Loan Words in Modern English and Their Features
... taikonaut from Chinese, chauffeur in French, volksport from German, paparazzi from Italian are partially substituted in either pronunciation or spelling. Some loan words transfer meanings aquiring new meaning after entering into English such as camping (campsite) in Argentina and wok (stir fry) in C ...
... taikonaut from Chinese, chauffeur in French, volksport from German, paparazzi from Italian are partially substituted in either pronunciation or spelling. Some loan words transfer meanings aquiring new meaning after entering into English such as camping (campsite) in Argentina and wok (stir fry) in C ...
3 Speech act distinctions in syntax
... presenting three basic sentence types with similar functions and often strikingly similar forms. These are the declarative, interrogative, and imperative. As a first approximation. these three types can be described as follows: The declarative is subject to judgments of truth and falsehood, It is us ...
... presenting three basic sentence types with similar functions and often strikingly similar forms. These are the declarative, interrogative, and imperative. As a first approximation. these three types can be described as follows: The declarative is subject to judgments of truth and falsehood, It is us ...
Study Guide - City of Waco, Texas
... It would obviously be incorrect to say: Alice eats more slowly than me (do). Words such as: to, from, among, between (prepositions) are followed by pronouns which receive action: Please give the award to her. David divided the cake among them. You learned that from whom? He mustered all the courage ...
... It would obviously be incorrect to say: Alice eats more slowly than me (do). Words such as: to, from, among, between (prepositions) are followed by pronouns which receive action: Please give the award to her. David divided the cake among them. You learned that from whom? He mustered all the courage ...
Word Formation Processes: How new Words develop in the English
... (Finegan 2007, 51), and today, French loan words are especially popular. The other way round, many countries also have taken many English words into their dictionaries, such as the well-known OK or internet. While most of the loan words are nouns, only some of them are verbs or adjectives. Mostly, t ...
... (Finegan 2007, 51), and today, French loan words are especially popular. The other way round, many countries also have taken many English words into their dictionaries, such as the well-known OK or internet. While most of the loan words are nouns, only some of them are verbs or adjectives. Mostly, t ...
Shakespeare`s words
... Shakespeare's vocabulary is Elizabethan 50 per cent? 40 per cent? 60 per cent? To work this out, the first thing you have to know is how many different words there are in Shakespeare as a whole. It's not as many as you might think. Only JUSt over 20,000 - that's assuming you can count for instance t ...
... Shakespeare's vocabulary is Elizabethan 50 per cent? 40 per cent? 60 per cent? To work this out, the first thing you have to know is how many different words there are in Shakespeare as a whole. It's not as many as you might think. Only JUSt over 20,000 - that's assuming you can count for instance t ...
The Wonder of Words
... …..and when children go to kindergarten they’re going to a German-named program, which means literally “children’s garden.” ...
... …..and when children go to kindergarten they’re going to a German-named program, which means literally “children’s garden.” ...
English Medium
... formed by using 'who, whose, whom, when etc. prepositions' and 'contractions' are some that you must be thorough with. There may be internal choice among these questions which should be taken from the text prescribed. The 16th question may be on phrasal verbs: Examine the following: I saw her off la ...
... formed by using 'who, whose, whom, when etc. prepositions' and 'contractions' are some that you must be thorough with. There may be internal choice among these questions which should be taken from the text prescribed. The 16th question may be on phrasal verbs: Examine the following: I saw her off la ...
WHEN DO WE USE PRESENT PERFECT?
... 3) Repeated actions in the past (= used to). I took English courses when I was twelve (= I used to take English courses). 4) When after talking about general experience we give details (when we have to be SPECIFIC and answer questions like WHEN? WHERE? WHY? HOW?). I’ve been to London this month. I s ...
... 3) Repeated actions in the past (= used to). I took English courses when I was twelve (= I used to take English courses). 4) When after talking about general experience we give details (when we have to be SPECIFIC and answer questions like WHEN? WHERE? WHY? HOW?). I’ve been to London this month. I s ...
File
... Can Structure Words be Stressed? You may have noticed that sometimes structure words are stressed. It is possible to stress a structure word. In the previous example, I might have said something like: We talked for a long time. -stressing the structure word "we". I would do this in this case where I ...
... Can Structure Words be Stressed? You may have noticed that sometimes structure words are stressed. It is possible to stress a structure word. In the previous example, I might have said something like: We talked for a long time. -stressing the structure word "we". I would do this in this case where I ...
Question sentence 1
... “You have to leave now”. ( affirmative) ( Bạn phải đi ngay bây giờ) → “Do I have to leave now?” ( interrogative) ( Tôi phải đi bây giờ ư ?) One more thing we should pay attention is that sometimes Yes/No questions in English, especially when it begins with modal verbs, are used to make an invitation ...
... “You have to leave now”. ( affirmative) ( Bạn phải đi ngay bây giờ) → “Do I have to leave now?” ( interrogative) ( Tôi phải đi bây giờ ư ?) One more thing we should pay attention is that sometimes Yes/No questions in English, especially when it begins with modal verbs, are used to make an invitation ...
The Tag Question Problem in Nigerian English Usage: Methodical
... A scrutiny of these contexts sho\Vs how the Be in different forms (is/are/was/were/am/be) relate to the illocutionary force. This also accounts for the invariable nature of the tag: "Is it not so" where 'isn't' is' refers to what the speaker infers/is being said/thought of as the state of affairs mo ...
