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became "Corpse by Fisher" in Flemish (Intercultural communication 2016). From this case, we can know that the discrepancy of different cultures seem to be everywhere in our life, attaching the areas such as business, advertisements and language. Many Loanwords which mean words adopted by the speakers of…

This paper claims that the Song of Song is a marker and by product of ancient biblical communal and theological identity with core values that upholds sexual purity and emphasizes the essentiality of desire within covenant love relationship. This paper suggests that Song is an anthology of love songs that emerged from the oral tradition; revised and refined over a period of centuries from 10th to 4th century B.C.E through a medium technology analogous to the shared internet; and edited and…

Middle English refers to the varieties of the English language spoken after the Norman Conquest (1066) and until the late 15th century. The Middle English period was marked by momentous changes in the English language, changes more extensive and fundamental than those that have taken place at any time before or since. Some of them were the result of the Norman Conquest and the condition that followed in the wake of that event. Others were the constitution of the tendencies that had begun to…

English purism is the reduction of the use of foreign words in the English language and use of only English native words from Anglo-Saxon, Germanic, and Norse routes. One of the largest influences is Latin, and specifically French. Thus to understand The English language and to get a better understanding of English purism, it is necessary to analyze and identify major French influences on English. The major historical event that can be best concluded as to why French influence English so much,…

Culture is “a system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts” (ACAC, 2006). It is a mechanism that a society uses to decipher and understand the world around them and helps members understand one another. The Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea, or North Korea for short, is an interesting socio-cultural case study in that the central government dictates all aspects of society. The areas, structures, capabilities, organizations, people, and events of North Korea…

An important factor in today’s civilization and culture is language. The ability to be literate is a privilege and a necessity in a world that relies on common speech, systematic administration and communication through writing. English has been a vital part in today’s society within hundreds of cultures worldwide; however, English has not always been as popular or familiar to those who speak it in the modern world. Indeed, like most things in a constantly changing world, the English language…

vocabulary come comes directly from Old English” (Algeo 228). However, many of the words we use have been borrowed from other languages such as: Greek, Norwegian, Persian, Tongan, and etc. “Most of the words in a large dictionary […] either are loanwords from other languages or have been invented in English using elements borrowed from other languages” (Algeo 229). The estimate for the amount of borrowed words is estimated between 85 and 90 percent. This was a blend of dozens of languages that…