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... language that is likely to have been based initially on certain Italian dialects and also to have included elements of Arabic, French, Greek, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish (Knapp & Meierkord, ibid.). A plurilinguistic and hybrid composition thus characterized so-called lingua francas from ...
... language that is likely to have been based initially on certain Italian dialects and also to have included elements of Arabic, French, Greek, Persian, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish (Knapp & Meierkord, ibid.). A plurilinguistic and hybrid composition thus characterized so-called lingua francas from ...
Understanding the Innerworks of Word Stress in RP
... problem as long as we understand that the constraints discussed here are rough clues with countless exceptions rather than rigid rules. The parameters (a) and (b) are somewhat more problematic as they involve the relationship between word stress and vowel quality. The question is: which one determin ...
... problem as long as we understand that the constraints discussed here are rough clues with countless exceptions rather than rigid rules. The parameters (a) and (b) are somewhat more problematic as they involve the relationship between word stress and vowel quality. The question is: which one determin ...
Peter Trudgill: Standard English: what it isn`t
... standard and nonstandard varieties in language situations beyond the English-speaking world. Standard English is not a language Standard English is often referred to as “the standard language”. It is clear, however, that Standard English is not “a language” in any meaningful sense of this term. Stan ...
... standard and nonstandard varieties in language situations beyond the English-speaking world. Standard English is not a language Standard English is often referred to as “the standard language”. It is clear, however, that Standard English is not “a language” in any meaningful sense of this term. Stan ...
IMPLICATIONS OF TRANSLATION: EXAMINING ENGLISH WORD
... States, more students are being exposed to English translations in Spanish textbooks. This is especially prevalent at the introductory Spanish level with the majority of students enrolled studying the language as beginners. As the most widely taken language course other than English in the United St ...
... States, more students are being exposed to English translations in Spanish textbooks. This is especially prevalent at the introductory Spanish level with the majority of students enrolled studying the language as beginners. As the most widely taken language course other than English in the United St ...
Chapter 3 Phonological words: Calling all
... are reflected in (and possibly affected by) the spacing conventions of English orthography)—we also have intuitions about strings of sounds we’ve never heard before. For instance, consider the following nine strings of sounds, written both in English orthography and in IPA, so you can get a precise ...
... are reflected in (and possibly affected by) the spacing conventions of English orthography)—we also have intuitions about strings of sounds we’ve never heard before. For instance, consider the following nine strings of sounds, written both in English orthography and in IPA, so you can get a precise ...
Words of Written Language042711
... when they were developing ways to categorize and describe information such as the physical environment. Evidence of how these scholars were with Latin terms can be seen in the system for classifying birds. Consider, for example, the name for a wonderful (but not exotic) bird--the white-breasted nuth ...
... when they were developing ways to categorize and describe information such as the physical environment. Evidence of how these scholars were with Latin terms can be seen in the system for classifying birds. Consider, for example, the name for a wonderful (but not exotic) bird--the white-breasted nuth ...
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 ...
WORD STRESS In almost all languages, there is a variation in the
... stress was still retained. The result of it was the typically English alternation of a stressed syllable with an unstressed one. For some time this and similar words had two stresses but gradually the word-final stress began to weaken and disappeared. Thus in tri-syllabic words there remained only o ...
... stress was still retained. The result of it was the typically English alternation of a stressed syllable with an unstressed one. For some time this and similar words had two stresses but gradually the word-final stress began to weaken and disappeared. Thus in tri-syllabic words there remained only o ...
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... Since the beginning of the last century, esp, after World War II, the w o rl d h as s e e n bre a t h t ak i n g advances in science and technology. Many new words have been created to express new ideas, etc. ,yet more words are created by means of w o r d - f o r m a t i o n . ...
... Since the beginning of the last century, esp, after World War II, the w o rl d h as s e e n bre a t h t ak i n g advances in science and technology. Many new words have been created to express new ideas, etc. ,yet more words are created by means of w o r d - f o r m a t i o n . ...
LECTURE_8_Stress in simple words
... English stress patterns are generally rather irregular. Let’s make a comparison with a language like Italian, which is highly regular. Any native speaker of Italian will know where the stress should lie on the following nonsense words: obbello, toderno, entedettoli. Unusual stress patterns are marke ...
... English stress patterns are generally rather irregular. Let’s make a comparison with a language like Italian, which is highly regular. Any native speaker of Italian will know where the stress should lie on the following nonsense words: obbello, toderno, entedettoli. Unusual stress patterns are marke ...
Language attitudes toward some gendered words in English: A
... Examining the attitudes people have about these words themselves allows for us to see a glimpse into how society can influence changes in language over time. As teachers, we must be cognizant of our students’ attitudes towards words. Students may bring negative interpretations with them from the L1, ...
... Examining the attitudes people have about these words themselves allows for us to see a glimpse into how society can influence changes in language over time. As teachers, we must be cognizant of our students’ attitudes towards words. Students may bring negative interpretations with them from the L1, ...
An Analysis of Lexical Borrowing From Languages
... English as Borrower and Lender English was once one of the most assiduous borrowers of words and has been borrowing words from French, German, Spanish, etc.. These days, however, English, and especially the US varieties of English, has become far more of a lender than a borrower. When it comes to bo ...
... English as Borrower and Lender English was once one of the most assiduous borrowers of words and has been borrowing words from French, German, Spanish, etc.. These days, however, English, and especially the US varieties of English, has become far more of a lender than a borrower. When it comes to bo ...
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... Lexical borrowing has been an interesting area of sociological, anthropological and contact linguistic studies. Different studies have yielded different findings in their attempts to put loan words in their proper perspectives. Among the foremost pace setters in the study of linguistic borrowing is ...
