Jeanne Kelly Guieb Kenneth De Torres Use of the Dictionary A dictionary is a very important tool for anyone who is learning a new language. With a good dictionary you can do the following: * look up the meaning of an English word you see or hear * find the English translation of a word in your language * check the spelling of a word * check the plural of a noun or past tense of a verb * find out other grammatical information about a word * find the synonym or antonym of
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SOCIOLINGUISTIC 1. Take an extract of a talk show with participants using different varieties of English. a. What differences among these varieties of English can you find in this extract? (You may look at the differences in features of grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation) b. What are the positive and negative effects of using these varieties of English in this talk show? (You may think about the political and social effects of this choice) c. Extra question: What are your suggestions to limit
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English should continue to be the official language of India. English is used as the official language in India. Yes • English is one such language that is understood by people from different castes and states, and therefore deserves to be the official language of India. • If any other language is tried to make the official language, all the regional parties will start the battle of making the state level as official language of India. • If Hindi is given priority then it will create
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H. Hawkins English IV Room G113 Welcome to English IV! English IV is designed to give you the opportunity to explore the history of British culture through reading informational texts and literature including novels, poetry, essays, and plays. We will look at works from the following periods in Western European History: Old English and Middle English periods The Renaissance The Enlightenment and Romantic periods The Victorian Age Post Modern period In addition to literature
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in English (MEG) ASSIGNMENT (For July 2015 and January 2016 Sessions) Compulsory Courses of M.A. English – 1st Year) British Poetry-01 British Drama-02 British Novel-03 Aspects of Language-04 School of Humanities Indira Gandhi National Open University Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110 068 1 Master’s Degree in English Assignments for 1st year Compulsory Courses Course Code: MEG Dear Student, This booklet contains all the assignments of the Compulsory Courses of MA (English) 1st
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language, German is the third most taught. Additionally, it is the second most widely used language on the Internet. Over the last 30 years, almost all German citizens have been required to learn at least one foreign language in school. This is usually English.
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FILIPINO (PANANALIKSIK) Pananaliksik – bilang isang disiplina ay mahalaga sa pag-unlad ng isang bansa. – maaaring pang-isahan o kaya’y panggrupo – sistematiko at siyentipikong proseso ng pangangalap, pagsusuri, pag-aayos, pag oorganisa at pagpapakahulugan ng mga datos tungo sa paglutas ng suliranin, pagpapatotoo ng prediksyon at pagpapatunay sa imbensyong nagawa ng tao Aquino – ang pananaliksik ay isang maingat at sistematikong paghahanap ng kaukulang impor-
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sides and the role of vocabulary learning, that is why so many useful strategies have been indicated in their findings. As we know vocabulary always plays a great role in learning English as a foreign language, especially for the students in universities, because it is a suitable time for them to improve their English skillfulness. The trend of linguistic theory play great role in the improvement of language education. Vocabulary acquisition was neglected
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In view of morphology and syntax in linguistics, “questions are indicated by a number of interrogative constructions and by sentence-final particles” (Matthews & Yip, 2011, p. 359). The languages of Turkish and Cantonese will be investigated and compared in terms of forming “yes/no questions”, “alternative questions” and “wh-questions”. Knowing that Turkish is a synthetic language (Denham & Lobeck, 2013), the most significant rule in question formation is to embed an auxiliary verb “mi”, which is
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ESSAY Mother Tongue Don't judge a book by its cover or someone's intelligence by her English. By Amy Tan • Art by Gabe Leonard I am not a scholar of English or literature. I cannot give you much more than personal opinions on the English language and its variations in this country or others. I am a writer. And by that definition, I am someone who has always loved language. I am fascinated by language in daily life. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language—the
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