1. CNN: Cable News Network.
2. UFO: Unidentified Flying Object.
3. SCUBA: Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus.
4. IBM: International Business Machines.
5. VHS: Video Home System.
6. DVD: Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc.
7. SNAFU: Situation Normal, All Fucked Up.
8. LASER: Light Amplification by the Stimulated Emission of Radiation.
9. RADAR: Radio Detection And Ranging.
10. NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
11. FAQ: Frequently Asked Question.
12. CD-ROM: Compact Disk - Read Only Memory.
13. DNA: Deoxyribonucleic Acid.
14. JPEG: Joint Photographic Experts Group.
15. ATM: At The Moment.
16. BCE/A.D. : Before the Common Era /After Death OR Before the Christian Era /After Death.
17. EU: European Union.
18. NAFTA: North American Free Trade Agreement.
19. 4WD: Four Wheel Drive.
20. AWD: All Wheel Drive.
21. CIA: Central Intelligence Agency.
22. FUBAR: Fucked Up Beyond All Repair or Fucked Up Beyond All Recognition
23. FIDO: Field Integrated Design and Operations. (NASA)
24. ABS: Anti-Lock Brake System.
25. TLC: Tratado de Libre Comercio
sábado, 22 de noviembre de 2008
Assignment #4 - Cristobal Ortiz
1. Define and explain, The Great Vowel Shift.
The Great Vowel Shift was a major change in the pronunciation of the English Language.
2. Name 5 dialects of Modern English.
- American English
- British English
- Caribbean English
- South African English
- Indo-Pakistani English.
3. One of the problems with Early Modern English was a lack of uniformity in spelling. Which 2 people (1-English, 1-American) helped establish standardized spelling?
Samuel Johnson (English) and Noah Webster (American).
4. How many countries in the world have given Modern English official status?
53 countries
5. The most recent statistics show that approximately how many people speak Modern English as a:
I. First language? II. Second Language?
6. When was Early Modern English spoken?
7. How are the use of Pronouns different between Early Modern & Modern English?
8. Which language families does Modern English belong in?
9. Name 4 worldwide uses for Modern English.
10. In your opinion, what was the greatest influence on the spread of Modern English around the world? Why?
11. There has been a lot of controversy over the true authorship of Shakespeare's writings. Which 3 people are also candidates as the possible authors of Shakespeare's plays?
12. Briefly explain The Oxfordian Theory.
13. Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, which according to the Folio Classification, fall into 3 categories. Name the 3 categories.
comedies,histories, tragedies
14. In which town was Shakespeare born?
15. Which famous London theatre (built by actors, for actors) is connected with Shakespeare's plays?
16. Even though Richard III is the most performed play, Hamlet is Shakespeare's most famous play. In you opinion, what does this portion of Hamlet's famous soliloquy mean:
To be or not to be, that is the question;
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing, end them. To die, to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to — 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To sleep, perchance to dream. Ay, there's the rub,...
17. Name 5 post-Shakespearean artists whose work was heavily influenced by the writings of William Shakespeare.
18. Which of Shakespeare's plays are included in The Wars of the Roses series?
19. Shakespeare wrote most of his works in blank verse composed in iambic pentameter. What is blank verse & iambic pentameter?
20. Name 4 actors from Shakepeare's original company.
Richard Burbage, William Kempe, Henry Condell and John Heminges.
The Great Vowel Shift was a major change in the pronunciation of the English Language.
2. Name 5 dialects of Modern English.
- American English
- British English
- Caribbean English
- South African English
- Indo-Pakistani English.
3. One of the problems with Early Modern English was a lack of uniformity in spelling. Which 2 people (1-English, 1-American) helped establish standardized spelling?
Samuel Johnson (English) and Noah Webster (American).
4. How many countries in the world have given Modern English official status?
53 countries
5. The most recent statistics show that approximately how many people speak Modern English as a:
I. First language? II. Second Language?
6. When was Early Modern English spoken?
7. How are the use of Pronouns different between Early Modern & Modern English?
8. Which language families does Modern English belong in?
9. Name 4 worldwide uses for Modern English.
10. In your opinion, what was the greatest influence on the spread of Modern English around the world? Why?
11. There has been a lot of controversy over the true authorship of Shakespeare's writings. Which 3 people are also candidates as the possible authors of Shakespeare's plays?
12. Briefly explain The Oxfordian Theory.
13. Shakespeare wrote 38 plays, which according to the Folio Classification, fall into 3 categories. Name the 3 categories.
comedies,histories, tragedies
14. In which town was Shakespeare born?
15. Which famous London theatre (built by actors, for actors) is connected with Shakespeare's plays?
16. Even though Richard III is the most performed play, Hamlet is Shakespeare's most famous play. In you opinion, what does this portion of Hamlet's famous soliloquy mean:
To be or not to be, that is the question;
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
And by opposing, end them. To die, to sleep;
No more; and by a sleep to say we end
The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to — 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
To sleep, perchance to dream. Ay, there's the rub,...
17. Name 5 post-Shakespearean artists whose work was heavily influenced by the writings of William Shakespeare.
18. Which of Shakespeare's plays are included in The Wars of the Roses series?
19. Shakespeare wrote most of his works in blank verse composed in iambic pentameter. What is blank verse & iambic pentameter?
20. Name 4 actors from Shakepeare's original company.
Richard Burbage, William Kempe, Henry Condell and John Heminges.
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