Should English Be Our Official Language? Current Language Use in the United States In the United States‚ there are 303 languages other than English that are spoken at home‚ these categories include; Native American languages‚ African languages‚ Chinese‚ other Asian languages‚ Pacific Island languages‚ and Indic languages. According to the US Census‚ in 2007 the number of people five and older who spoke a language other than English at home doubled in the last three decades. English was
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What exactly does language represent? To many‚ language is a culmination of one’s culture‚ family‚ and personal identity. However‚ language can also be a barrier‚ a divider. America is‚ by nature‚ a country of immigrants. From this diversity and multitude of different backgrounds‚ cultures‚ and regions springs forth dialects and regional accents as varied and different as the people they come from. With all these variations‚ it becomes harder and harder to discern what linguists often refer to
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is undeniable that English is not an easy language to learn. Malaysian ESL students oftentimes find English to be rather confusing and difficult to learn. Pronunciation seems to trip most students up. Though the English language syllabus makes room for pronunciation skills to be included in classroom practices‚ many often have problems with the pronunciation of certain words. According to Abbas and Muhammad Reza (2011)‚ many ESL learners have “major difficulties” with English pronunciation even
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INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1. LINGUISTIC SITUATION IN OLD ENGLISH AND MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD 1.1 The development of Futhark 1.1.1 The runic alphabet as an Old Germanic writing tradition 1.1.2 Old English literature in the period of Anglo-Saxon ethnic extension 1.2 Linguistic situation in the Middle English 1.2.1 Linguistic situation in Medieval England after the Norman Conquest 1.2.2 Dialectal Diversity in the Middle English Period 1.3 The Middle English corpus 1.3.1 Geoffrey Chaucer and his lending
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The two discrete educational philosophies are bilingual education and teaching a second language. 2. What does Rodriguez mean when he says‚ “[I]n a way‚ it didn’t matter very much that my parents could not speak English with ease…. And yet‚ in another way‚ it mattered very much” (para.15)? I think when Rodriguez’s said it didn’t matter to him he meant socially because his parents didn’t speak English that great but they were able to speak it to the attend of people understanding them and getting
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English Language Equivalencies 2014/15 (2015 Entry) Last updated May 2015 * See below for Russell Group list Qualification Level required IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in each element 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in each element 7.0 with no less than 6.0 in each element TOEFL (IBT) 79 (minimum 17 in Writing and Listening‚ 18 in Reading‚ 20 in Speaking) 87 (minimum 20 in Speaking and 19 in all other elements) 100 (minimum 19 with 20 in Speaking) PTE (Academic) Pearson Test of English Academic
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racie Allen of the comedy team of Burns and Allen was once asked how one should speak French. She replied‚ "Well‚ you speak it the same way you speak English; you just use different words." When trying to assist in instructing English language learners‚ they usually have many concepts and language abilities that they need to master‚ as do the teachers that are trying to teach them. With the incorporation of the concepts and approaches to identify and assess the issues and concerns that we have learned
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228 ENGLISH IS A CRAZY LANGUAGE RICHARD LEDERER Concord‚ New HaITIpshire The English language is the ITIost widely spoken in the history of our planet. The English language has acquired the largest vocabulary and the noblest literature in the history of the hUITIan race. Nonetheless‚ English is a crazy language. In the crazy English language there is no butter in butterITIilk‚ no haITI in haITIburger‚ and no cottages in cottage cheese. To add to the in sanity‚ blackboards can be green‚ hot dogs
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In the 21st century‚ the evolution of the English language is occurring at an alarming rate. With the blending of cultures and religions and the advent of new technology‚ such as cellphones‚ and global messaging software‚ the basic core of the language is beginning to change. Slangs and shortened versions of words‚ are becoming universally accepted. Some of this is likely to be just trend or fashion‚ but with a new emphasis on speed and transfer of data‚ many of these new word forms will be permanent
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INTRODUCTION 3 CHAPTER I GENERAL NOTES ON LITERARY LANGUAGE 4 CHAPTER II VARIETIES OF LITERARY LANGUAGE 6 CONCLUSION 11 List of Literature 12 INTRODUCTION A literary language is a register of a language that is used in literary writing. This may also include liturgical writing. The difference between literary and non-literary (vernacular) forms is more marked in some languages than in others. Where there is a strong divergence‚ the language is said to exhibit diglossia. Classical Latin was the
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