language of the western half of South Africa—the provinces of the Northern Cape and Western Cape—and the primary language of the coloured and white communities.[n 7] In neighbouring Namibia‚ Afrikaans is widely spoken as a second language and used as lingua franca‚[n 8] while as a native language it is spoken in 11 percent of households‚ mainly concentrated in the capital Windhoek and the southern regions of Hardap and Karas.[n 9] Estimates of the total
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Language: Chapter 5‚ Key Issue 1 Where Are English-Language Speakers Distributed? Rubenstein‚ pp. 137-143. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ● ORIGIN AND DIFFUSION OF ENGLISH 1. How did English become to widely diffused? 2. What three European peoples originally came together to form the English people and English language? 3. Where did these people come from? 4. What two subsequent invasions added additional words to the evolving English language
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messages. The higher the English learning becomes‚ the more we will learn to use coherent language that gives clarity to even complicated thoughts. Because English is so widely spoken‚ it has often been referred to as a "world language"‚ the lingua franca of the modern era‚ and while it is not an official language in most countries‚ it is currently the language most often taught as a foreign language. Some linguists believe that it is no longer the exclusive cultural property of "native English
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and what is being asked of them. They can immediately use their mother tongue to construct and explain their world‚ articulate their thoughts and add new concepts to what they already know. Currently‚ there are twelve (12) major languages or lingua franca that shall be language of instruction. The major languages are a) Tagalog b) Kapampangan c) Pangasinense d) Iloko e) Bikol f) Cebuano g) Hiligaynon h) Waray i) Tausug j) Maguindanaoan k) Maranao; l) Chabacano. With this challenge
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Together with the Latin texts and traditions of the Roman world (which was significantly influenced by ancient Greek society)‚ the study of the Greek texts and society of antiquity constitutes the discipline of Classics. Greek was a widely spoken lingua franca in the Mediterranean world and beyond during Classical Antiquity‚ and would eventually become the official parlance of the Byzantine Empire. In its modern form‚ it is the official language of Greece and Cyprus and one of the 23 official languages
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language policy on the preservation of language diversity. This is because “English only” is expected to inevitably transcend the borders of internal institutions and further limit the function of the remaining widelyspoken languages‚ especially as a lingua franca and in foreign language teaching. This contribution presents the conflict of interests between the smaller and the larger language communities in having only one or several institutional working languages for the EU and sketches out a possible
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maharishis‚ etc are equally popular in every community. They are revered by them all.India is abundantly rich in dialects and languages. Twenty- two languages constitutionally enjoy the status of official language but Hindi is recognised as the lingua franca of the nation. From Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Nagaland to Mumbai‚ Hindi is understood as the national language of India. Though different regions have their different regional affiliation they all are Indians. People call themselves Bihari
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English language literacy rates in India and Pakistan are 60% and 20% respectively. There is a strong correlation between English literacy and ICT development in the present context of Globalization. In the arena of ICT English has become the Lingua-Franca. Though the above accounts seem to be frustrating one‚ these can be easily overcome within a reasonable span of time if we can establish good governance in the country. For making a digital Bangladesh by 2021‚ the government must address the
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people called “Filipinos” were Spaniards born in the Philippines and the indigenes were derogatorily were called “Indios”. The Indios were not united by words and deeds for that time the archipelago has different forms of language and there is no lingua franca. The revolts were not compact and are rather sporadic‚ thus resulting from their defeat against Spaniards. They also used primitive form of strategies in war and weaponry. Spanish rule in those times which our country was colonized was indeed abusive
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BT MOHAMMAD ASRI The Communication Process. Sender send message to the receiver. The sender will encode his message and go through a channel. The receiver will then decode the message using contextual Importance of English Lingua franca Used world wide. Malaysian’s mother language has influence the English – Manglish. Forms of Oral Communication Intrapersonal Communication. Internal dialogue with yourself – selftalk. In the middle of a crisis or while making decision
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