Language and Identity First of all‚ Identity is the belief as “who we are and how we are” which we all have as individuals and it is based on many fundamental factors such as Ethnic group‚ Racial‚ National‚ Gendered‚ Social Class‚ Language‚ Sexual and Religious. As it is clear that identity has many essentials and it is not made of just one fact but has something to do with many‚ I will focus on the relationship especially between language and identity in this paper. The
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worldwide spoken language. It becomes part of daily life of many people for many reasons: enjoyment‚ academic‚ economic‚ and other purposes. It is spoken throughout the world either as a first or second language‚ not only with English speakers‚ but with people of different first languages. Crystal (1994) describes its status as ‘global language’ where it started to have ‘a special role that is recognized in every country in the world’. The prominent characteristic of a global language is that it is
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emerged as the global language of trade and commerce in the past few decades‚ affecting many key aspects of business in the modern world. The English language has become the standard for all important official communications in an increasingly large number of countries with a wide variety of native languages. In the modern world‚ English continues to spread as the major medium through which both small businesses and large corporations do business. There are about 5‚000 languages in the world today
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Universal Hero‚" "The Messiah of the Redemption‚" was an polyglot and is the national hero of the Philippines. To learn a new language‚ Rizal memorized five root words every night before going to bed. At the end of the year‚ he learned 1‚825 new words. He never forgets these foreign words because of his retentive memory. Rizal made a good use of his knowledge of many languages in his travels in Europe and America‚ in communicating with foreign scholars and scientists‚ and in his writings. Many times
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Importance Of English Language Importance Of English Language Good Morning to one and all. I am here to present my views about the importance of learning English language which is taught to us right from our birth. English is not just taught at home‚ at schools and colleges but even at professional colleges and at work places too. English was taught till Intermediate Level at first. Later it was included in professional colleges not only for 1st year but even in 3rd B Tech. In present competitive
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Communication is not the key‚ Language is. Language is key to Communication‚ Success and Peace. The phrase “Communication is key” has been going around our world for some time now. I disagree with that phrase‚ because‚ although Communication is a very powerful tool‚ it is nothing without Language. Language is the key‚ It is the key to Communication. It allows you to express yourself in so many different ways. Whether it be French or English‚ Sad or Happy‚ Communication can be possible because language exists. This planet has over seven billion
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Shaped by Language: What Comes First the Thought or the Language Language‚ due to its specific properties‚ is one aspect that makes human beings unique in comparison to other animals and species. The fact that different languages can alter the way we perceive the world‚ and objects we view. From the perception of space‚ time and even nouns‚ languages changes the way we think. Countless studies show that linguistic processes effect even down to the most fundamental thought processes‚ which unconsciously
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HUMAN MEMORY AND IMAGINATION A KEY TO LANGUAGE EVOLUTION Qasim Dad Department of English Language and Literature University of Sargodha qasimdad72@gmail.com Daniyal Hassan Department of English Language and Literature University of Sargodha daniyalhassan2003@yahoo.com INTRODUCTION One of the mysteries is human existence. From where we came and to where shall we go? These are the questions always faced by mankind in every phase of its consciousness. Different
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LANGUAGE LEGISLATION: VOTER DRIVEN INITIATIVES Kelly M. Jefferson Grand Canyon University: SPE 523 July 23‚ 2012 The issue of language policy and the education of English language learners (ELLs) in this country has been hotly debated and widely contested. Students who enter our school systems without an understanding of the English language must attain not only conversational proficiency‚ but also academic literacy in English. Academic literacy is the
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When people make a great fuss over the merits and demerits of a language they overlook an important point that a language is not merely a means of communicating thoughts but also a way of getting civilized. Since‚ the date of India’s independence‚ there has been running many claims and counter-claims regarding the use and importance of English in India. Some speak in favour while some others oppose the idea of retaining English as a subject‚ in our school or college curriculum. The British
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