AS English language

[JaneEyre]

Anyone whose DC is studying AS English language?
They might enjoy watching these videos for the paper 2:

Video seminar David and Ben Crystal : Dealing with Accents
http://bit.ly/DealingWithAccents" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It is a seminar which is far from being boring. It is rather fascinating and full of humour!

[JaneEyre]

I was not aware that words such as 'loot', 'pyjamas', 'shampoo' and 'thug' have an Indian origin.
I do not know enough the A level specification at AS and A2 to say if this is in direct link with the qualification, but I find this article very interesting for those fascinated with the English language; hence my desire to share it:

HOW INDIA HAS CHANGED THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
http://www.bbc.co.uk/culture/story/2015 ... ed-english" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[JaneEyre]

Article published yesterday linked to the syllabus:

‘Golly’, ‘cassette’ and ‘croquet’: the words we no longer use

https://www.theguardian.com/science/sho ... ?CMP=fb_gu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[JaneEyre]

Just a funny quote from Professor David Crystal who considers that there are still quite a lot of people out there inventing new rhyming slang.

David Crystal “In my files I’ve seen in the last two or three years slang such as 'he was wearing his Barack Obamas’, meaning pyjamas."



source :
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstop ... slang.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[JaneEyre]

Accent creep: How the way we speak evolves over time

http://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2017/ ... over-time/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;