education and socioeconomic status‚ which in the business industry is crucial. Variations in language therefore cause many social attitudes to arise and be utilised to discriminate others just on the way we speak which is what is occurring in the business world at the moment. Firms tend to hire people who speak in the same expected manner since ‘it is all about hiring ‘people like us’’‚ which further outlines one of the functions of language to separate ‘us’ from ‘them’ COURSE RELEVANCE: #accents
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Language is defined as any body which can be written‚ spoken shown or otherwise communicated between people. Thus it is obvious that it is significant in all areas of knowledge‚ as well as balanced. Making it absolutely necessary in learning. I believe language is the most important out of the four ways of knowing due to its influence on the areas of knowledge. It is also significant in each area because it plays a large role for the basic awareness of each area. The austrian-british philosopher
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learning English in a school‚ college or institute of further education‚ you join approximately one billion other people around the world who are engaged in the same pursuit. However‚ as you try to memorise proper grammar‚ and try to avoid the mistakes common to most students of English‚ you may wonder why you are learning the language in the first place. So‚ why is English important? After Mandarin‚ English is spoken by more people than any other language‚ and is the native language of more
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you can’t speak for example English you will most likely feel very stupid and alone in a country where only this language is spoken. You will face problems doing the smallest thing; even going to the shop and buying a newspaper will be a great challenge. You will be less sosial and that will cause you to feel very alone. You will most likly not be able to get a job‚ because most employers in a English-speaking countries will demand that you at least know some English; it depends on what kind of work
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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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English Is Important In Both Our Personal And Professional Lives “ ENGLISH IS IMPORTANT IN BOTH OUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIVES” Modern English‚ sometimes described as the first global lingua franca‚ is the dominant language or in some instances even the required international language of communications‚ science‚ information technology‚ business‚ aviation‚ entertainment‚ radio and diplomacy. Its spread beyond the British Isle began with the growth of the British Empire‚ and by the late 19th
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Sharon Goodman (1996) She states that we are living in a time of increased in-formalisation. Informal language used to be reserved for close personal relationships but this isn’t the simplicity anymore. Norman Fairclough agrees and calls it conversationalised language. David Crystal (2001) In his book on language and the internet Crystal refers to dialogic e-messaging which refers to immediate communication rather than traditional letters. This has changed
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Level ENGLISH LANGUAGE 9093/03 For Examination from 2014 Paper 3 Text Analysis SPECIMEN PAPER 2 hours 15 minutes Additional Materials: 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 name on the work you hand in. Write in dark blue
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"...then try and transfer it across” this language is shaped and selected for the sport as “Transfer it across” wouldn’t normally be associated with a football. In addition football comes with its own lexicon‚ like other sports it includes its own unique terminology. For example Gray comments “you don’t usually take out a striker out of the penalty for a free-kick round...” The terminology used is here is “penalty” “striker” and “free-kick” the language is specifically selected for football therefore
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Importance of balance of trade Balance of trade data is a very important piece of understanding the global puzzle of international trade‚ and thus‚ forex. Much like an income statement‚ balance of trade data clearly defines whether a trade deficit or trade surplus is in play. Why Balance of Trade Matters Balance of trade data shows the imports and exports of goods and how a country competes in a global marketplace. Balance of trade numbers can run a trade deficit‚ showing that a country
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