What I have learned so far in this semester are the different kinds of English around the world, some idioms, to have a better structure, and grammar. The connection of this class with my real life is that I can get a lot of culture from this, I can apply it; in the way that if an occasion is presented that I have to have a communication with another person that speak a different kind of English by what I have learn in this class I will be able to understand him or her ideas. The content of this class can make me more successful by the way that I can have a good communication with others by being able to understand them. I would like to do activities outside of the class room.
viernes, 15 de octubre de 2010
lunes, 27 de septiembre de 2010
Comparative Commentary 1
Jamaica was colonized by the British in 1655. The poems The soldier by Rupert Broke and Colonization in Reverse by Louise Bennett have some similarities as well as several differences. The objective of this comparative commentary is to compare the tone; which could be formal, informal or the type that the author uses to express his or her self. Structure; it can be in the form of stanza, quatrains, pairs, triads or sonnets; it depends on what the author applies to his literature work. The authors of these poems has opposites historical context, just by the simple fact that both lived in different periods of time, they also do not have the same gender, among many other factors which influence them.
The tone can be determine by the way of expression in speech or writing; referring to the poems. In The Soldier we can see that the author is using a formal language, “Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as her day; and laughter, learnt of friends; and gentleness, in hearts at peace, under an English heaven.” (Brooke), by the way that he uses an appropriated use of grammar and the words are arrange in a form that makes sense, as a consequences of this it makes to have a better comprehension. In the other hand in the Colonization in Reverse it is simple to know that the author is not using a formal language by the way that she writes incomplete words, “What an islan! What a people! Man an women, old an young jus a pack dem bag an baggage an turn history upside dung!”(Bennett), as a result for this is that it makes a drawback in the understanding, even though she is using her original form of language, it is complicate to understand it because we are not use to that type of language.
Structure is known as the forms the verse are arrange in poems; there are many different kinds of structures. In the first poem the author is using the structure of stanza; the abba form, since the first line ending word rhymes with the third line ending word and the second line ending word rhymes with the fourth line ending word and so on. For example me rhymes with be, field with concealed, aware with air, and roam with home. In the other stanza he uses another form because the first line ending word rhymes with the fourth line ending, the second line ending rhymes with the fifth and the third line ending word rhymes with the sixth line. This is shown in the way that away rhymes with day, less with gentleness, given with heaven. In contrast, the second poem is making use of the quatrains because each of the verse are grouped it in fours in addition it has a lack of rhyme in the ending words, dissimilarity to the first poem that it has rhyme in the ending words of each verse. “By de hundred, by de tousan, from country and from town, by de ship-load, by de plane load Jamica is Englan boun.” (Bennett), with this quatrain we can see that the ending words do not have rhyme even though if you read the verses you can find out that it has a kind of rhythm.
Both authors did a great literature work; they were outstanding and made an influential impact to their society during the time their poems were published. Rupert Brooke was born in 1887 he has English nationality, in most of his poems he glorified war and in 1911 his first collection was been published. On the contrary Louise Bennet was a Jamaican who was born on September 7th in 1919; mainly her poems talk about the expression of Jamaicans’ joys and sorrows. She is best known as the “only poet who has really hit the truth about her society through its own language.” What these two major authors has in common is that both make society relevant in their works. Also by reading the poems it is easy to infer which nationality each author has, in according to The Soldier we known that he is from England by “A body of England’s, breathing English air, washed by the rivers, blest by suns of home.” (Brooke), also because he mention a lot the words England and English. In Colonization in Reverse it is easy to know that the author is from Jamaica, “… Dem a pour out a Jamaica, everybody future plan…” (Bennett), with it show that she is constantly repeating Jamaica.
Finally as in a conclusion this two poems have several similarities and differences. In according to the tone each poem as a different tone since the authors are likely to write as their own language. Referring to the structure also the poems have different structures the first poem is in the form of a stanza and the second one in the form of a quatrain. As already mention that the two poems have in common is that each author that about something that is happing to their society during that certain period of time. By making all this analyzing and comparing them it is easier to get a clearly comprehension.
