English is a tool for communication between people who don’t use the same language. It is widely learned as a second language and many countries and world organizations use English as an official language. This is the reason why many people try to learn English, but unfortunately, mastering English is almost impossible. Because English doesn’t have standardized spelling rules, many people who try to learn English including the people who use English as a mother tongue are suffering for spelling
“Scared to Death” In the murder mystery “Scared to Death”, there are several suspects to who had scared Marcus Farley to his death. The suspects to the mystery are Claire, the faithful housekeeper; Tom Paisley, the Scottish medium; Sasha, Marcus’s Australian model wife; and Rachel, who is the younger sister to Jane Farley and had been in London for 27 years. Jane was Marcus’s daughter, who committed suicide and is claimed to have been a ghost. Marcus Farley read a threatening letter that was stabbed
words in the English language. As Anne Trubek states, “English spelling is a terrible mess anyway, full of arbitrary contrivances and exceptions that outnumber rules” (Trubek). Over the last 200 years, there have been many discrepancies that have come up all over the English language. And as Trubek tries to convince readers in “Use Your Own Words” through extensive research and personal experiences, she fails in trying to explain what needs to change about the standardization of spelling. Trubek’s work
Almost everyone is this day and age knows what the dictionary is and why we use it. It’s used to check spelling, find definitions, find the synonym or antonym of a word, or how to pronounce a word. But most people know very little about its origins, and why it came to be. The American dictionary was written by a man named Noah Webster. Noah Webster was born in West Hartford, Connecticut in 1758. He came of age during the American Revolution and was a strong advocate of the Constitutional Convention
Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor born in 1564. He had a huge influence on the English language, theatre and literature to the present-day. He is the all-time greatest writer of the English language and many of his works are widely quoted in the history of the English-speaking world. Prior to Shakespeare's time, grammatical rules of English were not standardized and thought his plays, he helped contribute to the standardization of the English language. The English languages owes
A HISTORY OF OUR LANGUAGE The English Language is Rich in its history. Studying the events that formed our language is vital to understand not only why we speak the way we do, but it also enables us to understand who we are. It comprises French, Latin, German, Norse, and a few lesser known tongues. Before there was written English, our texts were primarily written in Latin, and were reserved to be read by only the Pious and Royal. We also have historical landmarks such as Stonehenge that can guide
element of a unique American language with its own style, pronunciation and idiom (White 5). In 1806, Webster published A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, the first true American dictionary and Webster’s first small lexicographical work. Subsequently, he went to work on his classic masterpiece, An American Dictionary of the English Language. He learned a total of 26 languages—including Anglo-Saxon and Sanskrit—in order to research the foundation of his own country's native tongue
Codification of English Standardization refers to the process by which a language has been codified in some way (Wardhaugh and Fuller, n.d. 2010: p31). It involves four stages; selection of norms, codification of form, elaboration of function, and implementation by the speech community. Standardization is concerned with codification as a linguistic form. According to Einar Haugen; codification leads to 'minimal variation in form' (Stein & Tieken-Boon van Ostade, n.d. 1994: p160), therefore it reinforces
Germany 4 The English Influence in Politics 5 The “Germarican” Media 6 “Denglish” – The German Youth Language 7 Conclusion 8 Works Cited 9 Rough Draft 11 Peer Editing Sheets 17 Topic 19 Working Title 20 Thesis Statement 21 Outline 22 Abstract 24 Working Bibliography 25 Preface To begin with, I would like to introduce the term anglicism. An anglicism is a word from British or American English used in
1. How do children form linguistic rules? While there is much debate on how children form linguistic rules, linguists believe that children have a built-in capacity for language and the rules develop over time, typically through their own made up rules. As children communicate more and more, the rules of language begin to take form through conversations, observing the adults modeling language, and through non-explicit feedback from adults. The rules of language are developed quickly, unlike other
Introduction English is a language that has spread rapidly throughout the world over centuries. This essay will aim to look at the way English has spread while focusing on specific areas in the world where English is now a language. There will be four points that are to be discussed in detail within the essay. The first point focuses on the extent to which language variation contributes to marking language users’ identities. This includes looking closely at variations of English around the world
constitution without British approval (source). While there were many pressures from inside the state in favour of constitutional change, such as the desire for autonomy from Britain, one major influence on this reform was pressure arising from the Quiet Revolution in Quebec, highlighting the French-English divide in Canada. As Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau juggled the concerns of all the provinces, Quebec’s claim to be recognized as a distinct society escalated into a tug-of-war with Ottawa, resulting in
Education in the 1800s Today, students attend school in large brick buildings with several classrooms and many highly trained and specially licensed teachers, learning a wide variety of subjects. They are required by law to attend from kindergarten to twelfth grade, riding on school buses, walking short distances, or taking a parent’s car back and forth every day. Compared to those of today, schools in the 1800s were vastly different in many ways. School buildings, laws and policies regarding education
which can be a way for various cultures to glean knowledge from one another. An example of this can be seen through the Bulgarian language which has shared some of the linguistic tendencies of the Latin, Greek, Russian, French, Italian, German, and English languages (Ager, 2017). In addition to this, the Bulgarian language is spoken in not only Bulgaria, but also certain areas of Greece, Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine. This conveys the idea that language bridges various cultures together and causes communication
with a few Canadian sources. This research indicates that those in support of this type of calendar see many benefits, but the most strongly supported with evidence is the reduction of summer learning loss experienced by students, especially for English as a second language (ESL) and low income students. For those who oppose the balanced school year, some believe summer learning loss does not exist and some strongly argue that changing the school calendar is only warranted with proof of increased
Education and Egalitarianism in America The American educator Horace Mann once said: "As an apple is not in any proper sense an apple until it is ripe, so a human being is not in any proper sense a human being until he is educated." Education is the process through which people endeavor to pass along to their children their hard-won wisdom and their aspirations for a better world. This process begins shortly after birth, as parents seek to train the infant to behave as their culture demands. They
1994), have reduced inappropriate repetition of content (Chitty 2004; Evangelou et al 2008), and particularly in science, it has ensured a more balanced coverage of content in the primary phase (Harlen 2008). Policy makers believe that curriculum reform is one of the key means for effecting change in the quality of teaching and learning in the classroom causing better outcomes (Mourshed, Chijiloke and Barber, 2011; Pepper, 2008; Sargent et al 2010). The national
I would put emphasis on skills I feel year round school is a great way to ensure students are prepared for the real world, limiting the “summer sly,” and providing more time for education. Also I would add coteaching to subjects such as math and english, in addition to providing an assistant (licensed teachers/assistant, parent volunteers, older students) in classes such as science, life skills, foreign language, and physical/health education. I feel the policies on testing and evaluations have
The last word a student wants to hear from a teacher is the word “essay”. That word is always accompanied by groaning and complaining, followed by nervous thoughts about the essay, dread leading up to it, and misery during the actual writing process. On the bright side, there is at least one positive aspect. As a fellow student, I can attest to the fact that there is no better feeling than clicking print, stapling the pages together, shoving the essay in my folder, and never thinking about the essay
vocabulary and literacies. I looked at history from a different perspective, which interested me. It also introduced me to humanities courses. I pretty much skated by in my English classes. The books we read, I had no interest in, and I did not feel like I was getting anything out of my classes. This was until my senior year. My English teacher taught us how to read. I do not mean the words, but the content. Different methods of active reading, and note taking helped me have a deeper understanding