1. Read any English language newspaper aloud and slowly. Go as slowly as possible in order to understand the meaning of what you are reading‚ including nuances. While the structure of English is fairly simple in comparison to many other languages‚ its idioms make it a more difficult language to adequately master. 2. 2 Find some children’s books. Those containing many parables‚ fables‚ short stories‚ and legends are good because they are easy to read and carry interesting messages as well. Reading
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Mr. DiMarco Politics and the English Language Answers In Orwell’s essay Politics and the English Language‚ Orwell expresses his raw opinion on the deterioration of the English language and how politics is a cause for the “vagueness and incompetence” that writing has succumbed too. Though the title of the essay introduces politics first and the English language last‚ Orwell’s thesis seems to consist of neither; it consists of the silliness of modern human writing. He states
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English Grammar in Conversation Geoffrey Leech DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS AND MODERN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LANCASTER UNIVERSITY‚ LANCASTER LA1 4YT‚ UK A thorough description of spoken English grammar is felt to be overdue. After all‚ spoken language has largely been neglected by grammatical tradition; the word grammar itself descends from the classical Greek word for writing. The grammarian ’s bias towards the written language remains strong today‚ and is reflected in such terminology as ’left
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IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NEPAL IMPORTANCE OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NEPAL Nearly 4000 languages are spoken in the world.some language are confined in a small area.but some language are widely spoken.English language is an international language.it is spoken as native language is Canada‚Australia‚the USA and the UK.it is used as official language in some counties.such as in India and ‚it is used as foreign language in most of the countries in the world. English language is that window
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English as a Lingua Franca. Who owns English today? Pavlína Bílá Semester: 1 Academic Year: 2013 The role of English language has already achieved not only the position as a native language‚ but it has also gained the status of global lingua franca and its power is growing day by day. With today globalized world‚ modern internet era‚ huge expansion of tourism and international trade in all over the world‚ it has appeared the need for common language which can be used
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Research Paper On Modern English Submit To: Muhammad Zakaria (ZM) Lecturer‚ Department of English East West University Sub: Eng-205 Sec: 1 Submitted By: Tanay Kundu Bappa ID: 2011-2-40-149
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Old English Mythology English folklore is the folk tradition which has developed in England over a number of centuries. Some stories can be traced back to their roots‚ while the origin of others is uncertain or disputed. England abounds with folklore‚ in all forms. English folklore is largely drawn from Germanic‚ Celtic and Christian sources. Hobgoblin is a term typically applied in folktales to describe a friendly but troublesome creature of the Seelie Court. Hobgoblins seem to be small‚ hairy
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There have been many discussions about making English the official language of the United States. And not only has there been discussions‚ but people are starting to act. There have been movements‚ unity acts‚ and even laws have been proposed to make this a reality. So why isn’t English our official language yet? To me the United states has always been a cultural diverse nation. And because it is diverse‚ it is the reason why America is what it is today. Holding a barrier to one language takes the
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2 WHAT IS GOING ON WITH ENGLISH SPELLING? • Why don’t we pronounce words in English like we spell them? • Have a look:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= ZXa8cO9mXFk • This gap between the spoken and written word emerged during the Early Modern English period after the printing press was brought to England. STAGES OF ENGLISH 1. Old English (449-1200): GERMANIC 2. Middle English (1200-1500): LATIN & FRENCH 3. Modern English (1500-present): WORLD EARLY MODERN ENGLISH (15TH – 18TH CENTURY) Associate
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ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE: ITS HISTORICAL PAST AND ITS FUTURE Zuliati Rohmah Abstract: This paper discusses English as a global language. The description of its history is offered to enable us to detect the underlying motivation of spreading English world-wide. How English plays a role on the death of other languages is presented to make us aware of preserving our own language‚ while making use of English. The future of English is predicted to give us a direction to our activities in relation
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