India and English From 1857‚ when English was introduced by the Imperial Government as the only medium of education‚ the English language has played a significant role in the lives of Indian people. After a long struggle by national leaders‚ in the 1920s‚ the British rulers reluctantly permitted school education through the medium of Indian languages (designated as vernaculars). In 1947 when India gained independence from the British rule‚ English was to have been replaced by national languages
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English Lexicology Ecaterina Albu‚ MA‚ senior university lecturer unilateral‚ bilateral‚ trilateral‚ multilateral monogamy‚ polygamy inflexible‚ imbalance‚ irrational‚ illegal download‚ copyright‚ mother wit‚ green wealth We summered in Spain last year. English Lexicology(I) 2 skate‚ skim‚ skin‚ ski‚ sketch‚ skid This fox goes well with your cap. He is too fond of bottles. blue-collar workers‚ white-collar workers‚ gray-collar works‚ pink-collar works‚ gold-collar
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( 2003.by teachers of English speakers of other languages‚ Inc‚ TESOL ) In Culture (Cross-Cultural Communications) the first domain of five. This is an important factor in ELLs to learn and understand the language knowledge from the diverse backgrounds. The most recent survey says in (2005-2006) the population of ELL’s is up approximately 10 percent of the total public school enrolled and increasing every year.(Why TESOL? pg 5-6) Why TESOL? States‚ "Providing for the English Language learners is one
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The Relevance of English Morphology and Syntax in Mastering English as English Teacher To be a good English teacher‚ we have to firstly master all aspects of that language‚ including how to form a new word as discussed in morphology and how to make a correct and meaningful sentence as discussed in syntax. Morphology and syntax are two branches of linguistics. Referring to Matthews (1991: 3)‚ morphology is a term for that branch of linguistics which is concerned with the “forms of words” in different
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Which celebrity do you look up to? What if that celebrity broke the law‚ don’t you think they should receive stricter penalties? Here’s the controversy: Celebrities need stricter penalties when they break the law. Imagine you’re watching the news and your favorite celebrity got a ticket for speeding‚ just a ticket they can easily pay off. Now you’re thinking to yourself “celebrities deserve stricter penalties than just a ticket.” The problem is celebrities are treated like normal people. Celebrities
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English Pronunciation Pronunciation can be a tricky matter when it comes to the English language. Unlike with languages like Hindi and Tamil‚ letters in English take on multiple phonetic forms (think of the a in ‘can’ and the a in ‘war’); thus‚ the concept of pronouncing a word the way it is spelled does not apply. This is partly the result of derivation; English is a derivative language. It means that many of its words and phrases have been borrowed from other languages (cafe‚ boutique‚ cocoa)
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History of the English Language A short history of the origins and development of English The history of the English language really started with the arrival of three Germanic tribes who invaded Britain during the 5th century AD. These tribes‚ the Angles‚ the Saxons and the Jutes‚ crossed the North Sea from what today is Denmark and northern Germany. At that time the inhabitants of Britain spoke a Celtic language. But most of the Celtic speakers were pushed west and north by the invaders - mainly
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minority groups. Laws can be created that target a certain group of people and limit their rights so that they cannot do everything that they want to. A Democracy should have laws set in place that limit the power of the majority so that it is impossible for the basic rights of the minorities to be taken away‚ even if that minority is unpopular. When the majority makes laws that benefit itself‚ it might seem like the best option. The most amount of people receive the benefits that the new laws would be
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American English The three original American dialects — New England‚ Mid-Atlantic and Southern — all had their origins in different areas of England and reproduce many of the characteristics of those areas. The varieties of Southern English‚ as well as the Midwestern twang‚ evolved in consequence of these dialects’ rubbing together. Non-English dialects have had relatively little influence‚ except in semantics and several structures which are clearly marked as non-English in origin (for example
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Comparative Analysis of the Differences Between American and British English Syntax As English continues to assert its dominance as a leading language used worldwide‚ it’s no wonder to learn that it is now an acknowledged global language and the standards that its users hold it to will splinter and change over time. Most of the variance can be attributed to differing national histories and cultural development. Today‚ English is used in a range of contexts around the world as the native language
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