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Readings in English Philology: Materials for seminars / Authors: Manana Rusieshvili , Rusudan Dolidze.; Editors: Professor Trevor Cartledge and Assosiatiate professor Giorgi Kuparadze.

ISBN: 9789941362446
Physical Description: 142 pages.: ill.
Edition: Eight edition.
Publisher: Tbilisi : Tbilisi State University , 2024

Rusieshvili , Manana. (Author). Dolidze , Rusudan. (Author.). Kuparadze , Giorgi. (Editor.). Cartledge , Trevor. (Editor.). Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. (Added Author).

Summary:

The origin of alphabet -- The Georgian Alphabet -- The English Alphabet -- How did languages originate? -- Germanic Languages -- Caucasian Languages -- What does Phonetics study? -- L. Bloomfield - Language -- Most popular theories of Formal Linguistics -- Areas of Formal Linguistics -- Words, words, words -- Does Internet improve spelling? -- Cannot chimpanzees talk ? -- Functions of a language -- Dictionaries -- What is Lexicography? -- Development of the English language -- Lingua Franca -- English - lingua franca of the Internet -- World linguas Franca -- Varieties of English -- Borrowings in English -- French borrowings -- The Georgian Language in History -- Sociolinguistics -- Language and social interaction -- Psycholinguistics -- Oscar Wilde -- The Nightingale and the Rose -- Ernest Hemingway -- Cat in the Rain.