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... Moving on to ELF, while English had served as a lingua franca in parts of Asia (e.g. India and Singapore) and Africa (e.g. Nigeria and Kenya) since they were colonized by the British from the sixteenth century on, the phenomenon in its modern sense was first identified and reported by two German sch ...
... Moving on to ELF, while English had served as a lingua franca in parts of Asia (e.g. India and Singapore) and Africa (e.g. Nigeria and Kenya) since they were colonized by the British from the sixteenth century on, the phenomenon in its modern sense was first identified and reported by two German sch ...
Understanding the Innerworks of Word Stress in RP
... syllables is heavy). The Heavy Syllable Stress (HSS) constraint, as in these examples, has to do with the distinction between heavy (or strong) syllables which attract stress, and light (or weak) syllables, which tend not to. The weight of a syllable, it will be recalled, is determined by its rhyme. ...
... syllables is heavy). The Heavy Syllable Stress (HSS) constraint, as in these examples, has to do with the distinction between heavy (or strong) syllables which attract stress, and light (or weak) syllables, which tend not to. The weight of a syllable, it will be recalled, is determined by its rhyme. ...
On the Appification of Dictionaries: From a Chinese Perspective
... experience regardless of the device they are using to access our free dictionary content. We are always looking for ways to optimize our free online dictionary and we are confident this responsive website design will improve the functionality of Oxford ...
... experience regardless of the device they are using to access our free dictionary content. We are always looking for ways to optimize our free online dictionary and we are confident this responsive website design will improve the functionality of Oxford ...
Singlish on the Web.
... All 4 varieties function similarly in the community. They are used in speech in informal contexts, in the family, and among friends. All 4 varieties appear in similar contexts in the web: they are used in literature, in humour, they appear in glossaries and things about the variety. They also appear ...
... All 4 varieties function similarly in the community. They are used in speech in informal contexts, in the family, and among friends. All 4 varieties appear in similar contexts in the web: they are used in literature, in humour, they appear in glossaries and things about the variety. They also appear ...
Structural Changes in Bengali–English Bilingual Verbs through the
... Bilingual complex verbs (BCVs) have been the subject of a copious amount of literature not only because they occur widely in several language pairs across the world (see Backus [8]; Muysken [9,10]; Wichmann and Wohlgemuth [11]; Wohlgemuth [12]), but also because they can shed light on the bilingual ...
... Bilingual complex verbs (BCVs) have been the subject of a copious amount of literature not only because they occur widely in several language pairs across the world (see Backus [8]; Muysken [9,10]; Wichmann and Wohlgemuth [11]; Wohlgemuth [12]), but also because they can shed light on the bilingual ...
English Prepositions in the History of English Grammar Writing
... modified into adverbs by adding +ly, e.g. inwardly. To present-day speakers of English, affixation to prepositions might seem odd. Nevertheless, especially during the Middle English period, the suffix +ward really occurred in combinations with certain prepositions (cf. Mustanoja 1960: 423). The only ...
... modified into adverbs by adding +ly, e.g. inwardly. To present-day speakers of English, affixation to prepositions might seem odd. Nevertheless, especially during the Middle English period, the suffix +ward really occurred in combinations with certain prepositions (cf. Mustanoja 1960: 423). The only ...
Machine Translation
... An interlingua is a language-independent representation that is used as an intermediary between sentences of two languages. In practice, this can only be achieved by it being a representation of the meaning of the sentences. This representation needs to contain as much information as is needed by an ...
... An interlingua is a language-independent representation that is used as an intermediary between sentences of two languages. In practice, this can only be achieved by it being a representation of the meaning of the sentences. This representation needs to contain as much information as is needed by an ...
Those Problematic English Prepositions!
... See the lists below. In the English language we have approximately 70 simple prepositions. About half of them have two syllables (under, over, behind, without) or more (underneath, notwithstanding). Notice that many of these words show location (on, off, behind, under, etc.), some show time (before, ...
... See the lists below. In the English language we have approximately 70 simple prepositions. About half of them have two syllables (under, over, behind, without) or more (underneath, notwithstanding). Notice that many of these words show location (on, off, behind, under, etc.), some show time (before, ...
