English and its Historical Development, Part 2
... • English is an Indo-European language. • Indo-European was discovered to be the parent language of most European, Anterior-Asian, and Indian languages. • As a rule, according to prototypical features of some of these languages, two main branches are defined in the Indo-European language tree, namel ...
... • English is an Indo-European language. • Indo-European was discovered to be the parent language of most European, Anterior-Asian, and Indian languages. • As a rule, according to prototypical features of some of these languages, two main branches are defined in the Indo-European language tree, namel ...
The Mosaic of Languages
... old-fashioned, but new words display regional variations The following words are all used to describe a controlled-access divided highway Freeway — a California word Turnpike and parkway — mainly northeastern and Midwestern words Thruway, expressway, and interstate ...
... old-fashioned, but new words display regional variations The following words are all used to describe a controlled-access divided highway Freeway — a California word Turnpike and parkway — mainly northeastern and Midwestern words Thruway, expressway, and interstate ...
Language Change and Linguistic Methods AO1
... changed into my dungarees and went to where the barbeque was being held. Next holiday I will go on a safari or kayak down a river, or go on a cruise. I thought about lying on a hammock in the sun, although I don’t like mosquitoes. After eating I changed into my pyjamas and strummed on my guitar. Sou ...
... changed into my dungarees and went to where the barbeque was being held. Next holiday I will go on a safari or kayak down a river, or go on a cruise. I thought about lying on a hammock in the sun, although I don’t like mosquitoes. After eating I changed into my pyjamas and strummed on my guitar. Sou ...
Pidgins and Creoles
... continuous or finished European languages indicate the time on the verb but not the aspect (continuous / completed) ...
... continuous or finished European languages indicate the time on the verb but not the aspect (continuous / completed) ...
In Old English
... -There was a good deal of trade, with a number of recognized routes up through Germanic territory to the Baltic. - there was considerable cultural influence by the Romans on the Germani (many of whom served their time as mercenaries in the Roman legions); and of course there were frequent clashes. T ...
... -There was a good deal of trade, with a number of recognized routes up through Germanic territory to the Baltic. - there was considerable cultural influence by the Romans on the Germani (many of whom served their time as mercenaries in the Roman legions); and of course there were frequent clashes. T ...
Pigdin Notes - Geoff Barton
... Historically there seems to have been one pidgin - Pidgin English, also known as Business English. A trade jargon between the English and Chinese in ports such as Canton, from 17C onwards. TECHNICAL SENSE Term used by sociologist to describe ‘a marginal language which arises to fulfil certain restri ...
... Historically there seems to have been one pidgin - Pidgin English, also known as Business English. A trade jargon between the English and Chinese in ports such as Canton, from 17C onwards. TECHNICAL SENSE Term used by sociologist to describe ‘a marginal language which arises to fulfil certain restri ...
Dictionary
... The most important of the early prescriptive grammarians was the clergyman Robert Lowth (1710–87). ...
... The most important of the early prescriptive grammarians was the clergyman Robert Lowth (1710–87). ...
SPELLING AND VOCABULARY
... To help students master the spelling rules of English, concentrating on those spellings which are difficult for non-native speakers of English, and to help students learn spelling and meaning of common prefixes, roots, and suffixes of English words. To increase academic and professional vocabulary. ...
... To help students master the spelling rules of English, concentrating on those spellings which are difficult for non-native speakers of English, and to help students learn spelling and meaning of common prefixes, roots, and suffixes of English words. To increase academic and professional vocabulary. ...
The topic of Black English is very actual in terms of sociolinguistics
... particularly informal and southern dialects. There are some notable differences, however. It has been suggested that some of this vocabulary has its origin in West African languages, but etymology is often difficult to trace and without a trail of recorded usage the suggestions below cannot be consi ...
... particularly informal and southern dialects. There are some notable differences, however. It has been suggested that some of this vocabulary has its origin in West African languages, but etymology is often difficult to trace and without a trail of recorded usage the suggestions below cannot be consi ...
... compared to written sentence production. More specifically, in order not to overtax online working memory load, speakers have a stronger tendency than writers to plan the grammatical shape of each clause in isolation, i.e., without taking the shape of coordinated clauses into account, thus overlooki ...
