Spanish colonial empire‚ most notably to the Americas. Today it is the official language of 21 countries and of numerous international organizations. It is also one of the six official languages of the United Nations. The development of Spanish phonology is distinguished from those of other nearby Romance languages (e.g. Portuguese‚ Catalan) by several features: diphthongization of Latin stressed short E and O in closed syllables as well as open (tiempo‚ puerta vs. Portuguese tempo‚ porta) devoicing
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Saville-Troike‚ Muriel (2006): Introducing second language acquisition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Selinker‚ Larry (1972): Interlanguage. IRAL 10‚ 209-231. Trubetzkoy‚ N. S. Principles of Phonology. Univ of California Pr‚ 1969. 24 Jan. 2009 . [2] N.S.Trubetzkoy‚ Principles of Phonology‚ 1939:51f
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Focus on meaning * Used for daily interpersonal exchanges BICS Context Embedded Basic Interpersonal Communicative Skills Canale & Swain Grammatical Competence * Lexical items * Morphology * Syntax * Semantics * Phonology Sociolinguistic Competence Strategic Competence * Sociocultural rules * Understanding social context 4 Verbal/nonverbal strategies to compensate for breakdowns due to performance variables or insufficient competence * Ability of connecting
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Task 3 Mustika Nur Amalia (309222422867) Revision 1 Benefits Learning Second Language in a Young Age In the globalization era‚ we have to be able speak more than one language. At least we could speak English fluently because English is a language which is used by almost all over the worlds. Therefore‚ English start to be learned in a young age‚ especially in Non-English native countries. People believe that
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Paper I : Poetry-I Unit 1 : Explanations with reference to the context from the starred texts Geoffrey Chaucer : “General Prologue”* to The Canterbury Tales The Nun’s Priest’s Tale John Donne : “The Canonization* “A Valediction:Forbidding Mourning” “The Sunne Rising” “The Ecstasie”* : Paradise Lost‚ Book I : Essay on Man* : “Introduction” “Earth’s Answer” “The Tyger”* “London” (from Songs of Experience) Unit 2 : Unit 3 : John Milton Unit 4 : Alexander Pope William Blake
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Being a minority linguistic group in another linguistic state namely Tamil Nadu‚ the speakers are shifting rapidly to Tamil/ Kannada or English. Earlier‚ the language was being used as medium of instruction in few Marathi medium schools in Tamil Nadu. It was in use as language of rituals along with Sanskrit. Most importantly‚ it was language of literature. However‚ as observed by native speakers‚ the use of Thanjavur Marathi has now shrunk to become a community language spoken only at home by the
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Are Bilinguals Smarter Than Monolinguals? A Review of the Literature Luke James Walkington La Trobe University Are Bilinguals Smarter Than Monolinguals? A Review of the Literature ‘Bilingual’ people are differentiated from ‘Monolingual’ people by their frequent communication with two or more languages (Barac & Bialystok‚ 2012). Bilinguals are thought to be smarter than Monolinguals (Rubio-Fernández & Glucksberg‚ 2012). Smartness is a measure of successfulness in their education
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p. 2-1). Word knowledge is the association of sounds and meaning‚ later transcribed to a symbolic system used to decode reading. Though without phonemes‚ the written language becomes ‘arbitrary’ (Yopp & Yoop‚ 2000‚ p. 131). Concepts of words and phonology work hand in hand to promote reading success. For example‚ a horse is a visualised concept until phonological awareness is discussed and exemplified for a student to grasp the word and meaning (Konza‚ 2006‚ p. 37). Through word knowledge‚
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Acculturation-cultural modification of an individual‚ group‚ or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture Adaptation- the process of changing to fit some purpose or situation Agriculture- the science or occupation of farming American Anthropological Association- a professional organization of scholars and practitioners in the field of anthropology Anthropologist- the science of human beings; especially : the study of human beings and their ancestors through time and space and
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(1992 ). Teaching American English Pronunciation. London: Oxford University Press. Brown‚ H. Douglas (2000). Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. Pearson Education: New York Celce-Murcia‚ M.‚ Brinton‚ D Fujii‚ I. (1999). Interlanguage Phonology of Japanese Speakers of English in South Wales. LiberPress: Tokyo Gibson‚ S (2008) Gilbert‚ J.B.‚ (2005). Clear Speech: Pronunciation and Listening Comprehension in North American English. New York: Cambridge. Lane‚ L. (2005). Focus on Pronunciation
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