... A scrutiny of these contexts sho\Vs how the Be in different forms (is/are/was/were/am/be) relate to the illocutionary force. This also accounts for the invariable nature of the tag: "Is it not so" where 'isn't' is' refers to what the speaker infers/is being said/thought of as the state of affairs mo ...
没有幻灯片标题
... 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 . ...
Cracking the System: MC Questions
... acts like a noun and it acts like a verb. Participle: A word that serves two functions. It acts like an adjective and it acts like a verb. Infinitive: A phrase that begins with the word to and is followed by a verb form. ...
... acts like a noun and it acts like a verb. Participle: A word that serves two functions. It acts like an adjective and it acts like a verb. Infinitive: A phrase that begins with the word to and is followed by a verb form. ...
Finding the Subject of the Sentence
... does—and you would not say, “The feathers does cost a lot of money.” In order to fix subject-verb agreement problems, a student has to identify the subject. Since it is very easy to identify the subject using X-word grammar, a student will have an easier time making it agree with the verb. Finding a ...
... does—and you would not say, “The feathers does cost a lot of money.” In order to fix subject-verb agreement problems, a student has to identify the subject. Since it is very easy to identify the subject using X-word grammar, a student will have an easier time making it agree with the verb. Finding a ...
Translating the Bible : Dynamic Equivalence or Manipulation of the
... There is sometimes a long distance from the original text to the translation which actually gives us acces to it. Let´s follow the way of this New Testament verse from the Ancient Greek manuscript to some of its contemporary translations. ...
... There is sometimes a long distance from the original text to the translation which actually gives us acces to it. Let´s follow the way of this New Testament verse from the Ancient Greek manuscript to some of its contemporary translations. ...
Yes/No Questions
... that it is well known that early interactions between learners and speakers of English are replete with questions directed to the learners for the purpose of comprehension checks and clarification requests, and these questions are adjusted to enhance learners’ comprehension, which sometimes results ...
... that it is well known that early interactions between learners and speakers of English are replete with questions directed to the learners for the purpose of comprehension checks and clarification requests, and these questions are adjusted to enhance learners’ comprehension, which sometimes results ...
Two Unusual Spellings of /m/: `mn` and `mb`
... are usually very fastidious about defining all of the terms they use. So in the AHD you can find an entry for American Spanish ("Spanish as spoken in the Western Hemisphere"), and you can find Haitian Creole described at the entry for Haitian ("the French patois spoken by most Haitians," [Patois is ...
... are usually very fastidious about defining all of the terms they use. So in the AHD you can find an entry for American Spanish ("Spanish as spoken in the Western Hemisphere"), and you can find Haitian Creole described at the entry for Haitian ("the French patois spoken by most Haitians," [Patois is ...
Linking words
... of words containing a verb) in the same sentence. Coordinating conjunctions are used to join words, phrases and clauses of the same grammatical type (e.g. two words – two adjectives, two noun phrases, two main clauses). Correlative conjunctions always appear in pairs. We also use them to join wo ...
... of words containing a verb) in the same sentence. Coordinating conjunctions are used to join words, phrases and clauses of the same grammatical type (e.g. two words – two adjectives, two noun phrases, two main clauses). Correlative conjunctions always appear in pairs. We also use them to join wo ...
Best Practice in Spelling
... Irregularly spelled words • Examples of irregular words include the words yacht, straight, and friend • These words cannot be spelled correctly by applying a regular phonics approach. • To learn irregularly spelled words, different strategies are required. ...
... Irregularly spelled words • Examples of irregular words include the words yacht, straight, and friend • These words cannot be spelled correctly by applying a regular phonics approach. • To learn irregularly spelled words, different strategies are required. ...
Special Literary Vocabulary
... of a local inhabitant helps to reproduce his actual words, manner of speech and the environment as well. ...
... of a local inhabitant helps to reproduce his actual words, manner of speech and the environment as well. ...
(This short article, mostly a revised version of the previous JALT
... English language has a lot of built-in redundancy, with certain words occurring much more frequently than others (the word THE, for example, makes up 6 to 7% of all the words in any book, magazine or newspaper). Because of this, the average native speaker of English usually only knows a small percen ...
... English language has a lot of built-in redundancy, with certain words occurring much more frequently than others (the word THE, for example, makes up 6 to 7% of all the words in any book, magazine or newspaper). Because of this, the average native speaker of English usually only knows a small percen ...
Jeopardy - Level 6
... A: During relaxing at home, I reminisced about the trip. B: While relaxing at home, I reminisced about the trip. C: Relaxing at home, I reminisced about the trip. D: B & C Answer: D because while is a better choice of adverb than during. Also, adverb clauses with while can be reduced to adverbial ph ...
... A: During relaxing at home, I reminisced about the trip. B: While relaxing at home, I reminisced about the trip. C: Relaxing at home, I reminisced about the trip. D: B & C Answer: D because while is a better choice of adverb than during. Also, adverb clauses with while can be reduced to adverbial ph ...
Lexicology I
... • Initial abbreviation in which the first element is a letter and the second a complete word. E.g. A-bomb, E-mail, U-pronunciation (U < upper class). • Latin abbreviations. E.g. AD, BC, i.e., e.g. • Shortenings formed by a part of a word and the remaining part expressed by a capital letter or a figu ...
... • Initial abbreviation in which the first element is a letter and the second a complete word. E.g. A-bomb, E-mail, U-pronunciation (U < upper class). • Latin abbreviations. E.g. AD, BC, i.e., e.g. • Shortenings formed by a part of a word and the remaining part expressed by a capital letter or a figu ...