The Evolution of the English Language Did you know an estimated 750 million people speak English in the world today? English comes from the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language tree and evolved on the island of Great Britain. From commercial‚ political‚ and military influences‚ it has become an international language. It is the official language of air traffic controllers and the Olympic Games‚ and is the majority of the world’s second language choice. English has changed throughout history
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American population spoke a language other than English‚ and in 1990‚ 13.8% of Americans spoke a language other than English. The rate of increase in people who spoke a language other than English rose by 38.1% in those years. In 2000‚ the people who spoke a language other than English in the United States were 17.9%. The rate from 1990 to 2000 increased by 47.7% in those years. People who were fluent bilinguals had a rating of 9.8%‚ and people who spoke a language other than English in 2000 were at a rating
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The English language is very difficult for Non-English speaking people to learn well. My parents and the generation before me had a hard time learning the English language to communicate well with others. In my life‚ I have had encounter many difficult situations and challenges‚ but I have to stress that learning to write in English has been the most difficult challenge. Learning English is a big challenge for many people who come to The United States. Sometimes‚ I have given up in frustration due
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Language is a key entity for survival in life. Without language‚ people would not be able to communicate. It is used in a variety of different ways and there are many different sounds languages make throughout the world. It is especially used for communicating in the business world. Since the United States is a world power‚ many say that English has become more prevalent in the global marketplace. Is English really becoming a worldwide language? Charles Foran answers this question in his essay‚
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The Future of English as the Global Language Is Assured English is the first language for the people in the United States‚ United Kingdom‚ Australia‚ Ireland‚ and New Zealand. Also‚ English is the second language for many countries over the world. The English now is the first global language. The question is will English be the first language in future or not. Some people say no‚ but I think the English will be the first language for long time. The people‚ who said the English will not be the
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culture is a reminder that the history of English is a story of culture during the past 1‚500 years. The English language people use today went through three stages. Namely‚ old English ‚middle wnglish and modern English. if people look back to the history of English‚ it’s certain to say that many elements have helped to shape the language‚ but one element that so crucial that we should pay special attention to is the influence of Christianity. II.on English General Vocabulary In the west‚ Christianity
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and English Languages People who are beginning to learn English‚ many of the features of English language can seem incomprehensible and totally redundant. For example‚ students can ask a legitimate question: why we should learn 12 tenses‚ when Russian we learn three. Also they don’t understand‚ why they use articles‚ if everything is clear without them in Russian. The best way to get a start in learning a language this is to understand‚ how it compares and contrasts to own language.
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NAME:___________________ Year 12 English Language Revision Pack 1. Complete many practice exams and correct them yourself (exams and suggested answers are on MOODLE). Do them under time constraints 2 hours with 15 mins reading and figure out a way to do them that suits you. Do them at 3pm. You will also be completing one in class during week 1‚ term 4. 2. Create flip cards with all the terms listed (unless you are 100% sure you know them) – give the word on one side‚ then definition
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men having different experience‚ knowledge‚ talents and needs. Gender analysis explores these differences so policies‚ programmes and projects can identify and meet the different needs of men and women. Gender analysis also facilitates the strategic use of distinct knowledge and skills possessed by women and men. Sex-Disaggregated Data is data that is collected and presented separately on men and women. Gender Equality means that women and men have equal conditions for realizing their full
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Over the past few years‚ the English language is seemingly getting worse as each year passes by. Through George Orwell’s essay‚ Politics and the English Language Orwell gives us insight to the ongoing problem in the English language‚ although the essay was published in 1946‚ it is still an evident problem today. Additionally‚ Orwell talks about how the English language can become “ugly and inaccurate because our thoughts are foolish‚ but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have
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