English is an Obstacle in the Development of All Indian regional Languages Before independence‚ our rulers-the British had a definite policy in keeping us uneducated. They had seen a successful experiment in Africa‚ naming it the Dark Continent‚ a overpopulated teeming mass of handy slave like labour who never questioned their authority‚ asked for their rights or objected to be treated worse than animals. All because of their lack of literacy. The advantage with India was that
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hours ENGLISH LANGUAGE Paper 1 Passages for Comment Additional Materials: *6743318543* 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 all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples‚ paper clips‚ highlighters‚ glue or correction fluid. Answer two questions. You are reminded of the need for good English and
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Deroy Murdock‚ the author of “Terror and the English Language‚” argues that the language use of terrorism is weak and not specific. As the consequence‚ “while basketball players and their fans battle each other on TV‚ actresses suffer wardrobe malfunctions‚ and rap singers scream sweet nothings in our ears‚ it’s very easy to forget that Islamic extremists plot daily to end all of that and more by killing as many of us as possible.” He believes that “Language can lull Americans to sleep in this new war
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article for men? magazine on whether or not men and women? language is different. There are many theorists who debate whether men speak differently to women‚ most have tests and experiments to back these theories up. But let? start from the woman who started all this off‚ her name was Robin Lakoff and she was one of the first linguists to take interest into the difference of men and women? speech. She analysed the links between language and gender in her book ?anguage and women? place where she
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A PROJECT ON “IMPORTANCE OF TEXT ORGANISATION IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE” SUBMITTED TO: Mr. AKASH KUMAR FACULTY‚ LEGAL ENGLISH SUBMITTED BY SONAKSHI CHATURVEDI TRIMESTER - XIII SUBMISSION DATE: 18.11.2013 mats law school RAIPUR‚ CHHATTISGARH CONTENTS Heads page no. Acknowledgement…………………………………….3 Chapter 1………………………………………………....4 Chapter 2………………………………………………....5 Chapter 3………………………………………………
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Rainforests A rainforest (or rain forest) is a tropical forest that gets a lot of rain. It usually has a lot of plants and animals. A very well known rainforest is the Amazon Rainforest. Most of it is in Brazil‚ though Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Chile and other countries have parts of it.Scientists say over half of all plant and animal species live in the rainforest. Also more than 1/4 of all medicines come from here. Covering only 2% of the Earth’s land area they still provide 40% of the oxygen.. It
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status of English as the global language is assured Due to the first industrial revolution in the 1760s‚ Britain became prosperous and rose quickly. In order to accumulate the capital‚ the Britain Empire began its colonial expansion‚ during which English‚ as a kind of language‚ was transmitted across the world. Nowadays‚ English has become a global language. It is estimated by David Crystal that about 350 million’s first language is English‚ along with 250-350 million speaking English as second
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(NCLB) Act requires that all English language learners (ELLs) receive quality instruction for learning both English and grade-level academic content. NCLB allows local flexibility for choosing programs of instruction‚ while demanding greater accountability for ELLs’ English language and academic progress. Under Title III‚ states are required to develop standards for English Language Proficiency and to link those standards to the state’s Academic Content Standards. Schools must make sure that ELLs
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AP English Language and Composition 10 September 2012 The blur of blue caught my eye and I watch it bellow down the street relentlessly swallowing people and children‚ and then fading into the hazy distance. Another breed of the same species comes careening down the opposite side of the street‚ it’s screeching tires skid across the miserable cracks of cement‚ suddenly halting to a dramatic stop. The metallic fiend exhales and shudders‚ impatiently waiting to select the next poor soul for consumption
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Historical background of the English Language I. 1. A short history of the origins and development of English I. 2. Varieties of English I. 3. English as a global language I.4. Writing system Chapter II Peculiarities of British and American variants in the English language II. 1. Peculiarities of American and British English and their differences II. 2. American and British English lexical differences II. 3. Grammatical Peculiarities of American and British English II. 4. Social and cultural
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