CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION The subject of this study is slang and how the use of slang can be transferred from a source text in one language to a target text in another language. I have chosen this subject because slang is something in a conversation or similar communicative situation that most people easily recognize as soon as it is uttered‚ but explaining and defining what slang is and how it functions is an entirely different matter. Consequently‚ it is interesting to research the use of slang
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I describe myself as a below average speaker but a decent listener. At the beginning I was still a below average speaker. For example I had memorized my poem and was able to recite my poem with ease. But once I got in the front of the class I froze and had trouble reciting the poem. I have also been a decent listener and I try to be the best audience I can be. I try to act like how I would hope my audience would act. While presenting my I-Search project I had trouble keeping track of where I was
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three problem areas nonnative speakers of English often have with pronunciation and how to overcome these problems. Nonnative speakers of English here refer to people whose first language is not English. The three problem areas identified are problems in sounds or phonemes‚ stress and intonation. SOUNDS (PHONEMES) The first problem area that will be discussed here is related to sounds or phonemes‚ and the production of sounds in the English language. Nonnative speakers often use their first language
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How does the poet use language and form to give readers an insight into the thoughts and feelings of the speaker? Poems are a way of expressing yourself. To some people poems may seem like a bunch of meaning less words‚ however if you analyze each line you will find a great story behind it. In this essay I will be writing about two initially diverse poems‚ ‘Flag’ by John Agard and ‘Out of the Blue’ written by Simon Armitage. Agard is originally from Guyana in the Caribbean and is known
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Essay Writing Frame: The speakers of "Theme for English B" and "Still I Rise" The poets were written at a time that the whites consider themselves to be the original inhabitants or true‚ as opposed to the blacks who were treated as secondary. Both narrators are alike in terms of being black in an age that was riddled with racism. Langston Hughes describes a typical college student who’s grappling with homework‚ love‚ and all the normal things that a young person grapples with. Though at the
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The two extracts are taken from two books that differ in both style and language. The first is from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte‚ which was written in 1847 and the second is from the Colour Purple by Alice Walker‚ which was written in the 1970s and is set in the 1930s. Both are narrated in the first person but with very different writing styles. Wuthering Heights is written in high register‚ using a very descriptive style. The narrative is in the form of diary entry and written in the
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confirms to the sonnet form in having 14 lines. Ozymandias a Greek form of an Egyptian name. In its rhyme scheme is ab ab ac dc ed ef . . Theme-nostalgia for the past idea that things change and nothing will stay in its original glory forever.Tone- Speaker is also mocking the great king because he built up this huge kingdom on the backs of worker only to have it now in shambles. This short poem tells the story of the remains of the past and how they lack to make any lasting impact on the lives of those
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Apple Computer‚ Inc.: Maintaining the Music Business while Introducing iPhone and Apple TV Claudette Harrison Dr. Ann Pohira-Vieth BUS 499 Strayer University Apple Computer‚ Inc.: Maintaining the Music Business while Introducing iPhone and Apple TV Apple’s inventions and competitive advantage has been a successful but probably challenging experience for Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak. The invention of the Apple Computer (Mac)‚ IPhone‚ iPod‚ and the Ipad proves that not giving up on
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To What Degree Might Different Languages Shape In Their Speakers Different Concepts Of Themselves And The World? What Are The Implications Of Such Differences For Knowledge? The difference in languages can cause different perceptions of various cultures leading to distinctions or possible clashes. When I lived in France I faced some of the problems a language barrier can cause. The most common and at the same time most irritating problem of language is the inability to translate word for word
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Corrective Feedback Use of a Native English Speaker Teacher and a Non-Native Teacher INTRODUCTION The importance and benefits of corrective feedback have been debated in many aspects in SLA field. Most of the teachers take correcting errors as their responsibility. There is no doubt that the first aim of corrective feedback is to make students aware of their mistakes so that they can correct. The way teachers carry out this progress may differ from eachother hence I dedicated this paper to find
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