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viernes, 27 de agosto de 2010
Journal Partial 1
The history of the English Language by Lucy Rucker
How Did the English Language Begin?
The audience according to this article might be people interested in learning English, its purpose is to inform about how the English language start and to notice how it has change from its beginning. This article has a formal and informative tone in which it is easier to comprehend also she is letting know her judgment in accordance to English language.
The English is a language that many people around the world nowadays speak. The Germanic tribes bring it, they arrived to Britain. These continue after the eleventh century with the Vikings which introduced the Latin language. There are three different types of English which are old, middle, and modern English. The old English was a likeness from the Ango-Notman-French. It is known that the old English is still spoken but in another form and words, this is a helpful aspect since it would be complicated to read and understand, as time has passed it had being modifying it. Middle English surge between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries; with dialects on vowels, also the grammar changed. The modifying of words pilot they way that we speak nowadays. Modern English is the common English that it is use. Besides it is the common and normal English that we use it is difficult to learn by others, all depends on where you lived, and because it could be that some words are not the same also dialects can differ. English will never be constant always it will have modifications. I think that this article is giving true facts about how English began by telling when do it starts and how it is evolving has time goes by. Also an important fact that was mention that help with the comprehension was that they are like three types of English, they are old, middle and modern, in which they have made modifications and some changes in grammar that by doing this we use them today. Another thing that call my attention from this article, written by Lucy Rucker, was that she said that English is hard to learn in effect I think that is true ,it is difficult to become skilled at since people have different culture and vocabulary this might create a conflict while learning it. I assume that she wrote this article to inform the people about the changing and the progress that the English language has become and to tell or inform the citizens that are interest in learning English that is not just a piece of cake, it is hard and has its complications. With this article I can get the idea that if you want to learn something you have to put a lot of effort on it to achieve your goal, this can be apply for everything, in your daily life with all the courses or business that you have to do it. Through this article I get notices about many important facts that the English language has.
The history of English Language by Risa
In this article the spectators could be any people that are interested in knowing more information about the English language even though if they are practicing. The main point of this article is to inform about how the English language had changed throughout the time and the grammar that was used. The style that the author uses in a formal manner since it is using the correct form it is also giving her opinion.
English is not an old language. In the fifth century English arrived to England, land of Angles, in their people who practice it where the Saxons and the Angles, they call their languages as englisc which means the language that the Angles spoke. It is known that the English is part of the West-Germanic sub –family of the Indo-Europeanlanguages as well as Frisian, also a part of the sub-family, still has the closest relationship with the old English of the Angles and Saxons. At the time that the englisc arrived Latin was the usual language in the South and East among other languages in different regions. Until the tenth century that Athelstan, grandson son of Alfred the Great, conquered all the kingdoms south of the Firth of Forth, English had become the common language of England. The language of English has a strain dialect in which it uses a syllable to deference words when they are spoken. This natural trend in which moving the stress back might be the significant change that happened during the 15th and 16th centuries, this is known as the Great Vowel Shift. English might have change but the original core is still there. The core has been fastening intended for across time and space. English has different forms of speaking it, Elizabethan is different but not so unlike at all only we do not use so commonly that type of words. The changes that are made for a language must continue otherwise it expires. This article written by Risa was fully in detail because it mentions a lot of facts, dates and years and other information that was essential in order to understand this article. Also it tells you that English was use by the Angles and Saxons with this information you can picture that they were the high society and that they were the only ones that can use it. In this article you can see that the author make an emphasis in the way of how the English has changed during the time. With this phrase that it is in the article “Change to a living language must continue or the language dies” in my opinion this means that if you make a change and do not make it work or use it, it will not be any efficient at all or in order words will be like if you did not do anything. So if you make or change something you must keep working or practicing on it.
The history of English Languague
Do you speak English? By Sammy Stein
In this article written by Sammy Stein the viewers are people that have the will to learn English and in the proper form. The most important point from this is to inform and make consciousness that English is the second most important language in the world this means that many people are practicing and at a certain point it could be beneficiary to know it. This passage has an formal tone also it is subjective because the author is giving its point of view in respect the English language.
