... dialects are class, education, occupation, ethnicity, sex, and age (Ferguson 52, Yule 191). And social dialects can vary on any or all three descriptor levels; syntax or grammar, lexicon or vocabulary, and phonetics or pronunciation. Social dialects are also where the described differences are often defined as stigmatized or nonstigmatized (Ferguson 52). Stigmatized items include use of the double negative (grammar ... ), substituting the d sound for the leading th and losing sounds like the middle r and the final g in ing (pronunciation), and stylistic choices such as puke for vomit (voc...

• Word Count: 1363
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• Grade Level: High School

... was because China joined the WTO in 2001 and begin would hold the 2008 Olympic Games. The process of English education is very interesting. In China, learning English focus on vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing, and hearing. No speaking is required. Maybe in college, English major students would need it. However, for other students speaking is nothing to worry about because there ... were no tests on it. Vocabulary in English education is very important. In College English Test (CET), there are two specific lines about vocabulary requirements. CET-4 is 4000 words and CET-6 is 6000 wo...

• Word Count: 1399
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... the Latin alphabet to Britain from Ireland and this is the alphabet that has remained as the alphabet of the writing system of English. The vocabulary of Old English consisted of an Anglo-Saxon base with borrowed words from the Scandinavian languages of Danish and Norse and of Latin. The ... invasion of the Normans there came an infusion of Romance (Anglo-Norman) words. French therefore, became the language of the Norman aristocracy and added more vocabulary to English, more pairs of similar words thus arising: (Cuddon p.804) French English Reply Answer Odor Smell Demand Ask Chamber Room...

• Word Count: 2103
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... of these individuals speaks in a very deliberate manner that is carefully constructed to indicate a different understanding of certain concepts. The character of Reiner, played by Javier Bardem, has a surprisingly extensive vocabulary for an individual who is perceived as just a lavish club owner. He carefully breaks down how those outside of the American mindset have a set of knowledge that cannot be properly ... is dedicated to the decay of humanity. This decay literally devolves language as a whole. Cormac McCarthy breaks down the sense of dialogue between two people in terms of stru...

• Word Count: 1348
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... change. Neither group of Conservatives has any new arguments, and nothing to fear from change. Slang worries Conservatives the most because it affects the vocabulary of English. American English, especially, is always adding new words to its vocabulary for social, scientific, or artistic reasons. The scientific and artistic words do not bother these people; only the social, or slang, words do. Slang ... ...

• Word Count: 1538
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... 3 Richards presents some factors such as "to provide input at an appropriate level of difficulty and to provide examples of words and grammatical structures and give accurate explanations (e.g., of vocabulary and language points)" (Richards, 2011). I have chosen those factors because for someone who is learning a second language is very important to receive the appropriate input, that is, being able ... ...

• Word Count: 1822
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the poem. Granted that it is present in the original poem, Reavey simply states the fact directly to the reader, rather than taking advantage of the flexibility of the English vocabulary and creating a heated and moving poem. He further emphasizes his direct approach in his translation by means of his diction. The mystery of the poem is gone in the way ... ...

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... potential and actual market. The modern English that emerges from the era of Chaucer and Caxton is a tongue that still possesses vast possibilities of change, channeled in the direction of vocabulary rather than of sounds or grammatical structure....

• Word Count: 1558
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... phrases and actions are considered offensive and discriminating, but those same phrases in the past were second nature, and were used in everyday dialect. The "n" word was incorporated into the vocabulary of all social classes and stature. These words were spoken as nouns, not adjectives and were there to dehumanize the slaves. After reading this story and absorbing these words, Twain ... ...

• Word Count: 2082
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... early in the 90s; coming from the Dominican Republic with a first grade education and very learned in whatever first graders are suppose to know, however, the lack of a vast English vocabulary and trying to communicate proved to be a difficult task when trying to function in school. There were no bilingual classes to attend and the first impression my teachers had of ... ...

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... is also used in the restricted report-and-control language of "Airspeak" (used for air traffic control) or "Seaspeak" (used in maritime navigation). C.K.Ogden's Basic English has a set of "core" vocabulary and grammatical structures that can be easily learned and was motivated by both a social idealism and linguistic curiosity. It was used to serve economic, cultural and social needs and not ... ...

• Word Count: 1672
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... greatest debate emerges is in the issue of spoken Standard English. The linguist Katharine Perera believes that Standard English is concerned with the "structure of the language, i.e. its grammar and vocabulary" (Learning English: development and diversity pp. 208-209) but that accent is not important. However spoken language differs so greatly, even among the most educated speakers, and while a certain degree ... ...

• Word Count: 1648
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... -creating program'. And it seems that Bickerton might be right. The Creole and Pidgin languages of the world "although they differ from each other in their grammar, phonetics and vocabulary "show a number of similarities, even if their superstratum languages (the language from which the given Creole language can be originated from, for instance: english, french, portuguese, arabian, spanish, etc ... ...

• Word Count: 1652
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... living in many parts of Europe. Their language was derived from the Anglo-Saxon territories they conquered, each new place they took added or changed the words in the Celtic vocabulary. They where conquerors, with vast territories of land under their rule, but on the other hand lacking the tightly knit political structure that could keep such vast territories under control ... ...

• Word Count: 1386
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• Grade Level: High School

... have a better future. Using English as an international language is a good opportunity for the students themselves. However, students in those countries have, rightly or wrongly, come to incorporate their own vocabulary into their English conversation (Kent, 1999). Furthermore, the emigration of intellectual property from the non-English speaking countries is not false on the intellectual themselves, because some times those countries ... ...

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... book tells about his life growing up in America, and it tells a lot about the discrimination he dealt with growing up. He started school in America with a very small English vocabulary which made it especially hard on him and his family too. His siblings and his parents all had to learn English when they arrived in America. It was a little harder ... ...

• Word Count: 1295
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• Grade Level: High School

... design in advertising have a very great impact on the consumer, but it is language that helps people identify a product and remember it. The English language is known for its extensive vocabulary. Where many other languages have only one or two words that carry a particular meaning, English may have five or six. Moreover, the meanings of these five or six words may ... ...

• Word Count: 2458
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