People whose native language is not English‚ but who wish to learn English as a second language‚ must learn English as a new language‚ as a skill‚ as an additional means of communication. They have to learn how to pronounce strange words‚ and which syllables to emphasise‚ and what rhythms and tonal pitches should be used. But people whose mother tongue is English do not have to go to school to learn these things‚ they learn it automatically‚ from their parents‚ their relatives‚ their friends
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English‚ the Official Language in the U. S. Michele Hoard ENG 122 Instructor Nelly Aguilar March 7‚ 2011 English‚ the Official Language in the U. S. The researcher stated that English is now the official language in the United States. There are documents that discuss the importance of an official language in America‚ which supports this statement. In this research there are further details about English as the Official Language in the U. S. and how language can unite people in society
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only some languages‚ but not to the language they themselves speak. The misconception about primitive language must quickly clear from our mind. All human language are equally complete and perfect as in instrument of communication. It is not the fault of language if not all groups of people are equally competent in nuclear physics or psychology. The Eskimos can speak about snow with a great deal more precision and subtlety than we can in English‚ but this in not because the Eskimo language (one of
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interact with exceedingly capable speakers of non-native English all the time‚ from the translators and copywriters who are our colleagues to many of the clients who give us work in the first place. I am regularly blown away by the sheer competence displayed – the breadth of vocabulary‚ the grasp of idiom‚ the appreciation of (let’s face it‚ difficult) British humour – but‚ and it’s a big but‚ I can’t help wonder WHY such a strange‚ hybrid language should have become so popular. Is it the spelling? Definitely
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What is the future of English as a global language? The world is changing so rapidly‚ from national politics to people’s livelihood. Definitely‚ language is one of the most important characteristic among there. English‚ which is considered as the world language at present‚ facing with sophisticated problems. Actually‚ the situation could persist on till the future. In my view‚ the future of English as a global language may be as the concave and convex sides of a nutshell‚ it is hard to foresee that
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Language reveals one’s identity. With language‚ we can communicate who we are and what we think. Without language‚ we would be isolated. We would have no discipline‚ no past‚ no present and no future. To understand how meaning works‚ then‚ is to understand part of what it is to be human .Ultimately language is a necessary means of life‚ which some say that language derived from grunts and groans and evolved into the complex form that we know today. As a writer you choose the direction you will follow
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As a part Indigenous person who does not speak an Indigenous language I do see a gap‚ those who are able to understand or speak learn on a different level from the stories told then those who do not. The stories I have been told‚ even by my mother who barely recollects being a fluent Cree speaker‚ are usually described to be summaries only‚ as the full story is better conveyed in the language. Using traditional languages connects to the spirit world; the land and the ancestors‚ giving the words used
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Bill Bryson Mother Tongue Chapter 4 Influence of other languages on the development of English The development of the English language has been influenced by other languages‚ such as Celtic‚ Old Norse and Danish‚ and Anglo- Norman French. So much influence did not destroy the language‚ but made it even more interesting. After 450A.D. when the Roman troops were withdrawn from Britain‚ Germanic people began settling in Angle- land. They drove Celtic speakers to the fringes of Britain
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As an adolescent child growing up in Chicago‚ Illinois I was always complimented on my proper English. Nevertheless‚ being told I was illiterate was never my problem‚ until I moved cross country to Richmond‚ Virginia. The southerners of Virginia had a very different vernacular than me. Sooner or later‚ it was very noticeable how the two places differed in dialect. Being from another part of the United States‚ I sort of expected the “Oooh’s & Aaahh”s of my slang. They would sometimes mock my accent
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Monica Ruvalcaba 2/17/2015 Mr. Yarbrough ENGL 0301 English is one of the most important language and talk around the world. Such language is relevant to work‚ in the daily and social life in my country and various parts of the world’s trade. Learning English can access to better education no limited to universities. It is also important because it show other cultures‚ style life and different ways to think. It will give you this way to see yourself with other eyes‚ and perhaps discover it or aspects
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