Kristi Turley ESL 223N April 5, 2012 Stephanie Knight The English-Only Debate English as the national language has become one of the major issues facing citizens in the United States of America today. There have been many supporters in favor of English as the only recognized language spoken in America and there have also been many opponents. The debate has also driven many states to pass their own laws concerning the English language. There are many pros and cons to the debate, many states
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INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………3 CHAPTER 1. LINGUISTIC SITUATION IN OLD ENGLISH AND MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD……………………………………………………………..5 1.1 THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTHARK……………………………………5 1.1.1 THE RUNIC ALPHABET AS AN OLD GERMANIC WRITING TRADITION……………………………………………………………………6 1.1.2 OLD ENGLISH LITERATURE IN THE PERIOD OF ANGLO-SAXON ETHNIC EXTENSION…………………………………………………………7 1.2 LINGUISTIC SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE ENGLISH………………..11 1.2.1 LINGUISTIC SITUATION IN MEDIEVAL ENGLAND AFTER THE NORMAN CONQUEST………………………………………………
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and the other, the L-variety (for 'Low'), is used in informal situations, such as local markets and conversations between friends. The focus of this article is to discuss how the concept of diglossia might be appropriate to describe the Singapore English-speaking community, and to consider what approaches can be adopted by teachers towards the use of the L-variety in schools. Examples of diglossia that have been widely quoted are: the Arabic community, where each region has its own colloquial variety
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My Passion for English A close friend of mine suggested University of Phoenix as a good option for me to reach my goal of obtaining an English bachelor’s degree. This was a decision that has impacted my life in only a positive way. Before attending University of Phoenix I was unhappy with my previous schools. Transferring to Phoenix was a new beginning. The first class I completed was like no other I took in the past. I found my course challenging yet interesting, because the curriculum and interactivity
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English is a West Germanic language that originated from the Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Britain by Germanic invaders and/or settlers from various parts of what is now northwest Germany and the Netherlands. Initially, Old English was a diverse group of dialects, reflecting the varied origins of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of Britain. One of these dialects, Late West Saxon, eventually became predominant. The English language underwent extensive change in the Middle Ages. Written Old English of
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“Why English Should be the Official Language of the United States.” by Brandon Brice The article “Why English Should be the Official Language of the United States.” By Brandon Brice gives a viewpoint of the struggles the United States has because of the diversity of language in the country. He argues by giving reasons why it would be beneficial for a legislation to make English the official and only language of the country, to which he argues would be a way to unite the American population. This
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SMALLER With television and the internet, more and more people are exposed to more and more language. Even just visiting a chatroom on the internet, there’ll be influence from diverse languages in the chatters’ usernames. Hollywood ensures that English is widespread through movies. Within individual countries, centralized television and expanded communication in general exert a moderating influence that counteracts the countries’ natural tendencies to diverge into multiple dialects. For example
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years ago Saudi Introduced teaching English to the curriculum because of the importance of learning languages in the development of the country and spreading Islam,as result of this interest in teaching English,Applied linguistic (AL)was one of the majors Saudi students began to learn later on. There were Various reasons behind Saudis studying AL, to my knowledge,one is the purpose for teaching in higher education.In the present time Saudis studying AL or English related majors in local universities
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on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer! • “I am.” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language! • There are only four words in the English language which end in “dous”: tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous! • Ghosts appear only in 4 Shakespearean plays: Julius Caesar, Richard III, Hamlet and Macbeth! • Stewardesses’ is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand! • No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple! • The only 15 letter word
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A. Bibliographical Information Jones, D., Shol, S., Kohen-Klieman, C., & Miska, M. (2015). Spotlight on English. Doral: Santillana USA Publishing Company, Inc. (431 pages) Santillanna’s Spotlight on English for Kindergarten is divided into eight different units to offer various topics to discuss and expose ELL students to throughout the year. Each individual unit contains daily lessons that are integrated to include all academic content areas such as, Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, Science
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