The importance of English as a spoken language began as a result of the colonial era‚ when European powers took to the seas in order to find new lands and natural resources. The effects of that time can still be felt in the number of English speakers in India‚ select parts of Asia and Africa‚ and North America. The influence of English grew stronger in the 20th century‚ with the increased mobility of populations‚ the growth of the United States as an economic power‚ and the presence of international
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Elision The omission or slurring [eliding] of one or more sounds or syllables Ex. gonna = going to; wannabe = want to be; wassup = what is up Discourse marker Words and phrases which are used to signal the relationship and connections between utterances and to signpost that what is said can be followed by the listener or reader Ex.
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spoke Manx‚ the native language of the island‚ than English (Crossan). However‚ cultural and international changes soon started to reverse that until by the mid-20th century‚ the language had only a few native speakers left. After a kick start in the 1960’s and 1970’s by a few (at the time) radical people who wanted to bring back the language of their ancestors (Abley‚ 112)‚ the language began a slow‚ dawdling rebirth that continues today‚ one step at a time. Celtic languages‚ on the whole‚ are dying
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However‚ no matter how many similarities you find between primates and humans there will always be differences. The man difference is that humans became more advanced then the modern ape which made it easy for researches to discover how far we have come since once being considered highly evolved primates before humans came along. One of these highly evolved primates is the gorilla. We will be looking at the tool use‚ social behavior‚ territorial‚ hunting‚ capacity for language‚ and comprehension of gorillas
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Arab world treading between Syria and Lebanon by which country better to visit‚ because they are a great and beautiful countries There are many similarities between them. Some of the similarities between the two countries are the weather‚ number of religions and currency while the three main differences are area and population‚ number of governorates and tourism. The similarities between Syria and Lebanon are weather‚ number of religions and currency. About the first similarity is the weather. For
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Spoken language study: Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow Michael McIntyre is a modern day stand-up comedian‚ with a wide fan base spreading through various age groups. He’s released three comedy DVDs - Live and Laughing‚ Hello Wembley and Showtime - as well as judging Britain’s Got Talent‚ appearing in various episodes of Live at The Apollo and hosting his own TV show on BBC One: Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow. In his comedy roadshow Michael is recognised for his use of comedic and relatable
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Spoken Language Study CA How long should it be? Time available Approx 800-1000 words 3 hours What should be included? Part 1: Introduction to essay. Explain briefly what you’re going to talk about in your essay. Mention the research you have completed‚ and how that will be used. Part 2: What is texting? Why is it multi-modal? What are your initial thoughts and feelings about this way of communication? Part 3: What are the critic views of texting? Why is it important
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Jesus Christ‚ while “Buddhists prefer to not emphasize him‚ but rather what he taught.” (Partridge 202). Buddhism and Christianity are different religions that have some similar beliefs and many different ones. There are some major differences in core beliefs between Buddhists and Christians. Christians believe that there is a God‚ a creator‚ and that we all are His children. Buddhist tradition is that a God‚
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Both Buddhism and Jainism. have many similarities and dissimilarities. As remarked be Monier Williams. "Buddhism and Jainism were not related to each other as parent or child but rather children of common parent‚ born at different intervals‚ though at about the same period of time and marked by distinct characteristics‚ though possession a strong family of resemblances". W.W. Hunter writes "Jainism is as much independent from other sects‚ specially from Buddhism as can be expected‚ from any other
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Haiti and Hungary are two developing countries with many similarities and differences. First of all‚ the countries are very different. Haiti shares an island with the Dominican Republic off the coast of Central North America‚ wile Hungary is a land-locked country in central-eastern Europe ( Google Maps ). Haiti has a very tropical climate‚ however‚ Hungary’s climate is more on the temperate side (www.geography-site.co.uk/pages/countries/climate/haiti_climate.html) (www.weatheronline.co.uk/reports/climate/Hungary
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