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\n\"Slang\n\n
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\nSlang and Language Change\n

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\nSlang, as an example of language change in action, is the focus of a short instructional activity that asks learners to contribute examples to a class list of terms that they use to separate themselves from other groups or adults....\n
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\nELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.1\n

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\nDespite English grammar rules, in the e-world the plural of mouse is mouses. lol. Standard American English is constantly evolving. Introduce your class members to a variety of terms that describe different usage changes (economy,...\n
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\nLanguage Change\n

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\nThe English language is complex and sometimes counterintuitive. Guide young grammarians through a brief overview of the history of the English language with a presentation that includes lecture notes.\n
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\n\"Language\n\n
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\nLanguage Change: The Origins of Names\n

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\nIn small groups or pairs, learners explore the origins of each others' names. An awesome idea, but you'll need to do the initial research to gather your class's names and their origins. Or, consider having each member of your class...\n
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\nHow Did English Evolve?\n

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\nWar and conquest are not the only factors in language change and development, as the narrator of a short video points out in her lecture about the evolution of the English language. Using the phrases, \"They gave us a hearty welcome,\" and...\n
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\nOld and Middle English\n

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\n“The Lord’s Prayer” provides the text for a study of how language changes. Using the provided link, young linguists examine the prayer in Old and Middle English and compare how the diction, syntax, and phonology have evolved over the...\n
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\n\"English\n\n
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\nEnglish Language Change\n

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\nFor this English language worksheet, students examine a passage written in Old English, Middle English, and Modern English to find changes in the language.  Students are then given a list of words to define and examine in order to...\n
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\nRewriting Shakespeare\n

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\nHave your learners play around with Shakespeare's language. In this plan, small groups examine and rearrange soliloquies from Othello, noting how the language changes and morphs. All groups have a chance to change each soliloquy, making...\n
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\n\"Mobile\n\n
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\nMobile Phones\n

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\nWhy do we use phones? How does our language change on the phone? Learners practice phone conversations with the dialogues provided. They practice written phone dialogues with a partner, and create and perform phone conversations to...\n
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\nLanguage and Social Culture\n

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\n\"Language and culture are so related that you cannot understand one without a knowledge of the other.\" The 37 slides in this presentation are meant to reinforce the points made in a lecture about language, language vareities, language...\n
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\nBBC Learning English - Keep Your English Up to Date\n

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\nThat’s showbiz! Clipping is the term used to describe one type of abbreviation of words. After listening to a talk by Professor David Crystal about this particular way English language changes, pupils supply the shortened, or clipped,...\n
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\n\"Languages\n\n
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\nLanguages in a Globalized World\n

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\nStudents explore language changes that may occur in a globalized world. In this language lesson, students read the linked articles about globalization and the protection of languages. Students also examine statistics and conduct further...\n
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\n\"What Do You Mean?\" How Language Changes Over Time\n

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\nStudents examine words used at Jamestown in 1607. They predict what the words meant in 1607, write sentences using three of them, then analyze the sentences after they have read the actual definitions of the words.\n
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\nProblem Solving with Turkish\n

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\nConquer those pesky moments when the Turkish language appears in class. Don’t be afraid to discover a few new Turkish morphemes, and their corresponding English words in this quick lesson.  Who knows where this knowledge can go?...\n
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\nMajor Regional Dialects\n

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\nWhat does your dialect sound like? Examine variation in English as it relates to geographic regions with your class. They recognize some of the major differences between regional dialects and determine that everyone speaks a dialect....\n
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\nImaginary Words\n

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\nOh, what fun! Young logophiles and neologists create a dictionary-sounding definition for imaginary words and try to fool their classmates.\n
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\nKeep Your English Up to Date: Wannabe\n

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\nLanguage is a fluid and ever-changing entity! Take a week to cover the changing English expressions and slang as related to the word \"wannabe.\" Go through vocabulary, spelling, worksheets, and quizzes on the topics with your class.\n
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\nKeep Your English Up to Date: Bog Standard\n

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\nExplore the tendency of the English language to change by reviewing the British idiom \"bog standard.\" An audio talk is accessible via hyperlink and questions and worksheets are included for learners. The lesson is a good way to work on...\n
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\nEng 213 Final Exam\n

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\nUse this presentation in your linguistics class as a review tool, or utilize the concepts within it to frame your curriculum. Covering vowel and consonant rules, morphophonemic spelling systems, and assimilation rules, this slide show...\n
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\nLooking North Of The Greek World: The Slavic Folk Poetry of The Balkans\n

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\nShowing how folk poetry keeps alive national heritage is the stated goal of this proposal for a unit on the poetry of the Balkans.\n
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\nAbbreviations As Words\n

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\nYoung scholars explore the definition and derivation of the popular usage of abbreviations in the English language. Using worksheets and lecture materials, students provide meanings for the abbreviation \"prenup\" when used as an word. ...\n
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\nPoetry for the Common Good\n

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\nStudents identify examples of philanthropy in poetry or song. In this philanthropy lesson, students examine several poems such as Give by Carrie A. Thomas and identify concepts of philanthropy in the poem. Students construct their own...\n
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\nStreet Language\n

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\nIn this global studies activity, students read a 6-paragraph article about street language and respond to 5 short answer questions. Vocabulary words and definitions are also included.\n
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\nWhat Do You Say... Psa Part One\n

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\nStudents investigate the differences between advertisements and public service announcements. They monitor their own reactions to educational messages as they pertain to warning about specific dangers and apply this to target audiences.\n
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