A treebank study of clausal coordinate ellipsis in spoken and written
... specifically, in order not to overtax online working memory load, speakers have a stronger tendency than writers to plan the grammatical shape of each clause in isolation, i.e., without taking the shape of coordinated clauses into account, thus overlooking many elliptical options (FCR in particular) ...
... specifically, in order not to overtax online working memory load, speakers have a stronger tendency than writers to plan the grammatical shape of each clause in isolation, i.e., without taking the shape of coordinated clauses into account, thus overlooking many elliptical options (FCR in particular) ...
Curriculum and Assessment 3-11 E
... We come now to pairs of letters. Again, taking a very common example, let us look at ‘t’ plus ‘h’ as in ‘the’. The sounds of the separate two letters ‘t’ and ‘h’ do not make the sound /ð/ when those two letters are put side by side, however hard we may try to convince ourselves that they do. And whi ...
... We come now to pairs of letters. Again, taking a very common example, let us look at ‘t’ plus ‘h’ as in ‘the’. The sounds of the separate two letters ‘t’ and ‘h’ do not make the sound /ð/ when those two letters are put side by side, however hard we may try to convince ourselves that they do. And whi ...
These
... complex verba! forms express a special category of "time correlation", different from both the tense and the aspect The continuous form denotes simultaneity with a certain moment, the perfect form denotes priority to it, and the perfect continuous form indicates the existence of a period prior to a ...
... complex verba! forms express a special category of "time correlation", different from both the tense and the aspect The continuous form denotes simultaneity with a certain moment, the perfect form denotes priority to it, and the perfect continuous form indicates the existence of a period prior to a ...
effective-scientific-writing-in-english
... readers. • In general, use only standard acronyms. • Remember to define acronyms. • Write concisely. – Saves space – Helps readability ...
... readers. • In general, use only standard acronyms. • Remember to define acronyms. • Write concisely. – Saves space – Helps readability ...
Interesting Facts You Didn`t Know About the English Language
... What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France. "Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. "Rhythm" is the longest Engl ...
... What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France. "Go." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. "Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order. "Rhythm" is the longest Engl ...
Language attitudes and migration: A perceptual dialectology
... Language attitudes and migration: A perceptual dialectology approach American-English speakers, when asked to draw dialect regions on maps of the United States, demonstrate agreement on salient regional varieties and their location (Gould & White 1974; Preston 1986, 1989, 1996). Prior work has not s ...
... Language attitudes and migration: A perceptual dialectology approach American-English speakers, when asked to draw dialect regions on maps of the United States, demonstrate agreement on salient regional varieties and their location (Gould & White 1974; Preston 1986, 1989, 1996). Prior work has not s ...
11 The English Language in America
... this number had grown to about 25,000 inhabitants. The majority of the settlers came first to Massachusetts, but in a very few years groups in search of cheaper land or greater freedom began to push up and down the coast and establish new communities. In this way Connecticut got its start as early a ...
... this number had grown to about 25,000 inhabitants. The majority of the settlers came first to Massachusetts, but in a very few years groups in search of cheaper land or greater freedom began to push up and down the coast and establish new communities. In this way Connecticut got its start as early a ...
English loanwords in Italian IT terminology
... anglitaliano. Unsurprisingly, assorted pundits regularly voice their concern about the “invasion” of English words, and bemoan the lack of an Italian language authority that might provide guidelines on neologisms and terminology standardization, yet, according to recent data, use of loanwords is not ...
... anglitaliano. Unsurprisingly, assorted pundits regularly voice their concern about the “invasion” of English words, and bemoan the lack of an Italian language authority that might provide guidelines on neologisms and terminology standardization, yet, according to recent data, use of loanwords is not ...
Lexicology I
... • Lexicology - part of linguistics, dealing with the vocabulary of a language and the properties of words as the main units of language. • Vocabulary means the sum of all the words in the language. • Good knowledge of the description of the vocabulary, rules of word-formation, origin and history of ...
