Spoken Language Although I have my own idiolect‚ the way I speak constantly changes. This is because I try to adapt my spoken language to suit the situation I am in. There are many reasons for why I try to adapt my spoken language some of the main reasons being that I am fearful of the judgements and perceptions that others may make because of the way I speak also being afraid of exclusion or not being able to fit in and sometimes I feel pressurised into speaking in a certain way. With my parents
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going to compare two extracts of writing‚ about World War 1. I am going to look at the use of language the writers use to express their views on war. For the first extract I’ve chosen a very famous piece ‘A Soldiers declaration’ by Siegfried Sassoon written in July 1917‚ I am comparing this against a letter written home by a junior officer from Flanders in 1916. Extract 1‚ A Soldiers Declaration is a very formal piece of writing‚ the writer starts of by informing the readers that he is ‘making this
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Abstract In English language‚ there are many fixed‚ identifiable‚ non-idiomatic phrases and construction. Such groups of words are called recurrent combinations‚ fixed combination or collocation. Collocation fall into two major groups: grammatical collocation and lexical collocation. For people who regard the English language as a foreign language or second language‚ it’s so difficult to express it as perfect. This “mini research paper” talks about “Cultural Effect on English Language Collocation
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to suggest the devastating effects of gambling on the health of society and our family if it is not cured quickly. Anecdote The writer employs the use of an anecdote of Rosemary Cullins‚ who apparently lost her life under the influence of ‘party’ drugs. This anecdote explains to the reader that ingesting ‘party’ drugs may have
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their lives. When Kimberly first started school in America she had a very hard time adjusting‚ especially with knowing so little English. Her teacher‚ Mr. Bogart‚ doesn’t bother to accommodate her and even accuses her of cheating. This is a major flaw with the public school system. Those who immigrate to America often have very little knowledge of the English language‚ and need help when reading. This should have been taken into account‚ especially within the first few months of Kimberly’s education
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Influences on the English Language The English language is a changing language‚ and it has always been one. An English speaker from the twelfth-century would not have understood the English from the seventeenth-century‚ and vice versa. Now‚ no one would be surprised if you ordered a _filet mignon_ instead of beef filet at a restaurant. And‚ if you visit the little village Utterby in Lincolnshire‚ you are visiting a town named by the Vikings. Although these words entered the English language centuries ago
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Regional accents show great variation across the areas where English is spoken as a first language. This reading provided an overview of the many identifiable variations in pronunciation‚ deriving from the phoneme inventory of the local dialect‚ of the local variety of Standard English between various populations of native English speakers. Local accents are part of local dialects. Dialects of English have unique features in pronunciation‚ vocabulary‚ and grammar. I have learned that the term "accent"
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This clever use of figurative language continues when Adichie describes Ginika after a dialogue exchange‚ “There was a metallic‚ unfamiliar glamour in her gauntness‚ her olive skin‚ her short skirt that had risen up‚ barely covering her crotch‚ her straight-straight hair that she kept tucking behind her ears‚ blonde streaks shiny in the sunlight” (150). This sentence‚ as long and detailed as it is‚ gave me an idea of who Ginika had transformed into: an immigrant like Ifemelu‚ but one that had adapted
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Language Acquisition Theories Grand Canyon University ESL-533N February 22‚ 2014 Language Acquisition Theories The article “Bridging two worlds: Reading comprehension‚ figurative language instruction‚ and the English-language learner” (Palmer‚ et al) tells the story about Alejandro Alvarez‚ and ELL student who lived in the United States during his early childhood years‚ returned to his home country of El Salvador and soon after‚ his family decided to relocate to Florida. Alejandro
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English from a nation language to a global language During the course of a few centuries‚ English has developed from being a nation language spoken only by people in the British Isles to being an international language spoken by nearly 2 billion people. In this article I’m going to write about the factors that played a role in making English a global language. The English language is today known as one of the most powerful languages in the world. The fact that English today is one of the most
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