The EnglishPeople is a pamphlet by English author George Orwell , first published in 1947. Written during World War II , it presents Orwell s vision of what it meant to be English . ref name Brannigan cite book title Orwell to the Present Literature in England, 1945 2000 first John last Brannigan publisher Palgrave Macmillan year 2003 isbn 0333696166 page 1 ref Orwell did not think highly of his own essay. He described it as silly ref cite book title George Orwell the Politics of Literary Reputation first John last Rodden year 2002 publisher Transaction isbn 076580896X page 307 ref and propaganda , and refused to allow it to be reprinted. ref name Brannigan References Reflist George Orwell essay stub DEFAULTSORT EnglishPeople, The Category 1947 essays Category Essays by George Orwell Category Pamphlets ... more details
cleanup date January 2010 refimprove date January 2010 Infobox ethnic group group Englishpeople in Paraguay image poptime N A popplace Asunci n , Boquer n Department , Alto Paraguay . langs Spanish language Paraguayan Spanish . Minority speaks English language English and Paraguayan Guaran as first language. rels Roman Catholicism , Protestantism Anglican Church of the Southern Cone of America Episcopalianism , Methodism , Presbyterianism et al. related EnglishpeopleEnglish , Anglo Argentine , English Chilean The Englishpeople in Paraguay mostly arrived during the colonial period as investors and industrialists. They were noted throughout the Southern cone region of Paraguay as being skilled farmers, investors and bankers and created many of the regions railways and settled vast tracts of land. In the modern day however it is assumed most have become a part of the wider Paraguayan ethnicity, although there are still some in Paraguay who identify as English . The English indirectly and probably inadvertently played a major part in Paraguay s continual existence, because the British Empire had invested heavily throughout South America , including Paraguay . The English had investments in the country through the British Empire , which they did not want to see affected by the disastrous War of the Triple Alliance following the war, many politicians in Argentina proposed splitting ... in the region. For those reasons, Paraguay was left in existence. Today the English influence in South America is not as far reaching as it once was, and the EnglishpeopleEnglish population in Paraguay is a small minority, with many of the former Englishpeople of the country becoming absorbed ... EnglishDiaspora Immigration to Paraguay Category People of English descent Category Paraguayan society Category English diaspora Category Ethnic groups in Paraguay Paraguay stub Ethno group stub ... to exist as an independent state. The English investors and the British Empire did not want to see ... more details
Orphan date January 2011 Infobox book edition name A Short History of the EnglishPeople image image caption author John Richard Green illustrator cover artist country England language English genre publisher The Macmillan Company release date 1874 media type Print Hardcover pages 872 pp isbn A Short History of the EnglishPeople is a book written by English historian John Richard Green . First printed in 1874, it is a history, not of English Kings or English Conquests, but of the EnglishPeople. ref cite book first John Richard last Green title A Short History of the EnglishPeople page xxiv publisher Macmillan volume I year 1902 location London ref The book was started in 1869 when Green was given only six months to live after being hit hard by disease that had plagued him throughout life. Citation needed date August 2010 Only having around 800 pages to write on, he had to leave out much of the information he wanted to include. Citation needed date August 2010 Green intentionally left out the battles of England feeling they did not play a big role in the formation of the nation. Citation needed date August 2010 His new ideas, and omission of information that others felt important, meant Green was criticized by other historians as well as the people close to him. Citation needed date August 2010 Others thought highly of the book, including Francis Adams writer Francis Adams , who used quotes from the book in his poem The Peasants Revolt . ref cite book last Adams first Francis title Songs of the Army of the Night url http setis.library.usyd.edu.au ozlit pdf adasong.pdf location London publisher A.C. Fifield year 1910 ref Notes reflist Bibliography John Richard Green, A Short History of the EnglishPeople External links The 1902 3 Macmillan Publishers Macmillan illustrated edition of the work at the Internet Archive http www.archive.org details shorthistoryofth01greeiala ... IV DEFAULTSORT Short History Of The EnglishPeople Category 1874 books ... more details
