Language Studies essays:
The History of the English Language.
... Flemish, Dutch, and German. In the 8th century, there where Viking attacks, and by extension their influence, this changed the language in many ways. The new English language now had Norwegian and Danish. This influence lasted until the Norman Conquest in 1066. After William the Conqueror ...
Had Enough? A Handbook for Fighting Back James Carville
... read and it gives you a sense of security that you're not the only individual who has had enough of George Bush and his "ideas." Besides, if you don't like the reading material at least you can get some recipes out of it. Throughout this book, I believe that the ...
A Look into Inaugural Poems by Maya Angelou and Robert Frost. Poems are 'The Gift Outright' (by Robert Frost) and 'Inaugural' poem (by Maya Angelou).
... The Gift Outright" was the poem recited for the presidential inauguration on January 20, 1961 for John F. Kennedy. In January 20, 1993 exactly thirty two years later, Maya Angelou read her inaugural poem for Bill Clinton's inauguration. These poems denote the beginning of new decisions and a new ...
Feature Article: Toilet Talk - The New Generation
... of socially acceptable behaviour and values to plummet. With language that has been dumb-downed further than Paris Hilton's vocabulary, The Day My Bum Went Psycho is one of the many troubling books being fed to today's pre-teens, attempting to encourage them to read. Little consideration ...
The Function of Profanity in Modern English
... English Language. London: Faber. Haberman, C. (1996, May 8). Yo, You Stupid *@#&!: Profanity Reigns in N.Y.. The International Herald Tribune. Hughes, G. (1991). Swearing: a social history of foul language, oaths and profanity in English. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. Montagu, A. (1973). The Anatomy of ...
Are today's kids killing the english language?
... the subject of distinguishing the difference between the two. Today's kids have access to many more sources of media and computers and this has affected the way that they speak the once formal English language. They are not really in a sense destroying the language ...
English lesson plan key- stage 2
... LANGUAGE LIKES/DISLIKES Dark language e.g. The welsh vocabulary was useful. Suspense Black, edged, ghost was built up through dark language. Made it WELSH VOCAB eerie when ghost appeared. Nan, cawl. Did not like that fact that Selina was blamed SIMILE/METAPHOR right away of stealing the ...
Language, Gender, and Internet Discussion Lists
... World." Language, Gender and Society. Eds. Barrie Thorne, Kramarae, Chris and Nancy Henly. Boston: Heinle & Heinle, 69-88. McNutt, John G. "Ensuring Social Justice for the New Underclass: Community Interventions to Meet the Needs of the New ...
Beginning Your Speech.
... the face of new or strange ideas. ·NOVELTY-novel happenings, dramatic incidents, or unusual developments attract attention. Example: "Grandmother gives birth to Quadruplets." ·SUSPENSE-much of the appeal in mystery stories arises because we don't know how they will end. Creating a sense of ...
'The English language shows, in miniature, the history of England itself.' Discuss.
... Century onwards has been considered the Modern era of English - and a rapid expansion of vocabulary as contact with the people of the world increased, words entering English either directly or indirectly. Shakespeare alone coined over 1600 new words, and standardization of the English language ...