The Knowledge of EnglishH. Holt, 1927 - 572 Seiten |
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... familiar phrase , a knowledge of English , is mani- festly one of very flexible meaning . In many States of the United States a knowledge of English is required before one can become a voter . Knowledge of this sort is variously ...
... familiar phrase , a knowledge of English , is mani- festly one of very flexible meaning . In many States of the United States a knowledge of English is required before one can become a voter . Knowledge of this sort is variously ...
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... familiar and intimate unity of any one of the smaller circles . Extending the large circle of inclusion still farther , one may establish a grouping of similars in speech habits which will include many towns , will include all the ...
... familiar and intimate unity of any one of the smaller circles . Extending the large circle of inclusion still farther , one may establish a grouping of similars in speech habits which will include many towns , will include all the ...
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... familiar moments . A degree lower than General Colloquial brings one to the level of Popular English , and a step still lower beyond which there seems to be no need to proceed brings one to the level of Vulgar English . Starting again ...
... familiar moments . A degree lower than General Colloquial brings one to the level of Popular English , and a step still lower beyond which there seems to be no need to proceed brings one to the level of Vulgar English . Starting again ...
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... familiar to a more formal style . Each may have its own justifications , but the qualities of the one are not determined by the qualities of the other . Colloquial tone is not merely a matter of contractions , but it appears also in a ...
... familiar to a more formal style . Each may have its own justifications , but the qualities of the one are not determined by the qualities of the other . Colloquial tone is not merely a matter of contractions , but it appears also in a ...
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... familiar social relationships and their expression . Yet it is not always apparent where one should draw the line between colloquial ease and sloven- liness . To be sure , the line must be drawn at different places at different times ...
... familiar social relationships and their expression . Yet it is not always apparent where one should draw the line between colloquial ease and sloven- liness . To be sure , the line must be drawn at different places at different times ...
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accepted acquired adjective Anglo-Saxon appear authority become beginning called carried century character common completely concerned correctness cultivated definition determined dialect dictionary direct distinction elements English language example existence experience expression fact familiar feeling follow formal forms French gender Germanic give grammar habits human important indicated individual Indo-European inflectional intelligible interest kind knowledge Latin learned less limits linguistic literary literature living logical matter meaning merely mind Modern English nature never noun object observation origin past perhaps period person phrase plural poetry popular possessive possible practical present pronounced pronunciation prose question reason regarded regular relation remain respect result rules seems sense sentence simple social sounds speak speaker speech spelling structure student style term things thought tion traditional verb vocabulary vowel whole words writing