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... changes that other Germanic languages have not. Apparently, English has been the extreme in some developmental trends applying to the Germanic languages. Very early in its history, English shifted from being a highly inflected language to one with very few inflectional endings. This is generally rec ...
... changes that other Germanic languages have not. Apparently, English has been the extreme in some developmental trends applying to the Germanic languages. Very early in its history, English shifted from being a highly inflected language to one with very few inflectional endings. This is generally rec ...
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... Can you see now how important it is for you to understand the differences between English and Jamaican Creole? You must remember to be careful when using words that have the same meaning in English and Jamaican Creole, but which sound different when you call them. If you are to learn to speak correc ...
... Can you see now how important it is for you to understand the differences between English and Jamaican Creole? You must remember to be careful when using words that have the same meaning in English and Jamaican Creole, but which sound different when you call them. If you are to learn to speak correc ...
masteroppgave_torp - UiO
... culture. For this reason there have been several campaigns in Norway ‘against unwanted English influence and for the protection of the linguistic environment’ (Johansson 2002: 90). One way of preserving the Norwegian language is to create substitute words. A substitute word can be defined as a Norwe ...
... culture. For this reason there have been several campaigns in Norway ‘against unwanted English influence and for the protection of the linguistic environment’ (Johansson 2002: 90). One way of preserving the Norwegian language is to create substitute words. A substitute word can be defined as a Norwe ...
david foster wallace on language
... intellectual integrity--you have to be willing to look honestly at yourself and your motives for believing what you believe, and to do it more or less continually. This kind of stuff is advanced U.S. citizenship. A true Democratic Spirit is up there with religious faith and emotional maturity and al ...
... intellectual integrity--you have to be willing to look honestly at yourself and your motives for believing what you believe, and to do it more or less continually. This kind of stuff is advanced U.S. citizenship. A true Democratic Spirit is up there with religious faith and emotional maturity and al ...
Compounds, lexicalization patterns and parts-of-speech
... incorporation as the prototypical means for deriving lexical compounds (Aikhenvald 2007; Mithun 1984; Sapir 1911, etc.) presupposes internal argument relations, i.e. the first constituent is assumed to be an internal argument of the verbal or deverbal second constituent (Guevara and Scalise 2004). B ...
... incorporation as the prototypical means for deriving lexical compounds (Aikhenvald 2007; Mithun 1984; Sapir 1911, etc.) presupposes internal argument relations, i.e. the first constituent is assumed to be an internal argument of the verbal or deverbal second constituent (Guevara and Scalise 2004). B ...
opposition in english and arabicايناس
... Reformulation is a rewording in the second appositive of the content of the first. The reformulation is based on two types of knowledge. If the reformulation is based on linguistic. Knowledge, the second appositive is a synonymous expression. 22-Sounds units of the language, technically phonemes. A ...
... Reformulation is a rewording in the second appositive of the content of the first. The reformulation is based on two types of knowledge. If the reformulation is based on linguistic. Knowledge, the second appositive is a synonymous expression. 22-Sounds units of the language, technically phonemes. A ...
a comparative analysis of word - formation processes in english and
... The twentieth century is very important in the history of linguistics. This is because many linguistic theories came to the lime-light and many linguists initiated many theories in different fields of linguistics, which are morphology, syntax, semantics and phonology. For instance, it was at this pe ...
... The twentieth century is very important in the history of linguistics. This is because many linguistic theories came to the lime-light and many linguists initiated many theories in different fields of linguistics, which are morphology, syntax, semantics and phonology. For instance, it was at this pe ...
Lessons 1-5
... not – making the vowels audibly distinct. When pronouncing vowels, the stream of air is only modified (by means of devices like the ones just described). It is never actually "hindered". In the case of the consonants, the air is however more actively obstructed. Thus, Tolkien can inform us that one ...
... not – making the vowels audibly distinct. When pronouncing vowels, the stream of air is only modified (by means of devices like the ones just described). It is never actually "hindered". In the case of the consonants, the air is however more actively obstructed. Thus, Tolkien can inform us that one ...
