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    it clear that he is in a state of sadness or regret. Through his diction, it is evident that he feels this way because of all the descriptive words he uses. Early in the poem he says, “To see me hold my louring head so low.” (Gascoigne 2) Through his use of the word louring, one can make the straightforward assumption that he is more than just upset. The word holds a weight that suggests he is sullen, his whole mood is currently negatively affected because of the situation he is in. He has to purposely

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    incomplete sentence or it finishes a sentence. The stanzas are each about three or four lines long which contain some arduous words. An example is the word “weir”. Lowell writes, “...the sea lapped/ the raw little match-stick/ mazes of a weir” (ll. 9-11). After research on it, the word means, a fence or enclosure set in a waterway for taking fish (Merriam Webster). This word is important to know because of the imagery it represents. The raw little match-sticks mean that it’s burnt out and so is their

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    Preposition is a part of a sentence. Without a preposition, a sentence may not carry any meaning even. A sentence may fail to give its complete meaning without a preposition. It is the most commonly used functional word in sentences. A preposition is placed anywhere in a sentence. According to the rules of forming a sentence, a sentence does not end with preposition. The usage of preposition at the end of sentence is not grammatically correct, still, it is used. It is permissible in the modern

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    pedagogical implications. The lexical approach to foreign language teaching has received interest in recent years as an alternative to grammar-based approaches. The lexical approach concentrates on developing learners' proficiency with lexis, or words and word combinations. It is based on the idea that an important part of language acquisition is the ability to comprehend and

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    By this use of you, it’s as if we are the lion and Singapore itself. It makes you feel as if you’re part of Singapore’s creation. The word “sunlight” gives the image a brightness as well as “riding crest” adding speed, largeness and movement. “Riding crest” also makes us think of waves, which are powerful. Chong continues giving us this imagery of the sea with words such as “scales”, “waves”, and “washed up”.

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    Additionally, even if certain cultures or individuals don’t speak the English language, many people have adapted specific English words into their vocabulary or into their daily lives. For example, Bryson mentions that in Yugoslavia they have “STOP” signs, but the word “stop” does not actually exist in their language. Products made in other countries often have English words, or sayings that are meant to attract customers such as the Mr. Friendly Quality eraser from Japan that Bryson discusses, which

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    ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET Electronic or manual submission UNIT HST6334 CODE TITLE NAME OF SONI Jinal FAMILY NAME FIRST NAME STUDENT ID NO. 10399984 NAME OF LECTURER Dr. Kim Clark DUE DATE Topic of assignment Group or tutorial (if applicable) Course Master of Public Health CAMPUS I certify that the attached assignment is my own work and that any material drawn from other sources has been acknowledged. This work has

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    Gestures Can Speak Essay

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    meanings is actually transmitted by words. So, at least 65% of it is conveyed through the body language. We say that gestures can speak and let’s examine this is true or not. We speak by using words to express our opinion, feelings or make conversation and gestures are also utilized to convey everything mentioned above . As a result it is so explained that gestures have its own meanings or words like any spoken language. In short, we know any spoken language has words, sentences and punctuation and

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    drawbacks of COCA is the lack of definition for a word or explanation for a collocation. If students want to know exactly the meaning of a word and word phrase, they should refer dictionaries before checking the corpus. Therefore, dictionaries and corpora might form a perfect combination. To a single word, students should make sure they understand the meaning in their native language first and then pay more attention to its usage in the corpus. To a word phrase, using collocation dictionary to refer

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    Vocabulary In Vocabulary

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    In comparing with L2 speakers, native speakers have the knowledge about which words go together and how to use the varied words. Having such knowledge is one of the vital abilities of native speakers. These mixtures of words are referred to as “lexical phrases”. The proper use of lexical phrases is important to sound like a native speaker (Ellis, 1996), yet this is not so stress-free for non-native

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