Why is English like that?: historical answers to hard ELT questions
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| Physical Description: | X, 246 S. Ill., Kt. 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 0472031341 9780472031344 |
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Preface;
1.
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Why Are We Teaching English and Not Some Other Language?
The Importance of English in the World Today
1
How English Became a Global Language
9
English's Strengths and Weaknesses as a Language
9
Further Reading
12
Classroom Activity
1.1:
The Importance of English in Today's World
13
Classroom Activity
1.2:
How Does English Compare to Other Languages?
14
Classroom Activity
1.3:
English Use around the World
15
2.
A brief
Hí4itxyryofťhe^EngUih
Language*
16
A Language Evolves in a Changing World
Before English
17
Old English (c.
450-1100) 20
Middle English (c.
1100-1500) 26
Early Modern English (c.
1500-1700) 30
Modern English (c. 1700-Present Day)
33
Further Reading
38
Classroom Activity
2.1:
The Development of English
40
3.
English Grammar
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Why Are There So Many Irregular Forms in English Grammar?
What Is Grammar?
42
Describing Grammar
44
Irregularities in Morphotogy
48
Irregularities in Syntax
63
Modern Changes in Grammar
72
Further Reading
74
Classroom Activity
3.1:
Irregular Verbs in English
75
Classroom Activity
3.2:
Irregular Plural Nouns in English
77
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4.
EnglúfoVocabulcwy
78
Why Are There So Many Words, and Where Did They Come From?
The Size of the English Lexicon
78
The Origins of the Modern English Lexicon
80
English Words That Have Been Created
92
Conclusion
100
Further Reading
101
Classroom Activity
4.1:
Old English Vocabulary in Today's English
102
Classroom Activity
4.2:
Where Did Old English Vocabulary Come From?
103
Classroom Activity
4.3:
Where Did English Vocabulary Come From?
104
Ctassroom Handout: A List of Useful Latin
Préfixes
105
The Vocabulary Levels Test
106
5.
The/Scnwiclyof English/ 111
Why Does the Pronunciation of English Vary, and Why Doesn't It Always
Match the Spelling?
Variation in the Pronunciation of English 111
Mismatches between Pronunciation and Spelling in English
112
Describing the Sounds of English
113
Why Does Pronunciation Change?
121
Historical Sound Change and Its Effect on Modern English
128
Pronunciation
Accent
136
Further Reading
142
Classroom Activity
5.1:
When Did Words Come into English?
144
Classroom Activity
5.2:
Find the Silent Letter
146
Classroom Activity
5.3:
Many Spellings for One Sound
148
150
How Did the Writing System of English Develop?
The Origins of the English Alphabet
150
The Standardization of English Spelling
156
Changing the Spellings of Words
162
Further Reading
167
Classroom Activity
6.1:
Comparing British and American English
169
(Spelling)
7.
Englitfvaround/tkesWorld/
171
How Is English Different in Various Countries around the World?
The Uniformity of English around the World
171
Standard English
173
Conferiti'
ix
The Three Circles of Global English Usage
178
What Are the Differences between American and British English?
180
English in
Non
Native-Speaking Countries
192
Further Reading
200
Classroom Activity
7.1:
Comparing British and American English
202
(Vocabulary)
Classroom Activity
7.2:
Comparing Different Kinds of English
204
8.
ЋпдШЈл/
Ltvťhe/
Future/
207
Where Is English Going?
Will English Become More Uniform, or Will It Fragment in the Future?
207
Will English Continue to Be a Prominent World Language?
211
What Will English Look Like in the Future?
214
Further Reading
216
Endnote*
217
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