Regional accents of English

improve and reach his/her objectives. The aim of this review is precisely this – I will expose the key factors of my English learning, then I will indicate the ways that I find most and less useful to learn a language, next I will list my strong points and my weak spots and finally I will give some ideas to ameliorate my command of English as a foreign language. I started studying English when I was six years old, which means I have been learning it for thirteen years. Until 2015, I studied it…

America is considered a melting pot of both cultural and ethnic identities; accepting the diverse languages and religions of the world. In the essay about bilingualism “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” in the book Fields of Reading: Motives for Writing, Gloria Anzaldúa writes, “So, if you want to really hurt me, talk badly about my language. Ethnic identity is twin skin to linguistic identity - I am language. Until I can take pride in my language, I cannot take pride in myself” (172). Anzaldúa…

That is true, however, English had proved that there are always people willing to learn. Betty Birner, a member of the Linguistic Society of America made a comment about famous works that are written in old English, “Chaucer's Canterbury Tales are very tough sledding, and if you went back another 500 years to try to read Beowulf, it would be like reading a different language (Birner, “Is English Changing?”).” This proves not only “2000 languages” around the…

same; Marry is different(0.96%)” (Dialect Survey Result, n.d). Comparing from the maps, the 0.96% does not specifically group in a region rather it is mostly scatter across United State. Using phonological questions is a good way to distinguish an accent in different part of United State. There are not a lot of syntax questions in Josh Katz dialect quiz. Syntax is, “the way in which words are put together to form phrases, clauses, or sentences” (Syntax, n.d). Syntax is a set of rules in a…

America is considered a melting pot of both cultural and ethnic identities; accepting the diverse languages and religions of the world. In the argumentative essay about bilingualism “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” in the book Fields of Reading: Motives for Writing, Gloria Anzaldúa writes, “So, if you want to really hurt me, talk badly about my language. Ethnic identity is twin skin to linguistic identity - I am language. Until I can take pride in my language, I cannot take pride in myself” (172).…

aim of the assessment is to research and report on the different roles that language can have in a child’s life. These roles can be seen and heard in language using oral, visual or written communication which integrates with the diversity of many English standards and social classes to form meaning. To demonstrate comprehension of how language contributes to a child’s life to tutors successfully various academic sources were studied including, the unit text. These findings are documented in the…

Today English is no more territorially and culturally bound. It is internationalized. It cannot be treated as a foreign language .It’s prominence is attributed to its dynamic and borrowing nature. It is used both as a link language and an official language. It is simplified according to the needs of people. English infuses confidence and confers status and prestige on an individual. It promotes a sense of oneness and togetherness. IT sector is playing a vital role all over the world. The…

city that surround him in a midst of confusion. There are other people there too, but he doesn’t speak or interact with any of them. He has come alone. At first he isn’t sure where he needs to go or what he needs to do, because he does not speak any English. Everyone encircling him does. After a twenty-hour flight, the airplane has taken him to Columbus, Ohio, the very first city in the United States that he has encountered. This is the beginning for him. The time in his life where he takes one…

America is considered a melting pot of both cultural and ethnic identities; accepting the diverse languages and religions of the world. In the argumentative essay about bilingualism “How to Tame a Wild Tongue” in the book Fields of Reading: Motives for Writing, Gloria Anzaldúa writes, “So, if you want to really hurt me, talk badly about my language. Ethnic identity is twin skin to linguistic identity - I am language. Until I can take pride in my language, I cannot take pride in myself” (172).…

Introduction Learners in classrooms across America possess a variety of English dialects, creoles, and accents. However, not all of these students are aware of the differences between their way of speaking and Standard American English or SAE. Although one’s English dialect or creole is valuable and functional in their home and community, increasing one’s proficiency in SAE for use in the educational setting will add to their “toolkit” of skills but may also require support. Explanation of…