The EnglishPeople s Liberation Army was a paramilitary English nationalist organisation. Citation needed date January 2012 The organisation may have originated as a split from the Maoist Working People s Party of England . Citation needed date January 2012 The Army s ideology called for the independence of England from Judeo fascist forces. Citation needed date January 2012 According to the Dictionary of Terrorism , it was extremely weak but had undertaken isolated bomb attacks . In 1983, it claimed responsibility for a parcel bomb sent to the headquarters of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament . Barberis et al. claim that the organisation may have had links to the Oliver Cromwell Republican Party , founded in 1977. This minor organisation, led by Paul Pawlowski, later renamed the Republican Party of England , is best known for its leader s demonstration against the wedding of Charles and Diana in 1981. References Peter Barberis, John McHugh and Mike Tyldesley, Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations John Richard Thackrah, Dictionary of Terrorism Henry W. Degenhardt, Political Dissent http archive.theboltonnews.co.uk 1996 6 1 851834.html Republican rebel Paul set to abdicate , Lancashire Evening Telegraph Category Independence movements Category Terrorism in England Category English nationalism England org stub England hist stub England law stub UK poli stub crime stub ... more details
pp move vandalism small yes Lists of Britons Listed below are Englishpeople of note and of some notable individuals born in England. Actors and actresses Dame Julie Andrews born 1935 Vanessa Angel Actress born 1966 Gabrielle Anwar born 1970 Gemma Arterton born 1986 Christian Bale born 1974 Mischa Barton born 1986 Tom Baker born 1934 Eliza Bennett Actress born 1992 Sean Bean born 1959 Kate Beckinsale born 1973 Richard Beckinsale 1947 1979 Martin Benson actor Martin Benson 1918 2010 Steven Berkoff ... born 1961 Heston Blumenthal born 1966 Clergy Pope Adrian IV c. 1100 1159 , only English Pope Thomas ... Apartheid activist John Leland Presbyterian John Leland 1691 1766 , English Presbyterian minister ... of England Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester c. 1208 1265 , English statesman and soldier ..., 1st Duke of Albemarle 1608 1670 , English civil war Civil War era Commander in Chief of the Forces ... 1307 , English monarch Edward II of England Edward II 1307 1327 , English monarch Edward III of England Edward III 1327 1377 , English monarch Edward IV of England Edward IV 1461 1470 and 1471 1483 , English monarch Edward V of England Edward V 1470 c. 1483 , English monarch Edward VI of England Edward VI 1547 1553 , first English Protestant monarch. Elizabeth I of England Elizabeth I 1558 1603 ... Kingdom Elizabeth II 1926 , English born British monarch Henry III of England Henry III 1207 1272 , English monarch Henry IV of England Henry IV 1367 1413 , English monarch Henry VI of England Henry VI 1421 1471 , English monarch Henry VIII of England Henry VIII 1491 1547 , separated English Catholicism ... 1157 1199 , English monarch, leader and hero of the Third Crusade Richard III of England Richard III ... politician John Leland ? 1808 , English Member of Parliament for Stamford, 1796 1808 Robert Banks ... Figg 1695 1734 , first English bare knuckle boxing champion Bob Fitzsimmons 1863 1917 , boxing s first ... union footballer Edward Lawrence Levy 1851 1932 , English world champion weightlifter Ted Kid Lewis ... more details
English may refer to something of, from, or related to England , especially The English language The EnglishpeopleEnglish grammar as a primary or secondary school subject matter File Flag of England.svg right thumb Flag of England Other English surname , people with the family name EnglishENGLISH programming language English major , an academic curriculum involving the study of English literature or English writing at a post primary level, a student taking this curriculum, or a student who has completed and graduated from it English studies , the study of English language and literature, often as a school subject English, a chiefly American expression for Glossary of cue sports terms english side spin of a ball in sports Chess openings English Opening English Defense lookfrom English intitle Disambiguation geo de English fa fr English ilo English panangilawlawag pl English ru English simple English tr English vo English ... more details
Use British English date August 2011 Use dmy dates date August 2011 about the British newspaper refimprove date February 2011 Infobox Newspaper name The People image type Sunday newspaper format Tabloid newspaper format Tabloid foundation 16 October 1881 owners Trinity Mirror political Labour Party UK Labour headquarters editor Lloyd Embley website http www.people.co.uk people.co.uk circulation 806,544 July 2011 ref name circ cite news url http www.guardian.co.uk media table 2011 aug 12 abcs national newspapers1 title ABCs work The Guardian location UK accessdate 24 September 2011 date 12 August 2011 July 2011 ref The People , previously known as the Sunday People , is a British tabloid Sunday only newspaper. The paper was founded on 16 October 1881. ref cite web url http www.bl.uk collections brit19th.html title Concise History of the British Newspaper in the Nineteenth Century accessdate 16 March 2008 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080224071628 