On the Appification of Dictionaries: From a Chinese Perspective
... 103). Gao Yongwei put forth a three-type typology that includes “clicks-and-mortar” dictionaries, one-stop dictionary sites, and DIY dictionaries (2012: 423-426). The English dictionary apps scene is more or less dominated by these three types of dictionaries. The first type of dictionary apps refer ...
... 103). Gao Yongwei put forth a three-type typology that includes “clicks-and-mortar” dictionaries, one-stop dictionary sites, and DIY dictionaries (2012: 423-426). The English dictionary apps scene is more or less dominated by these three types of dictionaries. The first type of dictionary apps refer ...
Checklist of dialect features
... in Wolfram and Schilling-Estes 1998: 92–6). In the anglophone southern hemisphere, varieties of English are nonrhotic (Wells 1982: 603, 606, 616), though there may be minor exceptions to this in southern New Zealand and in Afrikaans English. The nonrhotic character of this entire area is due to the ...
... in Wolfram and Schilling-Estes 1998: 92–6). In the anglophone southern hemisphere, varieties of English are nonrhotic (Wells 1982: 603, 606, 616), though there may be minor exceptions to this in southern New Zealand and in Afrikaans English. The nonrhotic character of this entire area is due to the ...
Parallel Development of Monolingual and Bilingual Dictionaries for
... Oxford-Hachette dictionary translates it as timide when it refers to a person, and crawm/when it refers to an animal. However, at least one reputable learners' dictionary, defines the word timid in terms of people only, presumably because corpus evidence shows overwhelming colloca tion with a human ...
... Oxford-Hachette dictionary translates it as timide when it refers to a person, and crawm/when it refers to an animal. However, at least one reputable learners' dictionary, defines the word timid in terms of people only, presumably because corpus evidence shows overwhelming colloca tion with a human ...
Since English is a language which possesses sounds represented
... about the complexity and irregularity in English spelling” (Bowen, et al; 1985:281). Such an irregularity occurs not only in English polysyllabic words but also in monosyllabic words. Then the English spelling system is a complicated one, “…but that complication in large part matches the complexity ...
... about the complexity and irregularity in English spelling” (Bowen, et al; 1985:281). Such an irregularity occurs not only in English polysyllabic words but also in monosyllabic words. Then the English spelling system is a complicated one, “…but that complication in large part matches the complexity ...
ppt - Michael Barlow
... • Computer-based listening (and reading) allows for the control of the sequencing of language. E.g. for reading a group of words can be flashed on the screen. For listening, selection of words/phrases, repetition, is possible. Or questions inserted in text/listening. ...
... • Computer-based listening (and reading) allows for the control of the sequencing of language. E.g. for reading a group of words can be flashed on the screen. For listening, selection of words/phrases, repetition, is possible. Or questions inserted in text/listening. ...
ludmila alahverdieva - Studii şi cercetări filologice. Seria limbi
... A fundamentally analytical and phraseological language, English is directly opposed to such languages as Romanian, French, German, Russian, Latin, which tend to place more emphasis on morphological and paradigmatic facts. English is predominantly based on the syntactic organization or arrangement of ...
... A fundamentally analytical and phraseological language, English is directly opposed to such languages as Romanian, French, German, Russian, Latin, which tend to place more emphasis on morphological and paradigmatic facts. English is predominantly based on the syntactic organization or arrangement of ...
INTONATION
... 2- Syncope is the loss of medial sounds .The Old French word for "state" is estat, but then the s dropped, yielding, état. Similarly the loss of /t/ in English soften, hasten, castle, etc.. 3- Apocope is the loss of final sounds. Elision examples: Apocope examples: the final -e [ə] in Middle English ...
... 2- Syncope is the loss of medial sounds .The Old French word for "state" is estat, but then the s dropped, yielding, état. Similarly the loss of /t/ in English soften, hasten, castle, etc.. 3- Apocope is the loss of final sounds. Elision examples: Apocope examples: the final -e [ə] in Middle English ...
