culture is a reminder that the history of English is a story of culture during the past 1‚500 years. The English language people use today went through three stages. Namely‚ old English ‚middle wnglish and modern English. if people look back to the history of English‚ it’s certain to say that many elements have helped to shape the language‚ but one element that so crucial that we should pay special attention to is the influence of Christianity. II.on English General Vocabulary In the west‚ Christianity
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References: London: George Allen & Unwin (Publishers) Ltd. 1985 [7] Roberts‚ William H Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1989 [8] Vestergaard‚ Torben & Schr der‚ Kim The language of Advertising 1.2 Definition of advertising According to the Definition Committee of American Marketing Association(方薇‚ 1997:2)
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that 9.2 percent or 4.4 million of public school students in the United States were English Language Learners‚ or ELLs. While the national average was almost 10 percent‚ the state of California had the highest enrollment‚ at nearly 23 percent (nces.gov). With so many students in US schools for whom English is not their first language‚ it was decided that these students should receive some sort of English language education to facilitate their learning. This idea was protected and implemented by Title
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Google is a search engine which is aimed at many different audiences. Thousands of people use Google per day‚ ranging from children‚ to even people who are retired. The purpose of Google is to provide people with a means of searching through the vast amount of data on the internet. Google has a range of presentational features in its homepage. As you can clearly see the main thing in the search engine is the logo which is centred at the top of the page. As you can see the logo is themed‚ evidently
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English Language: Key to Global Access By: Kyle A. Tumapang “Language is the blood of the soul in which thoughts run and out of which they grow‚” as once said by Oliver Wendell Holmes. We cannot deny that we are all experiencing the effects of globalization. Globalization‚ as we all know‚ is the process of interaction‚ and integration among peoples‚ companies‚ and governments of different nations. Due to its continuous rise‚ the unity of people around the world is greatly needed. But how can unity
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The Future Status of English as a Global Language─Now is No Forever! As an English major and a bilingual person‚ it’s hard to jump out of the box and deny the deep‚ great‚ far-reaching influence and outspread of English. It seems true that English has become the universal language─the one accredited language to use in professional academic fields‚ the almost instinctive choice of language for people to speak in foreign countries‚ remarkably the none-English-speaking ones‚ and a universally
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Inglés Como La Lengua Oficial: ¿necesidad o formalidad? English As The Official Language: necessity or formality? America is a nation that‚ from its founding‚ has had a distinguishing quality that no other country in the world shares. This quality has been the willingness to accept people of all different cultures as citizens of the country without forcing them to change who they are. How often have you seen the translations on the backs of shampoo bottles and instruction manuals and become annoyed
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Aaron Davis Mr. Martinous Comp 1 November 26‚ 2013 SMS: Next Evolution of the English Language All living languages change. They have no existence apart from the people who use them. And since people are always changing‚ their language changes to keep up with them. Sometimes the reason for change is obvious. When we invent something‚ it needs a name‚ so then a new word comes into being. If we time-traveled back to 1990 and talk to people we might have a hard time communicating with them because
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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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example is provided for you. • Prepare a list of 10 examples of slang from the English language that might be misinterpreted or misunderstood during a business conversation with someone from another culture. • Next to each example‚ suggest other words you might use to convey the same message. • State whether the alternatives mean exactly the same as the original slang or idiom. If not‚ explain the differences. Slang from English Alternatives Meaning mellow relax and calm down Yes‚ it means
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