http www.bl.uk collections brit19th.html archivedate 24 February 2008 ref It is published by the Trinity Mirror Group. ref cite web title The People to make six staff redundant url http www.guardian.co.uk media 2009 jan 30 trinity mirror the people six redundancies work The Guardian location UK accessdate 6 February 2011 author Oliver Luft and Stephen Brook date 30 January 2009 ref In July 2011 it had an average daily circulation of 806,544. ref name circ Notable columnists Garry Bushell had a two page television opinion page, Bushell On the Box , but left in early 2007, later moving to the Daily Star United Kingdom Daily Star Sunday Michael Munnelly Michael Munnelly, GC 17 April 1941 24 December 1964 was a journalist for the paper ... DEFAULTSORT People, The Category Newspapers published in England Category Publications established ... 1881 establishments in the United Kingdom Category Sunday newspapers England newspaper stub es The People pms The People ro The People ... more details
Infobox musical artist For groups see Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name People image Hitz.JPG alt caption People 1968 Back Row l to r Robb Levin, Denny Fridkin, Al Ribisi, Geoff Levin Front Row Gene ... Tristao br Steve Boatwright br Garry Burris br Gary Pomeroy br Rob Thomas People was a one hit wonder ... charted in the United States. The People version of I Love You , on the other hand, rose to number ... Crossrythms cite web last Cummings first Tony title People Drummer and songwriter Denny Fridkin recounts ... articles music People Drummer and songwriter Denny Fridkin recounts his life in music 28810 p1 ref ... by Don Edmonds 15 January 2009 and Steve Sevilla 25 February 2009 , at Tony Cummings, People Drummer ... articles music People Drummer and songwriter Denny Fridkin recounts his life in music ... http www.facebook.com people Gary S Pomeroy 828844814 profile.php?id 828844814 Gary S. Pomeroy ref ... Origins 1965 File Coffee1.JPG left thumb 300px People about 1965 Al,Dave,Robbie,Geoff,John File people2.JPG thumb right 250px People about 1966 with their distinctive name logo In 1965 Jeffrey Harris ... wiki User Jriolo Wayback Wednesday The People , http mog.com DashboardDJ856 blog 1928285 ... , ref name en.wikipedia.org formed the San Jose band People . Their name, which was intended as an ironic .... Line up changes 1966 In 1966 People s manager Mikel Hunter Herrington known professionally as both ... Norman born 8 April 1947 opened a concert for People at the Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove ... , The Father of Geodesics . According to a foundation member of People , John Riolo blockquote It turned ... They were hired as dual lead singers which would allow PEOPLE to cover almost any of the top hits ... time involvement, ref Tony Cummings, People Drummer and Songwriter Denny Fridkin Recounts His Life in Music , Cross Rhythms 26 August 2007 , http www.crossrhythms.co.uk articles music People Drummer ... wiki User Jriolo Wayback Wednesday The People , http mog.com DashboardDJ856 blog 1928285 ref and was replaced ... more details
People to People can refer to a number of things People to People International , a non profit group and recipient of the Knight of Peace Award. The People to People Student Ambassador Program , the student travel group assosciated with the above organization. disambig ... more details
pp semi protected small yes pp move indef otheruses A people is a plurality of person s considered as a whole, as in an ethnic group or nation . Collectively, for example, Jews are known as the Jewish people , European Gypsies comprise the bulk of the Romani people , and Palestinian Arabs have started to be called the Palestinian people . In politics Main Commoner Image Eug ne Delacroix La libert guidant le peuple.jpg thumb Liberty Leading the People by Eug ne Delacroix Various republic s govern, or claim to govern, in the name of the people . Both the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire used the Latin term SPQR Senatus Populusque Romanus , the Senate and People of Rome . This term was fixed to Roman legionary standards, and even after the Roman Emperor s achieved a state of total personal autarchy , they continued to wield their power in the name of the Senate and People of Rome. A People s Republic is typically a Marxism Marxist or Socialism socialist one party state that claims to govern on behalf of the people. Populism is another umbrella term for various political tendencies that claim to represent the people, usually with an implication that they serve the common people instead of the Elitism elite . In law further Popular sovereignty In criminal law , in certain jurisdictions, criminal prosecutions are brought in the name of the People . Several U.S. states, including California , Illinois , and New York , use this style. ref See, e.g., People v. Anderson California v ... the jurisdictions in question usually substitute the name of the state for the words the People ... are prosecuted in the name of the people of their respective states. The political theory underlying ... thus, in these U.S. states , the people are judged to be the sovereign, even as in the United Kingdom ... brought in the name of the Crown . The people identifies the entire body of the citizen s of a jurisdiction ... , 5th ed., People . ref See also Portal People Wikipedia Books Nationality Tribe Footnotes Wiktionary ... more details
