Communication Accommodation Theory A cross-disciplinary discourse-sensitive framework Until I am free to write bilingually and to switch codes without having always to translate‚ while I still have to speak English or Spanish when I would rather speak Spanglish‚ and as long as I have to accommodate the English speakers rather than having them accommodate me‚ my tongue will be illegitimate. I will no longer be made to feel ashamed of existing. I will have my voice: Indian‚ Spanish‚ white. I will have
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Chapter I Historical Background of English vocabulary Linguistic Notions: 1. Cognate 2. Etymology 3. Jargon 4. The core vocabulary 5. The learned vocabulary 6. Dialect 7. Inflection 6. Linguistic knowledge 3 Language classification (a) Isolating Each idea expressed in a separate word or morpheme; words tend to be monosyllabic e.g‚ Chinese; (b) Agglutinative Words made of multiple syllables;
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Declaration I‚ Md. Anisur Rahman‚ do hereby declare that this dissertation titled “Code-Switching and Distortion of Bangla Language in Bangladeshi Media” is submitted to Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) under the supervision of Mohammad Shawkat Ali‚ Assistant Professor‚ Department of English‚ for securing the degree of BA (Honours) in English. The dissertation is an original work of mine. I did not copy from others but took help. I did not submit any part of this thesis
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Contents Introduction Chapter I Historical background of the English Language I. 1. A short history of the origins and development of English I. 2. Varieties of English I. 3. English as a global language I.4. Writing system Chapter II Peculiarities of British and American variants in the English language II. 1. Peculiarities of American and British English and their differences II. 2. American and British English lexical differences II. 3. Grammatical Peculiarities of American and British
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“American Idol” Essays: Your Opinion about One of the Most Popular TV Shows Posted on September 14‚ 2009 American Idol is one of the most popular reality TV shows in the United States. Millions of people all around the country watch every season of American Idol‚ have favorite singers and those one who they want to be eliminated. Are you one of the American Idol’s fans? Then you are lucky‚ since you have a chance to talk about your favorite show when writing an “American Idol” essay. Hope you
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Word-formation in English by Ingo Plag Universität Siegen in press Cambridge University Press Series ‘Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics’ Draft version of September 27‚ 2002 i TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction .......................................................................................................... 1 1. Basic concepts 1.1. What is a word? 4 4 1.2. Studying word-formation 12 1.3. Inflection and derivation 18 1.4. Summary 23 Further reading 23 Exercises 24 2. Studying
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THE PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MENTOURI UNIVERSITY‚ CONSTANTINE FACULTY OF LETTERS AND LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES Code-Variation among Algerian University Students Thesis Submitted to the Department of Foreign Languages in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctorat d’Etat in Linguistics By Mr. AHMED SID Haouès Supervisor: Prof. HAROUNI Zahri Board of Examiners: Chairman: Dr. MOUMENE Ahmed‚ M.C.(Mentouri
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This page intentionally left blank The Study of Language Designed for beginners‚ this best-selling textbook provides a lively introduction to the study of language. Starting from the basics‚ it provides a solid foundation in all of the essential topics‚ and introduces the analysis of the key elements of language – sounds‚ words‚ structures and meanings. A wide range of fascinating questions are explored‚ such as how conversation works‚ how children learn language‚ why women and men speak differently
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Introducing Sociolinguistics ‘Here is a welcome introduction to sociolinguistics by a leading researcher in the field. Users will be inspired by the breadth and sweep of Meyerhoff’s treatment.’ William Labov‚ University of Pennsylvania‚ USA ‘Miriam Meyerhoff’s entertaining volume revels in the diversity that is the cornerstone of sociolinguistics – she takes us to every continent to provide contemporary‚ refreshing and engaging examples of the key concepts of the discipline‚ and does so in a
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