Is Texas German Dialect Dying? Introduction When headlines read‚ “Unique dialect‚ Texas German‚ taking last gasp‚” alarms clang through Texas Germans’ heads (Bell 28). The majority of the 6‚900 dialects alive today will disappear by the end of the 21st century (Tesch 1). Is Texas German among them? This article finds that the conditions necessary for dialect maintenance are weak for Texas German‚ and thus‚ the dialect is destined to disappear in the next two to three decades. Is Texas German a
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Behind The Story of how the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents Hispanic American Literature Summative Assessment Savannah Blakely April 27th 2015 English III Honors Abstract Julia Alvarez wrote an amazing and spectacular novel‚ with the name of “Howthe Garcia Girls Lost their Accents.” This paper will take you through a summary of the novel‚ and how the story begins‚ and ends. It will surely answer any questions you have after reading the book. By the three articles to help back up different information
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IDIOMS Sabrina Ramos 12/18/12 Period:6 1. Clean up the air- To get rid of doubts or hard feelings. All right‚ let’s discuss this frankly. It’ll be better if we clear the air. 2. Keep at arm’s length- To keep at a distance; not to allow to come into close contact. 3. Have ones back on the wall- to have very serious problems which limit the ways in which you can act. With rising labor costs‚ industry has its back to the wall. 4.
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Idiom An idiom is an expression whose meaning is different from the meaning of its constituent words. Knowledge of idioms is an important part of comprehension of the English language. Below is a list of some commonly used idioms in English with their meanings and usage. Examples: TURN OVER A NEW LEAF - changing for the better After Ajit was released from prison‚ he decided to turn over a new leaf and become an honest man. PULL UP ONE’S SOCKS - to make an effort to improve Rajesh scored only
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Although an unpopular opinion teenagers today should not read How the Garcia girls lost their accents by Julia Alvarez because of the confusing story line‚ poor transitions between stories‚ its characters are consubstantial and its portrayal of the immigrant experience being somewhat inaccurate One of the reasons not to read the book is its confusing storyline‚ the book is written in reverse chronological order at the start of the book‚ the four girls are grown women; some married‚ some
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Kristine Pham H. Freshmen Lit & Composition Summer 2014 Dialectic Journal Assignment FAHRENHEIT 451 TEXT CHAPTER & PAGE RESPONSE (Question‚ Predict‚ Connect‚ Clarify‚ Reflect‚ Evaluate) "With the brass nozzle in his fists‚ with this great python spitting it ’s venomous kerosene upon the world‚ the blood pounded his head‚ and his hands were the hands of some amazing conductor playing all the symphonies of blazing and burning to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history." Chapter
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PROPOSAL AN ANALYSIS OF JARGON SPOKEN BY CADRE OF HMI KOMISARIAT OEMAR BAKRIE UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG By : Sociolinguistic 5C Achmad Syaiful Badar 08360197 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF MALANG 2010 – 2011 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study Language happens in any time and any places in our lives. It is used by people to comucate each other.
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In Punjab‚ home cooking differs from the restaurant cooking style. At the restaurants‚ the chefs make a liberal use of desi ghee‚ butter and cream to make the food lip smacking and finger licking. On the other hand‚ at home‚ people prefer using sunflower oil or some other refined oil for cooking‚ with the basic idea of making the food low in fat content. Wheat is the staple food of Punjabis; however‚ they do enjoy eating rice on festivities and other special occasions. When it comes to food‚ each
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the audience how the performer interpreted the piece. It is possible to have several different readings of the same piece and get several very different interpretations from each performer. Nick’s performance of How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents in particular‚ included some very distinct choices regarding the character’s tone. He embodied the characters of the girls through the innocent tone that he used to portray them. In this piece‚ Nick’s tone for the daughters was young‚ innocent and
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com/uk-news/2013/oct/15/london-school-bans-pupils-slang-innit London school bans pupils from using ‘innit’‚ ‘like’‚ and ‘bare’ A list of slang words and phrases have been banned as part of a new initiative at a school in south London. Given the chance‚ which slang words or phrases would you put a stop to? Carmen Fishwick theguardian.com‚ Tuesday 15 October 2013 15.47 BST Staff at Harris Academy Upper Norwood hope to improve awareness of formal language by banning a list of slang words and phrases Photograph: @artsemergency
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