Refimprove date November 2009 Infobox film name Of The People writer Sreekumar Sreyams screenplay starring Arun br Padmakumar br Arjun director Jayaraj producer Jayaraj studio New Generation Cinema cinematography Tanu Balak editing Manoj Kevin music Vinu M Thomas language Malayalam language Malayalam Of the People is the trequel to the movie 4 the People . It was produced by Jayaraj under the banner of New Generation Cinema. Arun, Padmakumar and Arjun are in the cast. The story was written by director Jayaraj and the screenplay written by Sreekumar Sreyams. ref cite web url http entertainment.oneindia.In malayalam top stories 2008 directors brave attempt 100108.html title A brave attempt by Jayraj accessdate 2009 11 11 ref References reflist External links IMDb title 1448567 Category Indian films Category 2008 films Category 2000s Malayalam language films Category Malayalam language films 2000s Malayalam film stub ... more details
other uses By the People The Election of Barack Obama Infobox Film name By The People image By the People.jpg image size 190px screenplay Sunil Parameswaran starring Narain actor Narain , Kutty, Mangala, Nischal actor Nischal , Sammad, Bijoys, Santosh, B K Antony, Anaitha Nair director Jayaraj producer Sabu Cherian banner Anandabhairavi country Film India language Malayalam language Malayalam released August 2005 cinematography Azagappan music Pravin Mani choreography Brinda By The People is a 2005 Malayalam movie directed by Jayaraj starring Narain actor Narain and a few newcomers. This movie is the sequel of the 2004 movie 4 the People and the prequel of the 2008 movie Of The People . Synopsis By The People is the Sequel of 4 The People. The movie starts with the climax of 4 the People.Then it says that during the arrest Vivek Bharat dies.Then it says two years later a group of four students join up to fight corruption in education. They are angered with the suicide of a girl student who does not get a loan for studies. The police department brings Rajan Mathew Sunil who back from the administrative job that he had been shifted to for killing a student in a previous encounter. Rajan s investigation leads to a powerful kingmaker who controls the media and political parties. Rajan tapes the conversation. His wife is murdered and he is crippled by the attack. He is now posted as incharge of jails. The gang that opposed corruption now lead an attack on the kingmaker who lays out a trap in which they get killed. Now Rajan employs a few members of the 4 the people, who are currently in jail, and uses his brains to annihilate the members of the caucus. An investigating officer Satish Poduval is close on the trail of the student gang and Rajan, but finally gives up without getting any clue. Crew The movie was produced by Sabu Cherian under the banner of Anandabhairavi. Narain actor Narain plays the lead role, while Kutty, Mangala, Nischal actor Nischal , Sammad, Bijoys, Santosh ... more details
refimprove date January 2010 Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name These People LP Type Album Artist The Dicks Cover Released 1985 Genre Punk blues , blues rock Label Alternative Tentacles Producer Klaus Flouride Last album Peace? Peace ? 7 br 1984 This album These People br 1985 Next album Live At Raul s 1992 Live At Raul s 2x7 br 1992 Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 3 5 ref Allmusic class album id r5712 pure url yes Allmusic review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot These People is the second and last studio album by the American punk band The Dicks , released in 1985 on Alternative Tentacles . By the time this record was recorded, The Dicks had changed half of their lineup, and relocated from Texas to San Francisco . With the new lineup, the sound of The Dicks progressed from their earlier years as a blues y hardcore punk band to more straightforwardly hard blues rock . The album retains the band s punk rock sound, though at slightly slower tempos. The left wing lyrics of their earlier work also moved more into the forefront by the time These People was recorded, and topics such as police brutality , classism , the American middle class , prison system prison , and a closing blues rock ballad dedicated to murdered Black Panther Party Black Panther George Jackson Black Panther George Jackson are included. Track listing The Police Force 2 27 Off Duty Sailor 2 24 Executive Dive 2 56 Sidewalk Begging 3 50 Lost and Divided 2 06 Dead in a Motel Room 3 06 Cities are Burning 3 08 Doctor Daddy 2 11 Decent and Clean 3 29 Legacy of Man 3 21 Little Rock n Roller 2 43 George Jackson 3 29 Personnel Gary Floyd Lead Vocals Lynn Perko Drums Sebastian F Bass Tim Guitar Debbie Gordon Mood Coordinator References Reflist Category The Dicks