English‚ which is spoken by 1.9 billon of the world’s population as their first language (Redman‚ 2004)‚ has been spreading rapidly in the world since the British Industrial Revolution and colonialism in many continents such as Asia‚ Africa and North America during the 18th century (Lavot‚ 2000). As the influence of English is increasing‚ some linguists think that it is a natural process of successful international communication. However‚ many other languages are also dying out at an accelerating
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Crystal begins English as a Global Language by asking what it means for a language to be global‚ and what the advantages and disadvantages of having a global language are. In three chapters he then traces the rise of English to that status. The first surveys the extent of its use around the world and briefly outlines the history of its spread. The second examines some nineteenth century ideas about the place of English in the world and the foundations for its success laid by the British Empire
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English as a second language is not easy to learn. This is because English has its own set of rules in grammar‚ vocabulary‚ and pronunciations that might be very different from that of the native English as a second language is not easy to learn. By following six simple steps‚ however‚ non-native English speakers can speak‚ write‚ read‚ and listen to English confidently and effortlessly. -These six simple steps on how to learn English successfully.
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(1500–1700) — sharing some characteristics of newspapers though usually not considered true newspapers.[6] However‚ none of these publications fully met the classical criteria for proper newspapers‚ as they were typically not intended for the general public and restricted to a certain range of topics. [edit]Newspapers Main article: History of newspapers and magazines See also: List of the earliest newspapers [edit]Europe See also: History of British newspapers Title page of Carolus’ Relation from
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS ELL 240 Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Learners Instructor: Jerrica Mesquita Antoinette Richardson September 30‚ 2013 In this paper we will explain the theory behind English language learners‚ and give the benefits Of the program. One will show how important it is to practice and or adopt this program as a teacher. In the scenario the teacher was caught off guard he know nothing about using‚ programs to help him teach the
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English Philology Department Gender in the English language: a diachronic perspective 8.030502 – the English Language and Literature Course Paper CONTENTS INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………3-5 CHAPTER I. THEORETICAL BASIS FOR THE STUDY OF THE CATEGORY OF GENDER IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1.1. The study of Gender in Modern Linguistics……………………….6-8 1.2. Contradictory Views on Gender in Modern English………………8-10 1.3. The Category of Gender in Germanic
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The dilemma of English language The word processor has changed the way we use English Language because the popularly used word processor from Microsoft and similar other word processors which were from IBM and other open source software are all using the American version of English.Sitting here in Mumbai I am appalled by one thing is the dying European English which is being used lesser because it is limited to literature and books.Also I studied British English in school but my college
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been affected by “slang” language. This report describes and evaluates the reference of ‘slang’ being incorporated into the English language. Qualitative research in the form of a questionnaire has been used to conduct the research and gather the necessary information needed to compile this research report. With the research conducted‚ it was found that students are very keen and do not mind ‘slang’ being incorporated into the school syllabus and into the English language. With careful evaluation
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LEARNING ENGLISH CULTURE THROUGH ITS LITERATURE “The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation” (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) The English language is viewed as the international language of the world. Many people are learning it as their second or third language. To be the international language‚ the English language must have the qualities that bring it to a world standard for its uniqueness‚ was called English literature. According to Solzhenitsyn (n.d.)‚ “literature becomes the
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knows the importance of English language in today’s world‚ importance of English language in our society and importance of English in daily life.The importance of English language in non spoken countries as well importance of English language in Pakistan increases day by day.As we know importance of English in communication is become very important day by day.As the second language we could never ask for questions why even the kids are already learned with the English language. Since elementary to college
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