English‚ the Official Language in the U. S. Michele Hoard ENG 122 Instructor Nelly Aguilar March 7‚ 2011 English‚ the Official Language in the U. S. The researcher stated that English is now the official language in the United States. There are documents that discuss the importance of an official language in America‚ which supports this statement. In this research there are further details about English as the Official Language in the U. S. and how language can unite people in society
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Inglés Como La Lengua Oficial: ¿necesidad o formalidad? English As The Official Language: necessity or formality? America is a nation that‚ from its founding‚ has had a distinguishing quality that no other country in the world shares. This quality has been the willingness to accept people of all different cultures as citizens of the country without forcing them to change who they are. How often have you seen the translations on the backs of shampoo bottles and instruction manuals and become annoyed
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Helping English Language Learners in the Classroom Learners from different background and surroundings have different perceptions towards learning English. Their surroundings contribute to their more or less of understanding of towards English language learning. From urban to rural settings‚ most schools are in charge for educating English language to students. In relation to that matter‚ teachers of English language in schools are also facing several difficulties in teaching English in the
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Influences on the English Language The English language is a changing language‚ and it has always been one. An English speaker from the twelfth-century would not have understood the English from the seventeenth-century‚ and vice versa. Now‚ no one would be surprised if you ordered a _filet mignon_ instead of beef filet at a restaurant. And‚ if you visit the little village Utterby in Lincolnshire‚ you are visiting a town named by the Vikings. Although these words entered the English language centuries ago
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speak a language other than English at home.” Many people assume that English is the official language of the U.S‚ because the majority of the country speaks the language. The United States has not declared an official language‚ at least not yet. Having an official language provides a common bond of unity‚ but it also has a downside. Since America is very diverse‚ having a national dialect can bring hardships to those of different languages. While it is necessary for immigrants to learn English to function
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Parts of Speech A part of speech (also a word class‚ a lexical class‚ or a lexical category) is a linguistic category of words (or more precisely lexical items)‚ which is generally defined by the syntactic or morphological behaviour of the lexical item in question. Common linguistic categories include noun and verb‚ among others. There are open word classes‚ which constantly acquire new members‚ and closed word classes‚ which acquire new members infrequently if at all. Verb – is a word (part
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How William Shakespeare changed the English language William Shakespeare was born/baptized on April 26th 1564 and died on April 23rd 1616. He was an English poet and playwright‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world ’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England ’s national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works consist of about 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ two long narrative poems‚ and several other poems. His plays have been translated
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Acid rain is a very serious air and water pollution problem. Many people feel that it is the most serious pollution problem that we now face. Scientists say that plant and animal life in thousands of lakes in the United States and Canada has already been destroyed by acid rain. Acid rain forms in the upper atmosphere. There‚ sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides mix with water vapor. They mix with water vapor to form sulfuric acid and nitric acid. When the vapor condenses and rain falls‚ the acids fall with it
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English has become an universal language. Do you think that the positive effects of this trend outweigh negative effects? The influence of English as a universal language is a subject matter. People are increasingly concerned about whether the popularity of learning English is a positive trend. As far as i know‚ its benefits are far more pronounced than its downside. In economic terms‚ the prevalence of English creates two benefits. One benefit is that it enables people to explore new business
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Should English be declared the official language of the United States? When in 1981 Senator S. I. Hayakawa ask‚ for the first in US history consideration of new amendment in United States Constitution to elect English as the official language it raises a question: Why now? Americans for over 200 years lived without declaring English as their official language‚ so why do they need this now? People living in the United States have two different points of view: one group‚ majority
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