... Lexical borrowing has been an interesting area of sociological, anthropological and contact linguistic studies. Different studies have yielded different findings in their attempts to put loan words in their proper perspectives. Among the foremost pace setters in the study of linguistic borrowing is ...
Loan Words in Modern English and Their Features
... Flexibility in Word Formation Loan words come into English language by the way of zero substitution, substitution, and partial substitution. The methods of formation are flexible and various making the language concise. For example, Fenshui in Chinese, Otaku in Japanese, fajitas in Spanish are borro ...
... Flexibility in Word Formation Loan words come into English language by the way of zero substitution, substitution, and partial substitution. The methods of formation are flexible and various making the language concise. For example, Fenshui in Chinese, Otaku in Japanese, fajitas in Spanish are borro ...
Word Formation Processes: How new Words develop in the English
... is steadily growing and developing, just as the tool we use to communicate: Language. When new inventions and changes enter our lives, we are in the need of naming them and of course to communicate about them. Language is dynamic, it changes constantly. Inter alia because native speakers like to pla ...
... is steadily growing and developing, just as the tool we use to communicate: Language. When new inventions and changes enter our lives, we are in the need of naming them and of course to communicate about them. Language is dynamic, it changes constantly. Inter alia because native speakers like to pla ...
The New General Service List: A Core Vocabulary for EFL Students
... The English Language has a surprisingly large number of words. Even if we count words like ACCEPT, ACCEPTS, ACCEPTING and ACCEPTABLE as part of the same “word family”, there are still more that 500 million words in English! Fortunately for teachers and students, language has built in redundancy, wit ...
... The English Language has a surprisingly large number of words. Even if we count words like ACCEPT, ACCEPTS, ACCEPTING and ACCEPTABLE as part of the same “word family”, there are still more that 500 million words in English! Fortunately for teachers and students, language has built in redundancy, wit ...
INTONATION
... Haplology: The loss of a syllable when an adjacent syllable is similar or (rarely) identical. Example: Old English Englaland became Modern English England, or the common pronunciation of probably as [ˈprɒbli]. This change usually affects commonly used words. The word haplology itself is sometimes jo ...
... Haplology: The loss of a syllable when an adjacent syllable is similar or (rarely) identical. Example: Old English Englaland became Modern English England, or the common pronunciation of probably as [ˈprɒbli]. This change usually affects commonly used words. The word haplology itself is sometimes jo ...
Realism and imagination in the teaching of English
... world. As I have said a long time ago (Gupta 1986), the features (both lexical, pragmatic and grammatical) of the Standard Englishes of the world emerge from features of English rather than from processes of contact, and can be found to some extent also in Standard varieties that are used in places ...
... world. As I have said a long time ago (Gupta 1986), the features (both lexical, pragmatic and grammatical) of the Standard Englishes of the world emerge from features of English rather than from processes of contact, and can be found to some extent also in Standard varieties that are used in places ...
Two Unusual Spellings of /m/: `mn` and `mb`
... Unfortunately, most elementary dictionaries are not systematic in their treatment of etymologies. If that is the case with your classroom dictionaries, I'd recommend making available to the students a recent college-level dictionary, like the American Heritage or even a relatively non-threatening bi ...
... Unfortunately, most elementary dictionaries are not systematic in their treatment of etymologies. If that is the case with your classroom dictionaries, I'd recommend making available to the students a recent college-level dictionary, like the American Heritage or even a relatively non-threatening bi ...
з дисципліни «Іноземна мова» (англійська)
... mistake. Global English has entered a more complex phase, changing in ways that the English-speaking countries cannot control and might not like. 9 _____ An important question one might ask is: whose English will it be in the future? Non-native speakers now outnumber native English speakers by three ...
... mistake. Global English has entered a more complex phase, changing in ways that the English-speaking countries cannot control and might not like. 9 _____ An important question one might ask is: whose English will it be in the future? Non-native speakers now outnumber native English speakers by three ...
Varieties of English
... languages, that English is going to sweep all before it. But there’s no doubt that it has played an extremely important role in communication, starting really from the time of negotiations, just before the change of government. For quite a few decades it had been a Cinderella, and I think at that po ...
... languages, that English is going to sweep all before it. But there’s no doubt that it has played an extremely important role in communication, starting really from the time of negotiations, just before the change of government. For quite a few decades it had been a Cinderella, and I think at that po ...
Academic Word List
... achieving academically, and they should be taught explicitly to English learners and to most native-speaking student. 3. Tier Three words are typically uncommon, found rarely in school texts except in particular contexts, such as a discussion of a specific content-related topic. While these words ma ...
... achieving academically, and they should be taught explicitly to English learners and to most native-speaking student. 3. Tier Three words are typically uncommon, found rarely in school texts except in particular contexts, such as a discussion of a specific content-related topic. While these words ma ...
WORDS POUR INTO ENGLISH – part 1
... television, radio, and recently, the World Wide Web. They are added to the tens of thousands already in existence. An educated native speaker of English - whether from the US, Britain, Australia, or any country where English is the main language of communication - knows at least 50,000, which is onl ...
... television, radio, and recently, the World Wide Web. They are added to the tens of thousands already in existence. An educated native speaker of English - whether from the US, Britain, Australia, or any country where English is the main language of communication - knows at least 50,000, which is onl ...
Consonant Phonetic Mutation in English Words Borrowed From Hindi
... A language as widely spoken as English, it is natural to have various pronunciations for the same word. The growth of any language has multiple factors influencing its progress. The traits that have been referred to in this article are common to many pronunciations and thus form a common pattern in ...
... A language as widely spoken as English, it is natural to have various pronunciations for the same word. The growth of any language has multiple factors influencing its progress. The traits that have been referred to in this article are common to many pronunciations and thus form a common pattern in ...