Curriculum and Assessment 3-11 E
... differently from ‘o’ plus ‘u’ as in ‘though’, and differently again from ‘o’ plus ‘u’ as in ‘through’, but the same as ‘a’ plus ‘u’ as in ‘taught’. It is often imagined that the ‘gh’ in these combinations is the guilty party in producing these inconsistencies; but that is a false accusation. The ‘gh ...
... differently from ‘o’ plus ‘u’ as in ‘though’, and differently again from ‘o’ plus ‘u’ as in ‘through’, but the same as ‘a’ plus ‘u’ as in ‘taught’. It is often imagined that the ‘gh’ in these combinations is the guilty party in producing these inconsistencies; but that is a false accusation. The ‘gh ...
American dialects
... settled first from Pennsylvania and later from the South. Consequently, the r is sounded as in Midland. It is impossible to say whether it should be considered a variety of Midland or of Southern, and while it appears to be a Midland type modified by Southern, it seems best for the present to design ...
... settled first from Pennsylvania and later from the South. Consequently, the r is sounded as in Midland. It is impossible to say whether it should be considered a variety of Midland or of Southern, and while it appears to be a Midland type modified by Southern, it seems best for the present to design ...
Presentation of research
... • Even though RP is spoken by less than 3% of the population of the UK (Milroy and Milroy, 1999), it still holds power and prestige in UK political circles. • While geography plays a major role in determining an accent in the UK, class also plays a pivotal role – an RP accent can be found in almost ...
... • Even though RP is spoken by less than 3% of the population of the UK (Milroy and Milroy, 1999), it still holds power and prestige in UK political circles. • While geography plays a major role in determining an accent in the UK, class also plays a pivotal role – an RP accent can be found in almost ...
South African English This paper will explain the main
... position of a word will only be pronounced in the case of it being followed by a word beginning with a vowel sound as in for a while, here and there. Also, there is no intrusive /r/ (law and order) [loːnoːdə]. The intervocalic pause that is created by the absence of the intrusive /r/ can be broken b ...
... position of a word will only be pronounced in the case of it being followed by a word beginning with a vowel sound as in for a while, here and there. Also, there is no intrusive /r/ (law and order) [loːnoːdə]. The intervocalic pause that is created by the absence of the intrusive /r/ can be broken b ...
What do we mean by phonetics as a science
... Inseparably connected with syllable formation is the second aspect of the syllabic structure of words, namely syllable division, or syllable separation, i.e. the division of words into syllables. Correct syllable division at the junction of words may be of phonological importance in English, as wron ...
... Inseparably connected with syllable formation is the second aspect of the syllabic structure of words, namely syllable division, or syllable separation, i.e. the division of words into syllables. Correct syllable division at the junction of words may be of phonological importance in English, as wron ...
The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology Edited by C. T. ONIONS
... His astringent scholarship is well known from his work as co-editor of the O.E.D., and later of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. His Shakespeare Glossary is also an indispensable aid. Now he has crowned his work with a new etymological dictionary, based in the first instance on the O.E.D. but ...
... His astringent scholarship is well known from his work as co-editor of the O.E.D., and later of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. His Shakespeare Glossary is also an indispensable aid. Now he has crowned his work with a new etymological dictionary, based in the first instance on the O.E.D. but ...
American English
... was at its peak, and the new settlers took their language with them, and while the term fall gradually became obsolescent in Britain, it became the more common term in North America. ...
... was at its peak, and the new settlers took their language with them, and while the term fall gradually became obsolescent in Britain, it became the more common term in North America. ...
ENGLISH LANGUAGE – 2° YEAR A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH
... be raised any further, became diphthongs. ...
... be raised any further, became diphthongs. ...
