduction struck me with that clear and strong statement: “Writing this book made me blind” (Kleege 1). Then‚ Kleege explained‚ writing this book helps her reflect not only how little she actually can see but also how sighted
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“Relationship with people can prevent or encourage an individual’s steps into the world” Relationships can prevent or encourage change within a person but it is ultimately time and the individual’s own mental endurance to lead progress into the world. ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ by J.C Burke explores the main character‚ Tom Brennan and his family‚ dealing with the dramatic event that the oldest son‚ Daniel‚ creates in a drink driving accident. In the novel Tom is in a state of uncertainty‚ Tom’s
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1. 1. Part 1: 2. Which story did you read? I read "The Boarded Window" 3. Describe the physical setting of the story. Which words or descriptions contribute to the emotional setting or mood? What is the mood that results from the author’s use of description? The physical setting of this story was "only a few miles away from what is now the great city of Cincinnati‚ lay an immense and almost unbroken forest." The words words that contribute to the emotional setting or mood is " He lived
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