English Language and Linguistics 16.2: 261–280. C Cambridge University Press 2012 doi:10.1017/S1360674312000056 A bit of this and a bit of that: on social identification in Early and Late Modern English letters MINNA NEVALA University of Helsinki (Received 10 December 2011; revised 29 February 2012) This article deals with the use of deictic pronouns this/these and that/those as demonstrative determiners in person-referential terms in Early and Late Modern English personal letters. The
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is called English for Winners‚ and before you delve into it‚ we should find out together if it is for you. Do you want to be a winner? Most English learners are unhappy with their English ability. If you ask the average English learner to assess their skills‚ you’re very likely to get one of these answers: "I studied English at school for more than 5 years‚ but my English is not so good." "I speak a little English‚ but I think it’s just ’school English’." "I understand it a little‚ but I can’t speak
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Advantages of Speaking English X [pic] John London John London is an English journalist who has been writing professionally since 2006. His articles have appeared in major British newspapers such as "The Times" and "The Guardian." London holds a Master of Arts in journalism from the University of the Arts London. By John London‚ eHow Contributor [pic]When you go abroad‚ English will probably be the single language many people will understand. English is known to be so useful throughout
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Why is good writing and speaking important? English is the most important and famous language on this earth‚ most people of higher education speak it. I do not know why out of all languages. English is the one that decided to be world famous‚ maybe because English is in America and when people think America they think the land of the free. We all have fluent speakers and writers in every language as much as we have illiterate people. Most are actually in-between where there is some form of education
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Although Maria Mendoza and I have different identities‚ there are still many subjects about our personalities that are related and that are contrasting. We are similar in our religious and cultural acts‚ the way we want to help others‚ and how we try to please people. We contrast through our emotional state‚ the different values taught to us‚ and our parental structure. To being‚ Maria and I have the same religious beliefs‚ Catholicism‚ and practice the same Latino culture among with the rest of
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Each person has their own ways to learn English. However no one makes sure that their methods are the best because it is a fact that some methods are very effective to a group of people applying them in studying but not efficient to the other persons. Choosing a reasonable way to learning and practising English is extremely important to anyone who wants to master their English. According to my experience‚ the best way to achieve a high goal in learning English must be to practise it everyday and everytime
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PRESENTATION NAME: Juan Carlos Martínez García REGISTRATION: 11-3781 SUBJECT: English Didactics TEACHER: Mohamed El Fakhkhari TOPIC: Strategies of language learning of the English Topic Strategies of language learning of the English Keywords (most important words of the essay) Learning‚ strategies‚ performance‚ style‚ English‚ language‚ teaching‚foreign. Introduction Then the different
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During the years between 1603 and 1688 the English revolution was in action. The main cause of the revolution was the power struggle between the English monarchies and the representative body‚ the parliament. This resulted in the English Civil war where the different sides argued whether England should have been a constitutional monarchy or an absolute monarchy. Various ideas were present on how the government should be run‚ by divine right‚ secular absolutism‚ or a constitutional state. John Locke
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reader the differences of what communication means to each gender. For instances‚ she tells us that females believe that talking is part of bonding‚ while males believe in bonding through doing things together. She uses an example of a couple‚ when a female asked her boyfriend to talk‚ the boyfriend laid on the floor with his arms over his face. The girlfriend thought he was being rude and not listening when in fact he was trying to not get distracted by anything. I thought this was a good example
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“Where I Lived and What I Lived For” Essay You are homeless and have almost no possessions. Would you consider yourself rich or poor? You would call yourself poor‚ of course. Henry David Thoreau would disagree. In the mid1800s he decided to abandon civilization and live alone on Walden Pond. For two years he lived in a cabin away from other people. He was free of the complications of normal life and lived very simply‚ without worries. In his essay‚ Thoreau claims that those without many possessions
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