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    The French language has been around for a very long time. It is one of the three “romance” languages that stem directly from Latin. The French language starts its origins with the influence of Latin and continuously formed and spread all around the world. Latin has had much impact on Western language. Latin to French There are many languages in the modern world. The language further discussed is French and its origins derived from Latin. There is a very long and intricate history behind the

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    Rainforests A rainforest (or rain forest) is a tropical forest that gets a lot of rain. It usually has a lot of plants and animals. A very well known rainforest is the Amazon Rainforest. Most of it is in Brazil‚ though Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Chile and other countries have parts of it.Scientists say over half of all plant and animal species live in the rainforest. Also more than 1/4 of all medicines come from here. Covering only 2% of the Earth’s land area they still provide 40% of the oxygen.. It

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    the beginning of words or in stressed syllables of an English language phrase Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August. Allusion A figure of speech‚ in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external context. “When she lost her job‚ she acted like a Scrooge‚ and refused to buy anything that wasn’t necessary.” Ambiguity uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language The lady hit the man with an umbrella. Anachronism

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    AP English Language and Composition 10 September 2012 The blur of blue caught my eye and I watch it bellow down the street relentlessly swallowing people and children‚ and then fading into the hazy distance. Another breed of the same species comes careening down the opposite side of the street‚ it’s screeching tires skid across the miserable cracks of cement‚ suddenly halting to a dramatic stop. The metallic fiend exhales and shudders‚ impatiently waiting to select the next poor soul for consumption

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    - Designating English as the official language of the United States Preface: This was written for my English Composition II class and submitted October 22‚ 2010. Designating English as the official language of the United States Currently‚ and surprisingly‚ there is no official language designated for the United States of America. Should English be that official language for our nation? The United States is usually thought of an English speaking country and the Official Language needs to be representative

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    status of English as the global language is assured Due to the first industrial revolution in the 1760s‚ Britain became prosperous and rose quickly. In order to accumulate the capital‚ the Britain Empire began its colonial expansion‚ during which English‚ as a kind of language‚ was transmitted across the world. Nowadays‚ English has become a global language. It is estimated by David Crystal that about 350 million’s first language is English‚ along with 250-350 million speaking English as second

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    Central Institute of Indian Languages-University of Mysore 2012 Email: f_shojae24@yahoo.com Interrelationship between Culture and English Language Teaching Abstract: The relationship between language and culture is deeply rooted. Language is used to maintain and convey culture and cultural ties. Different ideas stem from differing language use within one’s culture and the whole intertwining of these relationships start at one’s birth. The dialectical connection between language and culture has always

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    | History Culminating | Formal Written Report | | | | | Throughout the 20th Century in Canada there have been large amounts of tension and hostility between two of the largest ethnic groups‚ French and English Canadians. Both groups have attempted to gain the upper hand in battles over politics‚ language‚ religion‚ and culture. It is unfortunate that this bitter battle between Canadians is still taking place today. It is worth noting that the French make up 24% of Canada’s

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    book and regular followers of the show. The dominant speaker in this text B would be the interviewers and the chat show is based on adjacency pairs. Using a false-start and contradiction in “no‚ I don’t – yes I do” illustrate aspects of spoken language although there are clear elements where the audience might know the interviewers had a basic idea of what was to be asked before-hand. The lack of non-fluency features more clearly suggest the questions were previously prepared‚ for example‚ when

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