Language is a system for communicating. Written languages use symbols (that is‚ characters) to build words. The 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
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Spoken Language Language is an integral part of our society; it uses a series of systems to convey meaning‚ thus setting up a discourse community. The surrounding environment plays a major role in our language as a social practice. Language is a form of communication involving an organized system of symbols whether written‚ spoken or pictures. Language is purposeful‚ built on shared conventions‚ shaped by the context and constitutes texts of various sorts and " language is the source of human
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English has emerged as the global language of trade and commerce in the past few decades‚ affecting many key aspects of business in the modern world. The English language has become the standard for all important official communications in an increasingly large number of countries with a wide variety of native languages. In the modern world‚ English continues to spread as the major medium through which both small businesses and large corporations do business. There are about 5‚000 languages
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Project-English English Project Presented by: Date: May 10‚ 2012 Index 1. Presentation Page 2. Index 3. Introduction 4. Origin of English Language 5. Origin of the English Language 6. Origin of the English Language 7. How did the English Language spread around the world? & English as a major business communication around the world. } 8. Conclusion Introduction The English Language has been spoken for many years‚ in this project I will talk about
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merits and demerits of a language they overlook an important point that a language is not merely a means of communicating thoughts but also a way of getting civilized. Since‚ the date of India’s independence‚ there has been running many claims and counter-claims regarding the use and importance of English in India. Some speak in favour while some others oppose the idea of retaining English as a subject‚ in our school or college curriculum. The British rules introduced English in Indian schools with
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GENDER ROLE PORTRAYAL AND STEREOTYPING IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE As part of the growing process of children‚ reading of different types of children’s literature helps them in developing the much needed communication and language skills (Fitzpatrick‚ 2009). However‚ whether fortunately or unfortunately‚ that is not all this literature does for these young minds; it either shapes their minds positively or negatively according to how it draws to them the picture of gender roles and differences in the
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The English Language Everyone has a different interpretation of the word‚ “invention”. However the word is simply defined as; a new device‚ method of process developed from study and experimentation. An invention is just a mental fabrication; it’s a falsehood (Dictionary.com 2013).1 Although in the essays‚ “Why I write” by Joan Didion‚ “Life in a new Language” by Eva Hoffman‚ and “Basmati Rice: An Essay about Words” by Audrey Thomas‚ each author has their own view on the English language‚ how
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Version : 2.0 15/01/12 General Certificate of Secondary Education English/ English Language Unit 1 H Tier Understanding and producing non-fiction texts Mark Scheme Version 2.0 2012 examination - Jan series Mark schemes are prepared by the Principal Examiner and considered‚ together with the relevant questions‚ by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation meeting attended by all examiners and is the scheme which was used by them
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This song adopts first person narration which speaks through a mother’s personal viewpoint‚ using words like "I" and "me." It creates a more intimate perspective for the reader. Women are always the target subjects in gender studies. Through different interpretation of “you”‚ this song could reveal maternal love or a love-hate relationship between a male and a female. The song lyrics delivered a message that women have an instinct to love while the music video is saying women have a maternal
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w w w e tr .X m eP e ap UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education .c rs om 0500/22 FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH Paper 2 Reading Passages (Extended) Additional Materials: * 6 1 2 9 3 6 9 5 7 9 * October/November 2011 2 hours Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and
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