albums Category 1985 albums 1980s punk album stub ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name For the People Type Album Artist Boot Camp Clik Cover Forthepeople.jpg Released May 20, 1997 Recorded October 1996 March 1997 Genre East Coast hip hop , underground hip hop Length Label Duck Down Records , Priority Records Producer Tony Touch br Boogie Brown br Buckshot rapper Buckshot br Swan br Shaleek br Shawn J. Period br EZ Elpee br Squia Reviews Allmusic Rating 3 5 Allmusic class album id r276668 pure url yes link Last album This album For the People br 1997 Next album Basic Training Boot Camp Clik s Greatest Hits Basic Training br 2000 For The People is the debut album from Hip hop music Hip Hop collective Boot Camp Clik , consisting of Buckshot rapper Buckshot from Black Moon band Black Moon , Cocoa Brovaz , formerly known as Smif N Wessun , Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C. The crew officially organized in 1995, with all eight members appearing on the song Cession At Da Doghillee from Smif N Wessun s Dah Shinin . The album features a different sound then that heard on previous Camp related releases, with the crew abandoning their past production crew Da Beatminerz , instead recording with live instrumentation. The sound put off many fans, and the album received mediocre reviews and went on to sell just over 300,000 copies in the United States. The interludes on the album feature snippets from real phone calls received on their official phone line. This album was re released as Still For the People on April 24, 2007 via Duck Down Records . Track listing this section is for album credits only class wikitable align center width 10 align center width 150 Title align center width 150 Producer s align center width 150 Notes 1 1 900 Get Da Boot The People Performed by The Original K.I.M. 2 Down By Law Tony Touch Featuring Tony Touch and Dru Ha 3 Night Riders Boogie Brown, Buckshot rapper Buckshot br small remix produced by 9th ... Category Boot Camp Clik albums Category Duck Down Records albums uk For the People ... more details
For the compilation album People Are People album cleanup date September 2011 copy edit date September 2011 Use dmy dates date March 2011 Infobox single Name People Are People Cover DepecheModePeopleArePeople.jpg ... Jones Last single Love, in Itself br 1983 This single People Are People br 1984 Next single Master and Servant br 1984 People Are People is Depeche Mode s tenth UK single, released on 12 March 1984. It was their first hit single in the US and the first single from the Some Great Reward album. People Are People was written by Martin Gore , but the dancy, pop feel of the song may actually be credited ... the Slick Mix . The Clive Richardson directed People Are People video was released in two versions ... People Are People s success, Martin Gore considers it to be one of his least favourite songs. He prefers his songs to have subtle meanings so that people can find their own meanings to his songs, and feels People Are People does not fit that description Citation needed date September 2011 . It has not been played live since 1988 Citation needed date September 2011 . A compilation album titled People Are People album People Are People was released in the US, featuring several songs not previously ... http italiancharts.com showitem.asp?key 138951&cat s Depeche Mode People Are People Song . ItalianCharts.com. ... showitem.asp?interpret Depeche Mode&titel People Are People&cat s People are People ... Real Life song Send Me an Angel by Real Life band Real Life S end Cover versions People Are People ... Midnight. Track listings Depeche Mode version 7 Mute Bong5 UK & Sire 7 29221 US People Are People 3 43 In Your Memory 4 01 12 Mute 12Bong5 UK People Are People Different Mix 7 11 In Your Memory Slik Mix 8 12 L12 Mute L12Bong5 UK People Are People On USound Mix 7 30 remixed by Adrian Sherwood People Are People 3 43 In Your Memory 4 01 12 Sire 0 20214 US People Are People Different Mix 7 11 People Are People On USound Mix 7 30 In Your Memory 4 01 In Your Memory is falsely labeled as the Slik Mix ... more details
Infobox Single Name People, People Cover Artist Donna Summer from Album She Works Hard for the Money B side Tokyo Released 1983 in music 1983 Format 7 single Recorded Genre Pop music Pop , Soul music Soul , R&B Length Label Mercury Records Mercury Writer Donna Summer , Bruce Sudano , Michael Omartian Producer Michael Omartian Certification Chart position Last single Unconditional Love Donna Summer song Unconditional Love br 1983 This single People, People br 1983 Next single He s a Rebel Donna Summer song He s a Rebel br 1983 Misc People, People is a song by Donna Summer from her 1983 album She Works Hard for the Money and was released as a single exclusively in The Netherlands . The catchy pop tune is about missing children. Category Donna Summer songs Category 1983 singles Category Songs written by Donna Summer Category Songs produced by Michael Omartian Category Songs written by Michael Omartian Donna Summer discography ... more details
