1 India has about a billion people and a dozen major languages of its own. One language‚ and only one‚ is understood-by an elite-across the country: that of the foreigners who ruled it for less than 200 years and left 52 years ago. After 1947‚ English had to share its official status with north India’s Hindi and was due to lose it in 1965. It did not happen: Southern India said no. 2 Today‚ India. Tomorrow‚ unofficially‚ the world. [fhe spread of English] is well under way; at first‚ because the
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disturbed by the argument of the couple‚ as John couldn’t understand what Allison’s actual intentions were. The author tells an anecdote in order to explain features of women’s spoken language‚ such as indirect speech‚ in more entertaining way that would capture the reader’s attention. He implements spoken language features‚ for example non standard structuring of questions “everything OK darling?” and punctuation marks “… “ which indentifies the pause of the speaker‚ so the story would be easy to
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and she built walls to protect herself. Then she meets a guy who breaks the walls and builds her trust. This song uses a variety of figurative languages. One figurative language is “remember those walls I built‚” which is an example of an idiom because what shes saying is not taken literally. Another figurative language is “I can feel your halo‚ halo‚ halo‚” which is an example of an repetition because it repeats in the song. One more figurative
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THE PROBLEM Introduction Today‚ English language is widely used not only in the Philippines but throughout the world. It is mostly consider as a second language of non- English speaking countries and the world’s international language. It is widely used as a medium of instruction and communication in many fields such as in education‚ business‚ and sciences and even in the day to day activities of man. It unites the whole world Fluency in English language is important and the key that brings success
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Linguistic Diversity: English Language Learners Janice Watson EDU: 639 Human Relations & Learning in the Multicultural Environment Dr. Jamie Worthington September 20‚ 2010 Linguistic Diversity (English Language Learners) English Language Learners (ELL) refers to students whose first language is not English and encompasses both students who are just beginning to learn English. Because there are so many students who enter the United States who do not speak English well or not at all‚ we
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Language and Literacy what are they? How do they relate? How do we learn them? These are just a few questions one might ask them self when they contemplate the effect language and literacy have on learning. “Forms of language and literacy develop supportively and interactively. Children build on oral language knowledge and practices as they learn to read and write’ they develop key understandings about reading through writing‚ and they extend their writing range through reading” (Braunger &
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Nikki Valles Haddix English 100 March 18th 2013 I wish I could’ve said something but I didn’t I remember getting out of the car on the morning of Mac’s funeral. The sky was clearing with the sunlight peering through the clouds‚ the ground still damp from the early morning showers. I slammed my door shut‚ taking in a deep breath after being in my grandmother’s car for an hour and a half. Her car always smelt of cigarettes and plastic
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Glossary of Figurative Language Terms An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference or representation of or to a well-known person‚ place‚ event‚ literary work‚ or work of art. Example: He made a Herculean effort to move the stalled car to the side of the road but it would not budge. Figurative language is the creative words and phrases a writer uses to help a reader see things in new and unexpected ways. Imagery is a type of figurative language. When a writer uses imagery‚ he/she
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Charlemagne said: “to have another language is to possess a second soul”. Language is common to all people and each in its own context. It links us all together and defines us as individuals. It can be a source of a great power and influence. Born and living in Lebanon‚ I have acquired Arabic as my native language. Like any other country‚ the Arabic language in Lebanon differs from region to another which is defined ad dialect. Coming from an urban region‚ mine is the most common one even
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Steinbach 2 Ethan Steinbach Mrs. Bauch Speech 13 May 2016 Persuade Foreign Languages You have heard many different languages but do you understand any of them. This is not that uncommon‚ in fact the number of people in America that don?t understand a foreign language is very high. There is only about 40% of the United States population that don?t speak or understand any language other than English and the other 60% are from immigration or have parents who are immigrates (Kualo). Today‚ I will
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