traditional positions of these five elements in english

an investigation into starting and closing telephone conversations between friends and relatives in american english and vietnamese = nghiên cứu phần mở đầu và kết thúc cuộc hội thoại qua điện thoại giữa bạn bè

an investigation into starting and closing telephone conversations between friends and relatives in american english and vietnamese = nghiên cứu phần mở đầu và kết thúc cuộc hội thoại qua điện thoại giữa bạn bè

... framework of telephone openings and closings in American English and Vietnamese” in the appendix) Limitations of the study The findings in this study need to be carefully interpreted before generalizing ... them in to the 14 following categories: (1) Pre-closing, (2) Shutting down, (3) Recapitulation, (4) Terminal exchange Four core closing sequences 1) Pre-closing: A way of initiating a closing ... the callees initiate final closing It can be seen from Figure that there is no far distance in the number of how often the called initiate final closing of telephone conversations In America,...

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Grammar for teachers   a guide to american english for native and non native speakers

Grammar for teachers a guide to american english for native and non native speakers

... may be true of Latin and other languages such as Spanish or German, there is no basis for this in English In Spanish, all nouns are either masculine or feminine In the case of Latin or German, ... Language Intuition Look at the following list of nonsense words and English words On a separate sheet of paper, create original sentences using only these words but all of these words in each ... following pairs of headlines have different meanings Explain how the inclusion or omission of a preposition changes the meaning of each pair of sentences Discuss what this tells us about prepositions...

Ngày tải lên: 26/05/2014, 16:36

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Refusals to invitations the use of vietnamese learners of english and the use of native speakers of english  a comparison

Refusals to invitations the use of vietnamese learners of english and the use of native speakers of english a comparison

... explanation Indirect – Statement of Alternative Indirect – Statement of Principle Indirect – Statement of philosophy Indirect – Let the interlocutor off the hook Indirect – Repetition of part of the invitation ... found seven main hedging strategies utilized by the two groups of informants, Vietnamese and NSs of English, including delaying, showing regret, giving excuses, showing appreciation, blaming the partner, ... Therefore, in interaction, people often cooperate to maintain each other’s face However, some acts, by their nature, make it difficult to maintain the face of the participants in an interaction These...

Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:31

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Expressing gratitude by native speakers of english and vietnamese learners of english

Expressing gratitude by native speakers of english and vietnamese learners of english

... appears in the form of Thanking + Complimenting + Expressing appreciation Thanking + Complimenting + Offering return Thanking + Expressing appreciation + Expressing indebtedness Expressing gratitude ... in the choice of promising to repay ES’s expressions of gratitude usually appear in the form of Thanking + Expressing indebtedness + Promising to repay + Complimenting Thanking + Expressing indebtedness ... appreciation Thanking + Complimenting + Expressing appreciation Thanking + Complementing + Offering return Thanking + Expressing appreciation + Expressing indebtedness Thanking + Expressing indebtedness...

Ngày tải lên: 29/01/2014, 14:36

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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Roles of AP-2 transcription factors in the regulation of cartilage and skeletal development doc

Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Roles of AP-2 transcription factors in the regulation of cartilage and skeletal development doc

... during chondrogenesis and the involvement of transcription factors (henatoxylin and eosin-stained section of an embryonic cartilaginous limb) of the development of neural crest derivates, including ... forced expression of Runx2 in nonosteoblast cells is sufficient to induce the osteoblast-specific gene osteocalcin [60] The inactivation of both Runx2 alleles in mice results in a lack of osteoblasts ... a suppressor of these two cartilage matrix genes during cartilage differentiation [64–66] (Fig 2) High expression levels of AP-2a in chondroprogenitor cells maintain these cells in an early differentiation...

Ngày tải lên: 16/02/2014, 09:20

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Common sentences used by native speakers

Common sentences used by native speakers

... aches, Trisha's reasoning was beginning to sound interesting Julie was beginning to see the endless possibilities kind of like investigative reporting ? Suddenly, she was brimming with idea for ... get on the line and give me a call Alan found a parking place in the lot I guess I kind of overdid the cheering bit To take her mind off her troubles We'll be finished in plenty of time Boy, ... signed up for it, she certainly was no quitter Please plan to meet with one of us as soon as possible, so you can make the deadline What kind of piece were you thinking of doing on the school library...

Ngày tải lên: 25/02/2014, 19:45

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A Practical Guide to BUSINESS WRITING: Writing in English for non-native speakers pdf

A Practical Guide to BUSINESS WRITING: Writing in English for non-native speakers pdf

... BUSINESS WRITING    xiii What Does this Book Cover? xiv    A Practical Guide to BUSINESS WRITING Chapter 1, Business Writing Style: offers guidelines to different language aspects of business English, ... The following table summarizes the most common group of linking words used in business writing: Function Signals Examples • In addition to cleaning the valve, the entire machine was inspected ... helpful Business English guide for non-native speakers of English in the region He has also been nominated Author of the Year 2011 by the Webpreneur Academy based in Dubai in recognition of his dedication...

