People speak English differently‚ some are fluent‚ while others have difficulties expressing their emotions or explaining their view on something. People communicate with each other differently depending on the situation‚ changing their register and using abbreviations to create sentences for people to understand better. In relation‚ to being unable to perform a standard form of English‚ as displayed in Amy Tan’s Mother Tongue and Robyn Kina’s case‚ both characters are not able to communicate and
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significant role that language plays and how it can affect our everyday lives. He explains that language is seen to be the most important tool for all things. Although we all have different lifestyles to communicate‚ language is the key factor when attempting to explain and thus control our circumstances. Black English stemmed from a lifestyle that could only survive by creating their own form of the English language. “Language‚ incontestably‚ reveals the speaker. Language‚ far more dubiously‚ is
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Written and Spoken English Language The English language consists both of written and spoken features. Until recently‚ items and structures most typically found in spoken language have not been fully described. Most grammars of English have had a bias towards the written language. They are many differences between spoken and written English. Text A and B show written and spoken versions of an account of a days activities. Text A is a written account of these activities‚ while Text B is a
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it sounded very funny to them. I was very surprised‚ I did not think I was so old‚ but decided not to use it again. However‚ that was not the end of my language bloopers. One day I used the expression “It’s a pity” and my colleagues did not know what I meant. I was not quite sure if that expression is used only in England (I studied British English) and people simply did not know the word. However‚ after some time‚ someone told me that “It’s a pity” is slightly old-fashioned and the more appropriate
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IMPORTANCE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1. Assistant Official Language of India: India being a multicultural and multilingual country has Hindi as its official language and English as its Assistant Official Language. English is thus a window language. For those who do not know Hindi or whose mother tongue is not Hindi‚ it is imperative that they should at least have knowledge of the English language. English is the most commonly spoken after Hindi in India. 2. International / Global Language: Because of
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SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH LITERACY IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS Key Issues and Promising Practices Diane August August & Associates Report No. 61 February 2003 This report was published by the Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk (CRESPAR)‚ a national research and development center supported by a grant (No. R-117-D40005) from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)‚ U.S. Department of Education. The content or opinions expressed
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The importance of English as a global language English is a very important language and carries a very big role in our lives. We do not know all languages so English is a useful language if we are talking to someone from some other country. English is used in most of the countries especially in the United States of America‚ United Kingdom‚ Australia and New Zealand. English today is probably the Third largest language by number of native speakers after mandarin Chinese and Spanish. However when
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Reasons and Benefits of English as a World Language There are vast benefits of the English language which has become a global language in business‚ diplomacy‚ education and politics. One of the primary benefits of English as a world language is that it is often considered the language of global business. The international business community often uses it for communication‚ even among people who do not speak the same native language. Moreover speaking and understanding English can let a person communicate
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that people use technology as a short cut to their every task‚ especially in the world of communication. Such as Email‚ Instant Messages‚ and Cell phone texting are dangerously rising‚ which can cause a fatal impact on our rich and brilliant English language. Ten years ago most of us would have to pick up a pen and paper to write a letter to our friends who are in a far-away place. Sometimes it would take up days or weeks for a letter to arrives‚ and sometimes the letter would get lost along the
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“Politics and the English Language‚” explores the increasing misuse of the English language and its possible political causes. When I first saw the title “Politics‚” I was afraid to read the article. The first word of the title is such a sensitive one in my mind‚ since it always seems to involve argument. I also fear my knowledge about the subject is too limited‚ even when I translate the word into Chinese. Despite my initial discomfort‚ I have tried my best to use proper English and not‚ as Orwell
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