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    phenomenon is called linguistic relativity. If a language had no word for a certain concept‚ then its speakers would not be able to understand this concept. Language is different in every culture. It adapts to environment in which people live. There are many examples for that. It is often said that Eskimos have fifty words for snow‚ but it’s not exactly true. Sami languages‚ that is languages spoken by people near Arctic Circle have hundred words for snow or for different kinds of snow‚ for example “snow

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    | Article Summary | AEPS Reading‚ Writing & Spoken Communication – Language Centre – University of Helsinki | | | 20.03.2013 | | The article represents a part of a research about English multi-word expressions and their translation equivalents in other languages. The research was important for different tasks such as language learning‚ translation‚ automatic multilingual lexicon etc. The article is a short review of English phrasal verbs and their translations to Russian and

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    competences needed to function in a discipline‚ profession‚ or workplace.(Helen. Basturkman. 2006:6) Learning‚ as a language based activity‚ is fundamentally and profoundly dependent on vocabulary knowledge. Learners must have access to the meanings of words which is technical‚ related to their subject matter. …knowing the technical terms…is not a sufficient condition for successful reading of specialized material. It was‚ in fact‚ the non-technical terms which created more of a problem. (Cohen et al

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    Taking an English class during college is important for a fundamental education‚ because regardless of the major I chose‚ I must able to communicate well in written and spoken words. After all‚ in the future‚ when I try to obtain a job‚ the corporations will most likely base their decision on my ability to express ideas and opinions in a sophisticated and correct manner. Therefore‚ increasing my knowledge and skills in English will increase my opportunities to success. Yet‚ currently‚ many students

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    he experiences it‚ exhibited confidentiality of the other students. He describes them as superior to him‚ speaking “… excellent French.”. Using a French loan word as an adjective makes the sentence quite ironic and makes it rather an expression of his own insecurity when it comes to speaking French‚ which is substantiated by his lead up words: “… in what sounded to me …” that clearly supports the interpretation. The protagonist’s/narrator’s sex is not revealed until the third page of the short story

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    and contexts that influence the way my spoken language adapts depending on the audience and situation. Idiolect is the unique and distinctive way an individual speaks. It is influence by a diverse range of factors that shape the way we speak throughout our lives. Context is one such factor that plays a key role in how I adapt the way I speak. When talking to my friends or siblings‚ I generally speak informally and use more non-standard English or slang words‚ such as “wha`ever” or “dunno”. I am comfortable

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    Bible‚ I was fascinated by Kingsolver’s extensive use of Lingala‚ the language used in the region of the Congo where the Price family lives. Lingala is a language in which each word has several meanings‚ and Kingsolver has the characters in the story use language to reflect themselves. Kingsolver also masterfully wields words to connote subtle ideas throughout the novel. Throughout the novel are sprinkled many phrases in Lingala‚ phrases that are eventually learned or heard by any one of the narrators

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    Patrick Arnold Final Paper Books versus Movies Jarhead‚ Generation Kill and Restrepo You must love seeing my name and final paper so close to each other. I promise to try an avoid going on my sickening‚ almost tea party like rants. I have just read the book “Jarhead” this semester‚ and saw Restrepo for the first time. I have read “Generation Kill” and watched the movie in the past. I figured it would be fitting to write about all three and create a more original report. I’d like

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    In “Spanglish Spoken Here”‚ the author‚ Janice Castro‚ shows readers how Spanglish is using widely across the United State. She gives many examples showing that Spanglish is used by all ages of people across the state like Manhattan‚ Miami and Los Angeles. The author states‚ “Spanglish is common linguistic currency” (Castro‚ ¶2). Spanglish is commonly used by Spanish-speaking people and native-born Americans in their everyday life. Children who bring Spanglish to their home do not only learn it from

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    Motivation 1) Motivation- an urge‚ a drive to engage in the learning process 2) Reasons for learning language: school curriculum‚ qualifications/job‚ TLC (Target Language Community)‚ when Ls live there and learn L2(second lg or official lg). In methodology we talk about EFL (English as a foreign language) and ESL (English as a second language)‚ however‚ it happens that these terms are treated as synonyms‚ ESP ( English for Specific Purposes). Before the teacher begins lessons with a group

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