lexical coincidences; up to 40% of the English vocabulary consists of words of French origin (product of the period when the Normans occupied the island). And both the French and Spanish are Latin languages; this indicates that we will find a significant overlap between the lexicons of both languages. On the other hand, English does not exactly belong to the same family as Spanish; while Spanish is a romance language (as French, Portuguese, Italian and Catalan), English is a Germanic language, thus kindred
parts of speech are placed By you and they will stay only when You make their purpose clear.....”" -Elizabeth Jennings, “The House of Words.” Through this poem we can come to know how every part of speech works. In the English language, words can
Preparation Tips and Rules to Solve Spotting Errors Questions: The English section of major govt. exams carries a lot of weightage of marks. A considerable number of aspirants have problems in attempting this section as it is comparatively difficult than the rest. We can not predict the level of difficulty for each question but we can most definitely help you in tackling important subjects which comes under the English language paper. One such subject is spotting the errors from a given sentence
dependent clauses. The opening words are known as dependent words, the main type of which is subordinating conjunctions. How Are Clauses Used in Sentences? Clauses can play a variety of roles in sentences. A clause can act as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. Noun
Methodology: This research work was aimed at to determine and evaluate the effectiveness of inductive grammar teaching vs. deductive grammar teaching to the students whose mother tongue was not English and they were learning English as a second language. Using the deductive way for teaching grammar the teacher explains the certain rules of grammar to the students, and then asks the students to practice and apply them in different ways. For instance, teaching a new grammatical concept first of all
the interdental sound between Middle English and present-day English. Middle English is an old form of the English language that was supposedly used between AD 1150 and AD 1500. A significant influence on its shaping came from the North Germanic languages and furthermore from the conquering Normans, who spoke a form of French and allowed loan words to find their way into the English language. Additionally spelling was influenced by them when the old English letter < þ>, called thorn, was replaced
1. Introduction Every language carries certain features that distinguish it from other languages although the languages descendent from the same origin portrays greater resemblances than the ones descending from different families, the similarities and differences are what make learning another language an easy task or an exhausting one. In the field of linguistics, the study of the internal structure of words- since words are the elements constructing any language and they are generally accepted
Peculiar from Advertising The structure of English language in advertising of the Yemeni print media has a peculiar form. Many factors predispose the copywriter (i.e. one who writes advertisements) to choose his vocabulary. This, in some sense, implies that the copywriter does not have a free flow of lexical items. For example the copywriter puts into consideration the language variation as regards the target audience. He also ensures that his choice of language and content meets the four basic
superlatives and comparatives forms in a class of English learners as a foreign language at the “Educación Continua” program at Paraíso branch. 3.2. Specifics Objectives • To evaluate a group of nonnative-English learners to see whether they are capable to identify and orally produce the comparatives and superlatives forms of English language. • To recognize some linguistic errors and mistakes that influence the incorrect use and production of these English forms. • Interpret, based on theory, the results
The sentences are composed of clauses and the simplest form of a sentence has only one independent clause. The structure of Punjabi language’s sentences is SOV (Subject Object Verb) order unlike English that follows SVO order. The subject occurs first followed by the object and then the verb, in Punjabi sentences e.g. ਮੁੰਡਾ ਸੇਬ ਖਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। In the above sentence, ਮੁੰਡਾ muṇḍā ‘boy’ is subject, ਸੇਬ sēb ‘apple’ is object, and ਖਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ khāndā hai ‘eats’