Every language allows different kinds of variations: geographical or territorial, perhaps the most obvious, stylistic, the difference between the written and the spoken form of the standard national language and others. It is the national language of England proper, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and some provinces of Canada. It is the official language of Wales, Scotland, in Gibraltar and on the island of Malta. Modern linguistics distinguishes territorial variants of a national language and local
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Trinidad, and raised in Pascal, Venezuela, she migrated to the United States at the age of 17. To this day, she still faces many communication barriers as English is not her first language. The most common barrier Dominga has to deal with on a daily basis is anxiety. When dealing with people that are not familiar with her culture, background, and language, she tends to get anxious and even upset. “When you are anxious because of not knowing what you are expected to do, it is only natural to focus on that
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Shakespeare changed the world as we know it by instilling Intrapersonal Intelligence, helping to make the English language what it is today and changing how writing affects the world through his writing. Shakespeare is known as the greatest writers of all time, he established a wide range of vocabulary, and crafted thousands of words, phrases and concepts that are now used in today’s English language. His works have been use to illustrate and explore theories and helped the development of modern-day psychoanalysis
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H=ache I=i J=ji K=ka L=elle M=emme N=enne O=o P=pe’ Q=ku R=erre S=esse T=te’ U=u V=ve’ W=double ve’ X= ixe Y=i grec Z=z`ede d) Les signes orthographiques or spelling marks In the French language they use accents and spelling marks that we do not use in the English language. The marks are part of the spelling of the word and cannot be left out. Examples: l’accent aigu=acute accent Me’lanie L’accent grave=grave accent H`elene L’accent corconflexe=circumflex Ho^tel
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My First, Second and Third language Since god separated human’s by causing their languages differ that led to the failure to build a building that is tall enough to reach the skies as according to The Bible, everyone have a different mother tongue, or known as the First Language. As for me, my mother tongue was Mandarin. According to my lovely mother, I was born in a Chinese family background, and I was raised speaking Mandarin as my first language. The first few proper words that I was able
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ELL Proficiency Standards Randy Poehler Grand Canyon University Advance Methodologies of Structured English Immersion ESL-533N Jeri Jorgenson-Zwibel November 27, 2012 ELL Proficiency Standards Listening and Speaking Standard 1: The student will listen actively to the ideas of others in order to acquire new knowledge. | Pre-EmergentSpeak with clarity and use appropriate intonation when reading and reciting texts | | EmergentSpeak with clearness and use correct inflection when understanding
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The Importance of English in the World of International Business ‘English is now a global language that belongs to all those who speak it.’ (Nigel Newton, publisher) It is the technology that allows people to travel further and faster than ever before. It is the Internet that links people regardless their nationalities and countries they live in. And technology is also the reason why lots of business people are active globally and why more and more entrepreneurs are on the move than
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in several different languages that catered to a wide scope of genres. Milton had a profound impact on the English language because of his contributions to the English dialect (Crace, 2008). Milton was a devout protestant that was not afraid to show his dedication to his beliefs regarding religion and his civil rights, even if it meant casting a different outlook on religion entirely. Within today’s society it can be concluded that Milton revolutionized the English language this will benefit the
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Research Essay Why you should learn Spanish before you learn French? Speaking a new language helps you to get to know another people and culture, as language and culture go hand in hand. Because language simultaneously is defined by the world around us, learning another language opens one's mind to new ideas and new ways of looking at the world. While most of us can't hope to learn the languages of more than one or two cultures other than that of our own, those that we can learn help us
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Comprehension 1. Tan is classifying how she uses different Englishes with her writings and with family. With her family, she usually uses “broken” English, and with her writing she uses “professional” English. 2. I believe that she introduces the categories in paragraphs 7 and 8. I believe she identified the categories at a right time because she begins by talking about her family and work, and then she introduces her categories. 3. Yes, Amy Tan goes into explaining the categories by sharing personal
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