There are many words that you might thing that they are originated from English but they are not; English is not as uncontaminated as it seems it is. English has been changed through the years and nowadays is also being change, the reason to this is that the island nation of England has many civilizations in which they practices English and made some changes to it. The first foremost modification in the English language was when the Vikings conquered England. They introduce words from their own. Then the Romans enter by force and they convey more different words which are driven from Latin origins. The Latin is best known for being a well educated people, even though the poor people speak their own dialect. After the 1066 French was spoken due that the court was French so it widely spread. Also Spanish rulers came to England and introduce some of their words. Many of the words you use have a origin which you can trace. Linguistics is what makes English unique. Basically English is a mixture of many other languages besides this is the second most common language in the world. It is known that English has become the languages of business and media and everywhere you go you will see advertisements and people speaking it. With the English language you will always have new words. This article was pretty much interesting because Sammy Stein included several relevant details which call my attention and make me like her article. In addition I like the way, style and structure that her article has since in every paragraph was something attractive. One of the things that call my attention foremost was that English can always have new words and its old words are a mixture of terms from different places. With this editorial I learn more things about the English language. As already mention English has many words and most of them came from different part of the world, you can search for the roots and identify from where it is originated. The English language had been had lots of modifications, with this you can analyze that something can vary large number of possibilities. In base on the article it is said that “Probably one of the most commonly asked questions by tourists form England, Canada and America when they are abroad but what if the question back to them was, 'Do you speak French? Or Italian, Or Latin? Or Spanish?' The initial answer might be 'no' but chances are you probably do. Do, not the full language but certainly odd words from it” this is referring that many people speak English or a little bit of it so that way it is important to know English because it is a very common language and you can communicate with others.
How Did the English Language Begin?
The audience according to this article might be people interested in learning English, its purpose is to inform about how the English language start and to notice how it has change from its beginning. This article has a formal and informative tone in which it is easier to comprehend also she is letting know her judgment in accordance to English language.
The English is a language that many people around the world nowadays speak. The Germanic tribes bring it, they arrived to Britain. These continue after the eleventh century with the Vikings which introduced the Latin language. There are three different types of English which are old, middle, and modern English. The old English was a likeness from the Ango-Notman-French. It is known that the old English is still spoken but in another form and words, this is a helpful aspect since it would be complicated to read and understand, as time has passed it had being modifying it. Middle English surge between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries; with dialects on vowels, also the grammar changed. The modifying of words pilot they way that we speak nowadays. Modern English is the common English that it is use. Besides it is the common and normal English that we use it is difficult to learn by others, all depends on where you lived, and because it could be that some words are not the same also dialects can differ. English will never be constant always it will have modifications. I think that this article is giving true facts about how English began by telling when do it starts and how it is evolving has time goes by. Also an important fact that was mention that help with the comprehension was that they are like three types of English, they are old, middle and modern, in which they have made modifications and some changes in grammar that by doing this we use them today. Another thing that call my attention from this article, written by Lucy Rucker, was that she said that English is hard to learn in effect I think that is true ,it is difficult to become skilled at since people have different culture and vocabulary this might create a conflict while learning it. I assume that she wrote this article to inform the people about the changing and the progress that the English language has become and to tell or inform the citizens that are interest in learning English that is not just a piece of cake, it is hard and has its complications. With this article I can get the idea that if you want to learn something you have to put a lot of effort on it to achieve your goal, this can be apply for everything, in your daily life with all the courses or business that you have to do it. Through this article I get notices about many important facts that the English language has.
The history of English Language by Risa
In this article the spectators could be any people that are interested in knowing more information about the English language even though if they are practicing. The main point of this article is to inform about how the English language had changed throughout the time and the grammar that was used. The style that the author uses in a formal manner since it is using the correct form it is also giving her opinion.