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Verbs in the Written English of Chinese Learners: A Corpus-based Comparison between Non-native Speakers and Native Speakers potx

Verbs in the Written English of Chinese Learners: A Corpus-based Comparison between Non-native Speakers and Native Speakers potx

... frequent of the four in all types of text” and that hundreds of similar sets of patterns can be found in the corpus The finding of the default term use of learner English helps them in the process of ... corpus 14 contains student compositions of different levels of the English writing of learners ranging from middle school students to English- major university students taking degrees in English The ... SAME THING 228 TABLE COMPARATIVE FREQUENCIES OF CONTINUE AND MAINTAIN IN COLEC AND LOCNESS 229 TABLE SOME EXAMPLES OF THE CORRECT USE AND INCORRECT USE OF KEEP IN TOUCH WITH IN COLEC...

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Báo cáo khoa học: "Axillary bud proliferation of 2 North American oak species: Quercus alba and Quercus rubra" ppsx

Báo cáo khoa học: "Axillary bud proliferation of 2 North American oak species: Quercus alba and Quercus rubra" ppsx

... Greenhouse-grown Q alba seedlings were a fungicide spray (Benomyl, at label Experiments were conducted using VSV medium containing different combinations of growth hormones in Latin square designs Experiment ... obtained from bulked collection made in the Shawnee National Forest in southern Indiana, USA, and stratified for 90 days prior to embryo removal Seedlings of Q alba were from bulked acorns obtained ... block containing the embryonic axis The tissue block was sterilized for in a Clorox solution (as above) and rinsed times in sterile water for each, followed by removal of the remaining cotyledonary...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 19:21

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Fluent English, your guide to speak English like native speakers

Fluent English, your guide to speak English like native speakers

... reductions, linking is an important part of natural-sounding English Linking means joining words or sounds together, and there are actually several different types of linking in English In this lesson, ... intonation warm-up These sections focus on aspects of pronunciation and intonation that are typically challenging for intermediate students of English — consonant clusters, linking, reduced English, ... going to have, will need, will charge, is going to get/will get, will begin, won't cash, is going to go Review is leaving/leaves, is starting/starts, is having/has, is beginning/begins, is ending/ends,...

Ngày tải lên: 22/07/2015, 23:54

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The chinese discourse marker suoyi  a comparative study of its usage between native speakers and singapore mandarin learners

The chinese discourse marker suoyi a comparative study of its usage between native speakers and singapore mandarin learners

... use the data forming the basis of my analysis as part of her project “Spoken Vocabulary of Singapore Mandarin Chinese: a Corpus-driven Approach” (The Ministry of Education of Singapore Academic ... more often than Chinese native speakers The differences are attributable to three aspects that Singapore mandarin learners find difficult in the mastery of discourse markers: failing to eliminate ... the teachers in the Department of Chinese Studies, whose knowledge added to my understanding of language and critical thinking I would also like to express my gratitude to Zhao Xinhua, my schoolmate,...

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An american – vietnamese cross-cultural study on non-verbal expressions of disappointment part 2

An american – vietnamese cross-cultural study on non-verbal expressions of disappointment part 2

... result reinforces our findings about the amount of expressiveness under the influence of communicating partners 30 PART C: CONCLUSION SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS It is obvious that disappointment ... different ways of interpreting social meanings conveyed in their interaction with the outside world 1.3 NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION 1.3.1 Definition of nonverbal communication In the process of communication, ... for getting personal information of the informants including the length of stay or work with Vietnamese/American people and the informants’ understanding about host cultures or culture of their...

Ngày tải lên: 07/11/2012, 15:07

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Tài liệu ACTIVE AMERICAN IDIOMS (p.2) pptx

Tài liệu ACTIVE AMERICAN IDIOMS (p.2) pptx

... That's one of the problems of being a policeman Đó trở ngại làm cớm B: It's very hard work sometimes I'm often dog-tired when I get home, but most of the time I wouldn't trade it for anything Đôi ... nghề với 13 in the doghouse - thất sủng Ý nghĩa: out of favor (không yêu mến) e.g A: My wife's not talking to me today Hôm vợ tao không nói với tao câu B: Why not? Tại thế? A: I'm in the doghouse ... very wealthy, but he spends a lot of his time working for underprivileged people who can't afford to look after themselves He strongly believes that the underdog in society has the same right to...

Ngày tải lên: 26/01/2014, 00:20

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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: The Ets transcription factor ESE-1 mediates induction of the COX-2 gene by LPS in monocytes doc

Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: The Ets transcription factor ESE-1 mediates induction of the COX-2 gene by LPS in monocytes doc

... expression of ESE-1 [31] The role of Ets factors in inflammation and in the regulation of cytokine-responsive genes has not been studied in detail However, several genes, including urokinase-type plasminogen ... cells leads to an induction of ESE-1 mRNA expression within h of exposure, reaching a peak at h and leveling off after 24 h [12] To investigate the level of ESE-1 protein following LPS exposure, ... were infected with adenovirus for h in serum-free medium using a multiplicity of infection of 300 After infection the cells were washed with medium and incubated for 16 h in DMEM containing 10%...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 17:20

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