English-based creole languages

up my English-language school is Singapore. The reason that I chose to establish an English-language school in Singapore is because they are a small island country that relies heavily on international trade and treaties to continue growing their economy. Their economy is fueled by imports and exports. The reason I think Singapore is a good location to establish an English-language school is because they need to maintain strong ties with major economic powers of the west. The English language is…

to truly put into syntax. Many individuals detest language structure on account of how much linguistic use was constrained upon them growing up, I was one of those individuals. When I got to school, I understood, that I give careful consideration to linguistic use than I suspected. Punctuation is truly essential to the English dialect, we utilize sentence structure, each day without acknowledging it. All the more essentially, we utilize language structure mistakenly without acknowledging it, so…

A Prekindergarten Curriculum Supplement for Enhancing Mainstream American English Knowledge in Nonmainstream American English Speakers by Jan R. Edwards and Peggy Rosin sets out to evaluate the effectiveness of implementing curriculum of Mainstream American English (MAE) on African American prekindergarten children. More specifically, would it be possible to enhance awareness in Non Mainstream speaking children (NMAE) in recognizing the phonological, morphological, and pragmatic differences…

Where’re Y’all From?: A Brief History of the Southern United States Dialect Southern American English, more commonly known as the Southern drawl or the Southern accent, is one of the most immediately recognizable of the United States’ many dialects. The dialect can bring many different connotations to mind depending on the preconceptions of the hearer. Those with positive ideas of the South may conjure up images of hard-working, hospitable, family oriented people, whereas others may prejudge…

the other language spoken at home. However, having a second language can cause some tension in the family, because the first generations who move to the United States do not speak English well, and the third generation, struggles with the Spanish language. They try to use the second language at home and at church, however, the second language causes tension in the family because the first generation has not learned English, and the third generation does not want to learn the Spanish language.…

achievement. (Berger, 2014). Erickson states that identity foreclosure is, "when an adolescent adopts parents’ or society’s roles and values wholesale, without questioning or analysis" (Berger, 2014, p.458). My hope is to one day become a high school English teacher, but a part of me has always wondered if that is what I really want to do or if it something that has been chosen for me. As stated previously, I am the oldest in my family and as of now, I have 2 younger siblings and 19 younger…

Introduction Language is how, we as human beings, express ourselves, to instruct, inform, announce, entertain, socialise, converse, advise and many, many more functions. Language can be heard in conversations, on television, through the radio. It can also be seen in books, magazines or through the use of sign language. The high use of language in our homes, workplace and community means those without the basic oral and listening skills will be at a disadvantage (Fellowes and Oakley, 2014).…

experience intense ostracization. Language barriers epitomize the obstacles that those of other cultures must overcome in order to reach true conformity to the American culture, in order to acquire the respect of the masses, a…

According to Bloomsbury International (2014), “Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around four thousand new words are added to the English dictionary every year.” Language is a way for people to communicate with those around them, sharing notions and conventions of those from the same cultural backgrounds and spreading this so others can learn (Corder, 2013). The way language is communicated varies depending on the environment and context involved; it…

that we equate to the modern definition of the word trend. Trend in of itself is a word that throughout history has shaped and currently plays a big role in shaping the current landscape of language. The word Trend has a history that dates all the way back to the 1000’s and is derived from language of Old English with germanic routes. During this time, the modern spelling of the word “ Trend” hadn’t even been developed yet. During this time, the word was Trendan or Trenden;…