Regional language

bilingualism, we have similar and different language performance. Amandine speaks French as her first language, and English as her academic language. I can describe her as a balanced bilingual who uses two languages in a multiplicity of domains (2011, p. 3-8). Her academically-related language competence was highly developed during her education in the parochial school because the school curricula was only in English. Although she learned the language when she was in the fourth grade, her…

the Indo-European language family. The Italian language is more similar to the Latin language than any other Romance language, which makes sense because Latin originated in Italy. Latin was just one of several Indo-European languages in Italy. As a group, these languages are sometimes referred to as the Italic languages. The other Italic languages include Faliscan, Osean, Umbrian, and Venetic. The Italian language derives mainly from Vulgar Latin, which was the spoken language among commoners…

ENL: English as a Native Language is traditionally assumed to be a language that is acquired from birth without formal instruction (versus a language that was learned as a second or later language). ENL is also referred to as L1 (first language), mother tongue, or inner circle variety. An issue with the term “native language” or L1 lies in the fact that it is based on the premise of a monolingual society, whereas many societies are multilingual. In multilingual societies, a child may grow up…

the varying dynamics of Canadian nationhood and the regional divisions that exist within the country. Despite the focus often placed on Quebec and its desire to be a distinct society, other such regions like the North and the West who have been grappling with their own set of issues that also challenge the national unity debate. This essay will explore the ideological differences in Canada’s North and West in order to highlight their regional variances and its effect on the larger Canadian…

the language change. Going through specific study cases this work will identify the factors that causes dialect accommodation phenomenon and the effect that this is having on identities of local communities. Analyze geographical factors and social-psychological implication will give us a clearer picture of the dialect continue change that has been occurring in Britain, and it’s consequences. Dialect leveling is an inevitable consequence of contact between two dialects or a standard language…

ways in which people interact with language on a daily basis. Language itself can not only be seen, like when you read any number of different types of texts, it can also be heard, not only when conversing with others, but when watching a movie, listening to the radio and in many other everyday situations. Language can also be standard or diverse as not everyone speaks the same dialect, type or form of English as everyone else. Depending on what purpose language is being used for, a person will…

one can see how everyone who speaks a language will not speak it the same way. Created in the 1980s, American Tongues is an informative documentary that illustrates the theme of dialectal variation in the United States. America has been considered a melting pot for multiple diverse people and cultures. In the past, settlers who traveled to and across the United States left their mark on various regions as they brought their accents, such as African languages molding dialects of the South and how…

One major influence toward the development of the English language is Latin. According to the book Words, Meaning and Vocabulary by XXXXX, it is estimated that approximately 500 words were borrowed from Latin during the Old English period but during the Middle English period, French was the dominant influence on the development of vocabulary. This is possibly due to the Norman Conquest which resulted in French being the dominant language in England. As a result of this, English adopted many…

The Power of Words Language has been an important part of human evolution since its creation. In many cases, it is inferred that language contributes to the genius of the human mind. This is because language is what allows us humans to think and imagine everything in the world. Therefore, every word we say to refer to anything; is a metaphor that our mind creates to refer to things in existence. The complexity of all this is that language evolves when the meaning of words change. This can…

special programs where they learn the official language of the country with the help of specialised teachers; so they do not learn in their mother tongue. Is this methodology the most apropiate one? As I see it, Spain provides an appropiate education for this students for many reasons: first of all, they are integrated in the rest of the class, so children are more open-minded with other cultures and religions; in addition, the learn a second language through social interacction, in real…