A History of the English Language
... less loved but more used; French is more loved but less used. And in a world where “econo-technical superiority” is what counts, “the real ‘powerhouse’ is still English. It doesn’t have to worry about being loved because, loved or not, it works. It makes the world go round, and few indeed can afford ...
... less loved but more used; French is more loved but less used. And in a world where “econo-technical superiority” is what counts, “the real ‘powerhouse’ is still English. It doesn’t have to worry about being loved because, loved or not, it works. It makes the world go round, and few indeed can afford ...
Unlikely infix-like elements in English: Critical
... the speech of other figures in the cartoon and then to that of personalities in TV-series (primarily sitcoms).5 In Homeric infixation the inserted element is indeed a bound element, it has no independent existence but at the same time it does not accomplish a derivational mechanism either. The essen ...
... the speech of other figures in the cartoon and then to that of personalities in TV-series (primarily sitcoms).5 In Homeric infixation the inserted element is indeed a bound element, it has no independent existence but at the same time it does not accomplish a derivational mechanism either. The essen ...
Самоучитель. Лексикология современного английского языка
... This book is meant as a textbook in lexicology forming part of the curricula of the Foreign Language faculties in Teachers’ Training Colleges and Universities. It is intended for students, teachers of English, postgraduates and all those who are interested in the English language and its vocabulary. ...
... This book is meant as a textbook in lexicology forming part of the curricula of the Foreign Language faculties in Teachers’ Training Colleges and Universities. It is intended for students, teachers of English, postgraduates and all those who are interested in the English language and its vocabulary. ...
the problem of stylistic classification of colloquial vocabulary
... no other European language has singled out a special layer of vocabulary and named it slang, though all of them distinguish such groups of words as jargon, cant and the like. Why was it necessary to invent a special term for something that has not been clearly defined as jargon or can’t have? Is thi ...
... no other European language has singled out a special layer of vocabulary and named it slang, though all of them distinguish such groups of words as jargon, cant and the like. Why was it necessary to invent a special term for something that has not been clearly defined as jargon or can’t have? Is thi ...
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... This book is meant as a textbook in lexicology forming part of the curricula of the Foreign Language faculties in Teachers’ Training Colleges and Universities. It is intended for students, teachers of English, postgraduates and all those who are interested in the English language and its vocabulary. ...
... This book is meant as a textbook in lexicology forming part of the curricula of the Foreign Language faculties in Teachers’ Training Colleges and Universities. It is intended for students, teachers of English, postgraduates and all those who are interested in the English language and its vocabulary. ...
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... This book is meant as a textbook in lexicology forming part of the curricula of the Foreign Language faculties in Teachers’ Training Colleges and Universities. It is intended for students, teachers of English, postgraduates and all those who are interested in the English language and its vocabulary. ...
... This book is meant as a textbook in lexicology forming part of the curricula of the Foreign Language faculties in Teachers’ Training Colleges and Universities. It is intended for students, teachers of English, postgraduates and all those who are interested in the English language and its vocabulary. ...
ENGLISH PRESENT AND PAST PARTICIPLES IN PSALM OF
... sentence which possesses verb of sensation see and object of verb of sensation a wicked and ruthless man. The present participle flourishing completes the sense of the object ruthless man. In that sentence, the present participle flourishing is what the ruthless man does. d. Present Participle as Ve ...
... sentence which possesses verb of sensation see and object of verb of sensation a wicked and ruthless man. The present participle flourishing completes the sense of the object ruthless man. In that sentence, the present participle flourishing is what the ruthless man does. d. Present Participle as Ve ...
Cross Linguistic Borrowing: Creative Uses of English Words in Hebrew
... Discussion: foreign words, loan words and loan translations As noted at the beginning of this article, Hebrew has absorbed many foreign words from various languages. Linguists e.g. Fisherman (1999), Nir (1994) usually place these words on a continuum starting with the most foreign words (i.e. words ...
... Discussion: foreign words, loan words and loan translations As noted at the beginning of this article, Hebrew has absorbed many foreign words from various languages. Linguists e.g. Fisherman (1999), Nir (1994) usually place these words on a continuum starting with the most foreign words (i.e. words ...
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.