2.7. Sound Change. The gap between spelling and - E
... The need was felt, then, for a handier, more accessible system of graphic representation of the sounds that should somehow parallel the normal spelling but be based on a more logical, one-to-one correspondence with the phonemic system of the language. The idea of a so-called phonetic alphabet was th ...
... The need was felt, then, for a handier, more accessible system of graphic representation of the sounds that should somehow parallel the normal spelling but be based on a more logical, one-to-one correspondence with the phonemic system of the language. The idea of a so-called phonetic alphabet was th ...
Teaching the Five Ws About Rules of English Pronunciation: A
... descriptive approach to language has been increasingly used in applied linguistics and language teaching. Pedagogical materials and reference books for learners embrace the findings of an ever-increasing and diverse body of corpus-based research. Research on nativespeaker corpora has yielded a more a ...
... descriptive approach to language has been increasingly used in applied linguistics and language teaching. Pedagogical materials and reference books for learners embrace the findings of an ever-increasing and diverse body of corpus-based research. Research on nativespeaker corpora has yielded a more a ...
COVER SHEET FOR
... The Longman Dictionary of American English Academic Package includes: Dictionary with CD-ROM - With a special recording function that allows students to record and check their pronunciation, the CD-ROM contains the complete contents of the Longman Dictionary of American English, as well as interacti ...
... The Longman Dictionary of American English Academic Package includes: Dictionary with CD-ROM - With a special recording function that allows students to record and check their pronunciation, the CD-ROM contains the complete contents of the Longman Dictionary of American English, as well as interacti ...
Exploring the possibilities of standardization and
... Popular terms for this accent, such as ‘The Queen’s English’, ‘Oxford English’ or ‘Received Pronunciation’ are all a little misleading. Instantly recognizable accent often described as ‘typically British’. It is an accent, not a dialect, since all RP speakers speak Standard English. Regionally ...
... Popular terms for this accent, such as ‘The Queen’s English’, ‘Oxford English’ or ‘Received Pronunciation’ are all a little misleading. Instantly recognizable accent often described as ‘typically British’. It is an accent, not a dialect, since all RP speakers speak Standard English. Regionally ...
Improve Your Vocabulary
... Vocabulary is best improved by reading and writing. When we learn the meaning of words in context we develop a better feeling for levels of usage and connotation. A dictionary is indispensable in developing our knowledge of words. When we write we should ensure that we know the meaning of a word, th ...
... Vocabulary is best improved by reading and writing. When we learn the meaning of words in context we develop a better feeling for levels of usage and connotation. A dictionary is indispensable in developing our knowledge of words. When we write we should ensure that we know the meaning of a word, th ...
Differences between British and American English
... After the Civil War, the settlement of the western territories by migrants from the Eastern U.S. led to dialect mixing and leveling, so that regional dialects are most strongly differentiated along the Eastern seaboard. The Connecticut River and Long Island Sound is usually regarded as the southern ...
... After the Civil War, the settlement of the western territories by migrants from the Eastern U.S. led to dialect mixing and leveling, so that regional dialects are most strongly differentiated along the Eastern seaboard. The Connecticut River and Long Island Sound is usually regarded as the southern ...
Look Inside
... Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-69376-9 - English Pronunciation in Use Advanced Martin Hewings Excerpt More information ...
... Cambridge University Press 978-0-521-69376-9 - English Pronunciation in Use Advanced Martin Hewings Excerpt More information ...
AMERICAN ENGLISH & BRITISH ENGLISH
... “R” sounds. This means that, in American English – merry, marry, and Mary often sound the same mirror rhymes with nearer furry rhymes with hurry British English has three open back vowels while American English has only two {or even one}: Most American English speakers use the same vowel for “short ...
... “R” sounds. This means that, in American English – merry, marry, and Mary often sound the same mirror rhymes with nearer furry rhymes with hurry British English has three open back vowels while American English has only two {or even one}: Most American English speakers use the same vowel for “short ...