and thus live in only one world‚ and if you are not capable of using the language‚ your world is narrowed. However‚ Einstein has an opposite opinion; he devalues the importance of language and says‚ “The words of a language as they are written and spoken do not seem to play any role in the mechanism of my thought.” It is widely believed believe that language is the bridge connecting individuals and the outside world; thus‚ it is a crucial element of human life. Language can be inextricably tied to
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Lecture Intonation in English Outline 1. Intonation: definition‚ approaches‚ functions. 2. Components of intonation and the structure of English tone-group. 3. Sentence stress. 4. Rhythm. 1. Intonation: definition‚ approaches‚ functions. Intonation is a language universal. There are no languages which are spoken without any change of prosodic parameters but intonation functions in various languages in a different way. What is the role intonation plays in the language? Intonation
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International phonetics Alphabet List of symbols representatives of sound used in English Language : i) Utterance ii) Sound iii) Symbols iv) Syllable v) Word(s)/group of Words vi)Clauses/Phrases vii)Sentences viii)Paragraph ix) Meaning x) Interpretation xi) Theorizing. i) ‚ ii) ‚ iii) Phonology iv)‚ v) Morphology vi)‚vii) Syntax viii) Forms ix)‚ x) Interpretation xi) Hermeneutics Phoneme: A phoneme is the smallest or minimal contrastive unit in the sound system
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3 1. British English and American English pronunciation 7 2. British English and American English vocabulary 10 3. British English and American English grammar 13 Conclusions 16 References 17 Introduction The object of this work is to study‚ analyse‚ and most importantly compare differences between two major branches of English language: American English (also called General American) and British English (also called UK English or English English). The term British
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Dibrugarh University B A. Syllabus in English under Semester System (Approved by the Board of Studies in English on 20/12/2010) This course has been designed as part of an integrated course in English Literature‚ inclusive of M.A. in English. Only students wishing to pursue M.A. in English should take up this course. Each paper is of 100 marks out of which 80 marks will be for the End semester examination and 20 marks for the Internal Assessment. Paper I: History of English Society and Culture I (Anglo Saxon
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Project-English English Project Presented by: Date: May 10‚ 2012 Index 1. Presentation Page 2. Index 3. Introduction 4. Origin of English Language 5. Origin of the English Language 6. Origin of the English Language 7. How did the English Language spread around the world? & English as a major business communication around the world. } 8. Conclusion Introduction The English Language has been spoken for many years‚ in this project I will talk about
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Introduction to Language Language is a system of symbols with an agreed upon meaning that is used by a group of people. Language is a means of communication ideas or feelings by the use of conventionalized sounds and signs‚ thus‚ being the spoken and written language. The History of Language It is a human tendency to communicate with others and this could underlie the emergence of language. Montessori said‚ “To talk is in the nature of man.” Humans needed language in order to communicate‚
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language use. “English is a rich and fruitful language”‚ this high concept quote is something that I have heard over and over again throughout my life in education. However to answer this question this quote has to become adjusted towards the question that needs to be answered. An adjustment to this statement would be “speaking and texting are rich and fruitful creative forms of language use”; therefore changing and manipulating the 136 characters of SMS language and spoken language creating new
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Consider the differences and similarities between spoken conversation and the language of social networking. Spoken language and web-based communication have similarities and differences. Spoken conversation is when a person is talking to somebody directly (live event)‚ either face to face or from a distance using a device of communication e.g. mobile phone. With spoken conversation‚ there may be overlaps as the person that you are talking to may interrupt you if they disagree on your conversation
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MIDDLE ENGLISH AND NEW ENGLISH VOCABULARY The vocabulary in the ME period shows great instability and constant and rapid changes. Many words became obsolete; a lot of them reflected the ever-changing life of the speakers and were under the influence of contacts with other nations. 1. Internal means of enriching vocabulary. Internal sources of vocabulary growth became less important in ME. It might have been due to great expansion of foreign words (especially French). Beginning with the 15
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