... • Lexicology - part of linguistics, dealing with the vocabulary of a language and the properties of words as the main units of language. • Vocabulary means the sum of all the words in the language. • Good knowledge of the description of the vocabulary, rules of word-formation, origin and history of ...
American English and British English – Same words different meaning
... Some words are cross-variety homonyms, i.e. they mean completely different things in different varieties of English. This can sometimes cause confusion. Here are pictures of some ‘English’ words which mean different things in British and American English. Do you know what the word is and which meani ...
... Some words are cross-variety homonyms, i.e. they mean completely different things in different varieties of English. This can sometimes cause confusion. Here are pictures of some ‘English’ words which mean different things in British and American English. Do you know what the word is and which meani ...
Introduction - Pro-Ed
... percent includes all the most common and familiar words. English idioms use the Anglo-Saxon forms. Thus we ask, "Why on earth did you do that?" We talk of something past as "water over the dam," and we say of an enthusiast that he is "all fired up." All the words on the Dolch list of "sight words" a ...
... percent includes all the most common and familiar words. English idioms use the Anglo-Saxon forms. Thus we ask, "Why on earth did you do that?" We talk of something past as "water over the dam," and we say of an enthusiast that he is "all fired up." All the words on the Dolch list of "sight words" a ...
ФАКУЛЬТЕТ
... Hiberno-English is the form of the English language used in Ireland. HibernoEnglish is also referred to as Irish English and rarely as Anglo-Irish. English as spoken in Ireland is a product of the Irish language and the interaction of the English and Scots that were brought to Ireland during the six ...
... Hiberno-English is the form of the English language used in Ireland. HibernoEnglish is also referred to as Irish English and rarely as Anglo-Irish. English as spoken in Ireland is a product of the Irish language and the interaction of the English and Scots that were brought to Ireland during the six ...
SOME CHALLENGES FOR VOCABULARY IN ENGLISH FOR
... operating pre-selected language means. The Terminology is believed that the term should be the perfect mono semantical deprived of emotional and expressive color, it must not have synonyms, i.e., common language phenomenon of the asymmetry of the linguistic sign is considered undesirable for the ter ...
... operating pre-selected language means. The Terminology is believed that the term should be the perfect mono semantical deprived of emotional and expressive color, it must not have synonyms, i.e., common language phenomenon of the asymmetry of the linguistic sign is considered undesirable for the ter ...
For Those Of You Who Don`t Ebonics
... do not have the resources to learn english properly. This is not because they are black, it is because they live in underprivaleged areas. This is the main problem that needs to be addressed. This farce which Ebonics is only serves to exploit blacks again, as the movement is basically a public ackno ...
... do not have the resources to learn english properly. This is not because they are black, it is because they live in underprivaleged areas. This is the main problem that needs to be addressed. This farce which Ebonics is only serves to exploit blacks again, as the movement is basically a public ackno ...
Course 2
... • Lexicology - part of linguistics, dealing with the vocabulary of a language and the properties of words as the main units of language. • Vocabulary means the sum of all the words in the language. • Good knowledge of the description of the vocabulary, rules of word-formation, origin and history of ...
... • Lexicology - part of linguistics, dealing with the vocabulary of a language and the properties of words as the main units of language. • Vocabulary means the sum of all the words in the language. • Good knowledge of the description of the vocabulary, rules of word-formation, origin and history of ...
American English
American English, or United States (U.S.) English, is the set of dialects of the English language native to the United States. For the most usual or ""mainstream"" set of American English pronunciation features, see General American: the variety or accent of American English that is considered by many speakers to be the most free from regional, ethnic, or cultural distinctions.English is the most widely spoken language in the United States. English is the common language used by the federal government and is considered the de facto language of the country because of its widespread use. English has been given official status by 30 of the 50 state governments. As an example, while both Spanish and English have equivalent status in the local courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, under federal law, English is the official language for any matters being referred to the United States District Court for the territory.The use of English in the United States is a result of British colonization. The first wave of English-speaking settlers arrived in North America during the 17th century, followed by further migrations in the 18th and 19th centuries. Since then, American English has been influenced by the languages of West Africa, the Native American population, German, Dutch, Irish, Spanish, and other languages of successive waves of immigrants to the United States.