English is not an old language. In the fifth century English arrived to England, land of Angles, in their people who practice it where the Saxons and the Angles, they call their languages as englisc which means the language that the Angles spoke. It is known that the English is part of the West-Germanic sub –family of the Indo-Europeanlanguages as well as Frisian, also a part of the sub-family, still has the closest relationship with the old English of the Angles and Saxons. At the time that the englisc arrived Latin was the usual language in the South and East among other languages in different regions. Until the tenth century that Athelstan, grandson son of Alfred the Great, conquered all the kingdoms south of the Firth of Forth, English had become the common language of England. The language of English has a strain dialect in which it uses a syllable to deference words when they are spoken. This natural trend in which moving the stress back might be the significant change that happened during the 15th and 16th centuries, this is known as the Great Vowel Shift. English might have change but the original core is still there. The core has been fastening intended for across time and space. English has different forms of speaking it, Elizabethan is different but not so unlike at all only we do not use so commonly that type of words. The changes that are made for a language must continue otherwise it expires. This article written by Risa was fully in detail because it mentions a lot of facts, dates and years and other information that was essential in order to understand this article. Also it tells you that English was use by the Angles and Saxons with this information you can picture that they were the high society and that they were the only ones that can use it. In this article you can see that the author make an emphasis in the way of how the English has changed during the time. With this phrase that it is in the article “Change to a living language must continue or the language dies” in my opinion this means that if you make a change and do not make it work or use it, it will not be any efficient at all or in order words will be like if you did not do anything. So if you make or change something you must keep working or practicing on it.
The history of English Languague
Do you speak English? By Sammy Stein
In this article written by Sammy Stein the viewers are people that have the will to learn English and in the proper form. The most important point from this is to inform and make consciousness that English is the second most important language in the world this means that many people are practicing and at a certain point it could be beneficiary to know it. This passage has an formal tone also it is subjective because the author is giving its point of view in respect the English language.
There are many words that you might thing that they are originated from English but they are not; English is not as uncontaminated as it seems it is. English has been changed through the years and nowadays is also being change, the reason to this is that the island nation of England has many civilizations in which they practices English and made some changes to it. The first foremost modification in the English language was when the Vikings conquered England. They introduce words from their own. Then the Romans enter by force and they convey more different words which are driven from Latin origins. The Latin is best known for being a well educated people, even though the poor people speak their own dialect. After the 1066 French was spoken due that the court was French so it widely spread. Also Spanish rulers came to England and introduce some of their words. Many of the words you use have a origin which you can trace. Linguistics is what makes English unique. Basically English is a mixture of many other languages besides this is the second most common language in the world. It is known that English has become the languages of business and media and everywhere you go you will see advertisements and people speaking it. With the English language you will always have new words. This article was pretty much interesting because Sammy Stein included several relevant details which call my attention and make me like her article. In addition I like the way, style and structure that her article has since in every paragraph was something attractive. One of the things that call my attention foremost was that English can always have new words and its old words are a mixture of terms from different places. With this editorial I learn more things about the English language. As already mention English has many words and most of them came from different part of the world, you can search for the roots and identify from where it is originated. The English language had been had lots of modifications, with this you can analyze that something can vary large number of possibilities. In base on the article it is said that “Probably one of the most commonly asked questions by tourists form England, Canada and America when they are abroad but what if the question back to them was, 'Do you speak French? Or Italian, Or Latin? Or Spanish?' The initial answer might be 'no' but chances are you probably do. Do, not the full language but certainly odd words from it” this is referring that many people speak English or a little bit of it so that way it is important to know English because it is a very common language and you can communicate with others.
miércoles, 18 de agosto de 2010
What should we learn, English as a lingua franca or “formal” English?
In my opinion I could say that in a certain way it is part of both in view of the fact that knowing English as a second language or lingua franca can facilitate your life since many people nowadays are practicing it. To know English in a formal form it is also quite important for the reason that many people could speak English so this could be different and vary from place to place and if it is in a formal way it is like a standard form in which that everyone can use it and each person can understand each other.
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