Future of English as a global language “A language achieves a genuinely global status when it develops a special role that is recognized in every country” (Crystal 1997). In the 21st century‚ English is increasingly becoming the dominant language in global communication. However‚ the question of where the future of English lies remains unclear. Will English in the future increase in popularity or should we adopt a better alternative? English is undoubtedly one of the most influential languages
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ENGLISH GASTRONOMY English food has traditionally been based on beef‚ lamb‚ pork‚ chicken and fish and generally served with potatoes and one other vegetable. The most common and typical foods eaten in England include the sandwich‚ fish and chips‚ pies like the cornish pasty‚ trifle and roasts dinners. Some of our main dishes have strange names like Bubble & Squeak‚ Spotted Dick and Toad-in-the-Hole. What may appear strange to our overseas visitors is that not all our puddings are sweet
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tells his memories of a doomed love affair in the North African desert. Love and passion are set against the devastation of war in this inspired novel by Canadian writer Michael Ondaatje. It is a novel of revelation‚ and just as the identity of the English patient is slowly revealed as the novel progresses‚ so are the inner selves and spiritual identities of the other characters in the novel. Ondaatje writes his novel of discovery revealing things only briefly and subtile. Indeed‚ such brief moments
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communication between one person and another. Even though some would argue that foreign languages have diluted the purity of American English‚ I believe English was never a pure language to begin with‚ and the dilution of it has occurred in the past and is bound to happen because America is a nation of immigrants. Before we even consider blaming other languages for diluting American English‚ we must ask ourselves a question; how can one call American English pure? British English is derived from
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The importance of the English Language today. English is one of the most important languages in the world. It can even be said to be the single most important language. Yes‚ other languages are important too‚ but not for the same reasons as English is important. English is important because it is‚ maybe‚ the only language that truly links the whole world together. If not for English‚ the whole world may not be as united as it is today. The other languages may be important for their local values
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Swearing in English Swearing in English uses the spoken section of the British National Corpus to establish how swearing is used‚ and to explore the associations between bad language and gender‚ social class and age. The book goes on to consider why bad language is a major locus of variation in English and investigates the historical origins of modern attitudes to bad language. The effects that centuries of censorious attitudes to swearing have had on bad language are examined‚ as are the social
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1919:’We have room for but one language here‚ and that is the English language‚ for we intend to see that the crucible turns out people as Americans and now as dwellers in a polyglot boarding-house’ (Daniels‚8). The question that has been around for hundreds of years: “Should English be declared the official language of the United States?” is still the controversy – refighting the same old sociolinguistic issue of the 1970s. Yes‚ English should be the sole language of the US‚ because of increased concern
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international varieties of English: Compare and contrast two non-Anglo varieties of English (i.e. excluding those from Kachru’s Inner Circle)‚ showing how the socio-historical context is reflected in their present characteristics. Postcolonial countries where the English language is not the mother tongue have still fallen under the influence of the British language. Where the education system‚ government‚ commerce‚ business and some instruction are carried out in variations of English. This assignment
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different hopes‚ different dreams.” What he meant by that was America is a very diverse country. Without the difference of its people‚ America is not America. In the novel‚ The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez‚ the story centers around the Rivera family adjusting in the United States. Also‚ it focuses the life story of the people around them while in the short story‚ “The English Lesson” by Nicholasa Mohr‚ it focuses on how immigrants see the United States. Both readings were able to
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original content when appropriate. Accuracy: using structures and vocabulary correctly. Range: using own structures and vocabulary (i.e. not just the structures and vocabulary given in the instructions). Register:appropriate use of register (e.g. formal/informal‚ persuasive‚ complaining‚ etc). Organization/cohesion: organizing and linking parts of the text. Overall effect: having the right effect on the intended reader. Writing an email A good answer would have most of the following features:
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