English-based creole languages

contraction ain’t is at the moment very disapproved in language. Just like other author, Stevens mentions the word ain’t has little evidence of when it was first recorded. Stevens argues, we cannot be confident of the time when the contraction ain’t was formed. Yet, probably it has been around much longer than most dictionary indicate. Stevens discusses why grammarians are against using the word ain’t. according to his research it was developed based on mistake beliefs. Stevens explains, the…

Emma Sticklen Porter English 2, Pre-AP/GT-3 29 January 2018 Fahrenheit 451 Allusions Research 1. Allusion/Type: Juan Ramon Jimenez/ Literature A. Quote: “If they give you ruled paper, Write the other way” (Bradbury XVII). B. Explanation: In the Beginning of the story, this quote is an allusion to Juan Ramon a Jimenez, a Spanish poet. He earned the Nobel peace prize for literature in 1956. Jimenez was a well-known in the United States for his poetry. He wrote most of his poems in free verse,…

‘The Arrival’ is a movie which shows the relation between language and cognitive. The main character, Dr. Louise Bank is a linguist who has successfully proved the correlation between language and thoughts where she adopted the Sapir-Whorf theory. The main agenda in this movie is to show how two different languages communicate in such both sides can’t understand each other’s language. In my opinion, Dr. Bank together with Dr. Ian, however, have done their job very well in understanding the…

In the late 1960s, Singapore government introduced a bilingual education policy. Mother Tongue languages such as Mandarin, Malay and Tamil are known to be the students’ second language in Singapore. It is mandatory for each student to take up at least one second language. However according to an online news "Much Ado About Mother Tongue", students have not been coping well with their Mother Tongue language over the past years. Instead, the students are excelling in other subjects such as…

in today’s world. As we all know English is a global language. Knowing English helps us to communicate with everybody. Right from a small kid to an old person, from the shopkeeper to the company owner. English has risen to become the medium of instruction in most of the countries. English is one of the easiest language to learn and speak. It is one of the very few things in the world that is effective and easy to learn at the same time. Unlike many foreign languages it comprises of simple…

Nowadays, English language has an important role of our life. Edward Finegan summarizes this by said that “ [t]hough Chinese is spoken by a greater number of people, English is spoken around the globe and has wider dispersion than any other language” ( Finegan 1989: 77) English has about 400 million native speakers but, depending on the criterion chosen, can be said to have as many as 2 billion speakers as Crystal and David explains (March 2008), there are many people use English languageand…

Language, a term that derived from the Latin word lingua meaning tongue, can refer to a variety of concepts such as word formation and speech used by people of different countries, areas or social groups. Language is possessed by human beings and is a clear indication of the difference in human communication system when compared to those of the animal kingdom. Language helps us as humans in so many ways. It enables us to collect and preserves knowledge so that we can pass it along to the next…

Communication with Ciro is going a lot smoother than I anticipated. Originally, I was worried that my supervisor would not speak much English and that it would be quite difficult for me to communicate with them. But, Ciro speaks English fairly well. Since English is not his first language, there are some obvious language barriers I have had to overcome. However, I believe we have decent communication whether it be over email or in person. I only meet with Ciro in person once per week, for…

Analyzing Native Language Diversity Preface: The Public Schools of Robeson County is diverse in demographics and populations vary from school to school. The schools are primarily triracial and include White, Black, and American Indian populations. However, we do have a population of Latino families that reside in rural areas where farming is dominant and offer opportunities for employment. For the purpose of this assignment, I will focus on a plan of action related to creating a…

Peer assessment is considered as one of the most important types of evaluation in education. Playing an alternative role to teacher-based assessment, peer assessment and its effects in learning English have been considerably researched. The topic was prompted by the fact that although the efficiency of peer assessment has been proved by many researchers, the literary also provided the conflict in the finding. While some studies assure that peer assessment brings huge benefits and the positive…