Some say truth is what sets them free, it may be a fact accepted by many, according the Webster's Dictionary truth is the body of real events, facts and things, yet others may argue that truth cannot be determined because of our language and the obscurity about it. ... Language enables us to communicate with others about our feelings, thoughts and emotions. ... For example, people use the "read" as a present tense verb, but the same spelling is also used for the past tense of the word. ... This not only happens with single words, but with entire sentences and ideas. ... Our language s...

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Through expressing our feelings and emotions with language, we are able to find the words to better share and communicate our thoughts with others. We see this, for example, in poetry. ... It was not until his prison time that he learned the dictionary, and greatly increased his vocabulary. ... A reporter is a very good example of this. ... The more we know, the more we are able to communicate with others. ...

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English is easier and fairly quick to learn and use if compared to other languages, for example Chinese. ... Sometimes it needs you to agree or disagree with the writer. ... Instead, try to guess the meaning as you read; mark them with a pen; then come back when you have finished reading to check in a dictionary and add them to your vocabulary book. ... What you need to do is just surround yourself with English by making rules with your existing friends that you will only speak English. ... Other than that, get the materials like a movie or TV-show that attached with English subtitle. ...

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We all use spoken word in conjunction with body language to communicate with others. ... In the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Language is defined as "the words, their pronunciation, and the methods of combining them used and understood by a community.... " The distinction of colors is a good example of this. ... He gives the example that in Greece they have two distinct words for the color blue. ... For example, people get emotional when certain words are used like the word is a real thing. ...

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Change in the grammar and diction of a language is natural, and English is always confronted with changes. ... Because kids are the source of new slang, some adults look down on it with the assumption that kids are unintelligent and simply rebelling against established English grammar and diction. ... For example, in Shakespeare's time, many contractions used today were considered poor English. ... There are words used specifically for the Internet, usually acronyms that are universally understood, that will probably appear in dictionaries in the future. ... The Conservatives are not will...

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For example the three words charade', cholesterol' and church'; they all begin with the identical spelling of ch' but have three different sounds at the beginning. ... Charade begins with a [á] (Davenport and Hannahs 1998) sound, cholesterol with [k] and church with [tá]. ... An example could be the word chitin' which has a dictionary reference (Hawker 2001: 144) of n. a fibrous substance which forms the external skeletons of some insects, spiders and crustaceans'. ... Namely Latin, French and German although there are many other examples. ... Retu...

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Phonology Phonology is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages. ... This word can be an object or a subject depending on the sentence, for example "one who advocates a political policy of hegemony" or "hegemony is considered a bad way to rule a country". The first example presents the word as a subject, and the second one presents the word as an object. 2.4. ... In addition this word has more meanings and can also describe the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group (Merriam-Webster, 2015) and ascend...

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• Then we must establish clear criteria for assessing students • Finally it is important to link the informal assessment we do with the formal assessment (test) and with self-assessment done by the students. ... However we can also assess outside the classroom, for example looking at students" work or collecting material. ... Another key consideration is for example, if there are a lot of tests during the term or year, informal assessment may not add more information about a student. ... For example: what makes a student an "excellent" writer rather than a "good" writer. ... T...

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In some schools - for example, Tower Hamlets - most bilingual children will speak the same language as a mother tongue, whereas in others 40 different languages or more may be spoken. ... When the focus is on the fact that children have access to two or more languages, the term bilingual will be used: for example, if we are discussing how to provide resources and activities in a classroom that will reflect and value the languages the children use. ... With respect to pupils learning EAL, the Coalition Government's policy is focused on promoting the rapid acquisition of English. ... Wit...

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