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    Briana Butts English Comp. II Professor Norman 12/13/11 Slang’s Beef with Standard English Many people of today’s society use the slang‚ especially young people. Surprisingly not only young people use it‚ but people in the business world and the military use it too‚ just in a different form‚ such as using specific wording like abbreviations and code words. Even though slang is being used all the time‚ it is unacceptable in school curriculums. However‚ slang should be allowed in Standard

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    fast and modernized kind of dictionary which is compatible for any android devices . Philippine dialect to English word Translation is an important thing we must know that will help us to translate a different dialect to English. It really satisfies our needs when it comes to learning. This Translator Application is an application for android devices stores and distributes information from 8 major dialects in different provinces in our country translates it to English words. It is an application for

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    accused of being a killer language that wipes out smaller languages as well as the cultures they represent. Scientific researchers have found out that in fact many small languages have already vanished‚ such as Xam‚ a Southern Khoisan language used by hunter gatherer communities of Southern Africa. Despite the fact that the future of English as a global language will depend very largely on the political‚ economical‚ demographic and cultural trends in the world‚ English shouldn’t be the international

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    Talkin’ ‘Bout South Carolina: Addressing Dialect Diversity in Middle School Classroom. In my response on the “SRTOL” Students’ Right to their Own Language‚ I believe that “Standard” English still has to be taught in schools. We could then bring dialects teaching in the classroom just within discussion topics. George and David are showing two main points that support my views: it wouldn’t be possible for teachers to master a variety of dialects but some dialects could be projects or topics of discussion

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    In the mid 1800’s in the United States of America there was a great divide between the Northern and Southern states when it came to the belief in slavery. Inspired by the language of the Declaration of Independence and the colonies’ struggle for freedom from the British‚ many Americans in the North wanted to abolish in the United States. While the Northern states that were part of the Union seemed to be more industrialized and relied less on slave labor‚ so it was a foreign and deplorable practice

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    CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Language is a social-cultural-geographical phenomenon. There is a deep relationship between language‚ culture and society. When we study a language‚ we have to study its dialects‚ register‚ slang‚ taboo‚ idiolects‚ etc. We can find the role of language and culture in The Parent Trap movie. The movie tells us about the differences culture of 2 girls who live in London and California. They were separated when they are baby. It was because their parents divorce. One of the

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    During the span of my life till today‚ I have experienced many circumstances which has shaped the way I think and my overall personality and morals‚ these have structured my idiolect in today’s society‚ there are many influences in my life that have shaped me‚ such as my family‚ culture‚ friends and media (internet or TV) . Although I am immerse by my upbringing and I am greatly influenced by the family‚ neighbors and friends‚ I also inculcate my own experiences and actions in life. Such as trying

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    Professor Hood English 099 June 27‚ 2013 A language of time When it comes to the topic of slang‚ most of us will readily agree that it is a part of everyday life. Although it has become common today to dismiss slang as a lowering of the English language‚ I believe it is an ever developing language of its own that will be around for years to come. If you think about it slang has already been around for centuries and has shown no evidence of slowing down. With every new generation

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    No Accommodation? The language of Stanley and Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire David Kinder The dynamic opposition between Blanche and Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire is one of the most important forces in the play. Williams creates and maintains an antipathy and tension between them so that‚ despite the audience’s horror at what Stanley does to Blanche in scene 10‚ the fact that there is a final clash between the two characters comes as no surprise to us. Stanley’s gruesome boast to Blanche

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    Indigenization of English in South Asia/Pakistan Rescuing Culture? Outline • • • • Questions Linguistic Levels of Indigenization How is it happening? What will be the future? Can we drive English away? • A. R. Haque: – “It may not be possible to alter the position of the English language in the national set-up radically‚ or to reduce its role” (1993‚ p. 17). • A. Mahboob: – “No English‚ no future: Language policy in Pakistan” (2002) So what about cultural loss? • A. P. Saleemi: – If so‚ what

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