Infobox album Name By the People, for the People Type compilation Artist Mudvayne Cover bythepeopleforthepeople.jpg Released November 27, 2007 Recorded 1999 2006 , various locations Genre Heavy metal music Heavy metal Length 76 44 Label Epic Records Epic Producer Dave Fortman Last album This album By the People, for the People br 2007 Next album Album ratings rev1 Allmusic rev1score Rating 3 5 ref Allmusic class album id r1242589 pure url yes Allmusic review ref Automatically generated by DASHBot By the People, for the People is a compilation album by American Heavy metal music heavy metal band Mudvayne . It was released on November 27, 2007 by Epic Records . The album features a track listing chosen entirely by the band s fans, with the band determining which version appears on the record e.g. live, demo, acoustic , as well as two new songs, Dull Boy and a cover of The Police s song King of Pain both produced by Dave Fortman . Initially, if the album was pre ordered through the Sony Music Store, it was packaged with a free lithograph of the lyrics to Dull Boy , signed and numbered by Mudvayne vocalist Chad Gray . After the disc was released the lithograph was shipped approximately three weeks later and was neither signed nor numbered. By the People, for the People is presented in a format where each song is introduced through a short interlude generally no longer than 30 seconds long, where Chad Gray debriefs the listener on surrounding facts such as where the song was recorded or performed live, or distinguishing a demo from an album version obviously limited to in the case of demos . The album debuted at number 51 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 22,000 copies in its first week. ref name billboard cite web author Hasty, Katie date 2007 12 05 url http www.billboard.com ... Category Mudvayne albums cs By the People, for the People es By the People, For the People it By the People, For the People pt By the People, for the People ... more details
Saman English is a variety of the English language spoken by about 8,000 people in the Saman Peninsula , Dominican Republic . The speakers of Saman English are the descendants of African freed persons, who came from West Africa particularly Liberia beginning in 1824 when they were forced to learn the forms of the English language from British people British , Irish people Irish and Scottish people Scottish masters. The language is variously described a creole language, a dialect of English, or a linguistic entity fitting neither category. It is similar to that of English based creole languages Caribbean English Creoles spoken by the English speaking Caribbean. Samana English is related to that of the Bahamian Creole language. External links http www.ethnologue.com show language.asp?code eng Ethnologue report for English Saman English is described under the heading Dominican Republic DEFAULTSORT Samana English Category Languages of the Dominican Republic Category North American English Category Saman Province ie lang stub ... more details
The term Early English may refer to several different things For the style of architecture , see Early English Period For the medieval period of history, see Middle Ages For the people, see Anglo Saxons For stages in the development of the English language , see History of the English language disambig ... more details
for the English band Modern English band Modern English is the form of the English language spoken since ... Bible , are considered to be in Modern English, or more specifically, are referred to as using Early Modern English or Elizabeth I of England Elizabethan English. English was adopted in regions around ... by the British Empire . Modern English has a large number of dialects spoken in diverse countries throughout the world. This includes American English , Australian English , British English , Canadian English , Caribbean English , Hiberno English , Indo Pakistani English , Nigerian English , New Zealand English , Philippine English , Singaporean English , and South African English . According to the Ethnologue , there are over 1 billion speakers of English as a first or second language as of 1999. English is spoken in a vast number of territories including the United Kingdom , Ireland , Canada ... made English a lingua franca common language for use in such diverse applications as controlling ... Early Modern English lacked uniformity in spelling, but Samuel Johnson s dictionary, published in 1755 ... in America, publishing his dictionary in 1828 see American and British English spelling differences . Public education increased literacy, and more people had access to books and therefore to a standard language with the spread of public libraries in the 19th century. Many words entered English ... the migration of large numbers of people to the United States from other countries. World War I and World War II threw together people from different backgrounds, and the greater social mobility afterwards ... in Modern English compared to its previous form Middle English . Note, however, that these are generalizations ... history of the English language Up to the American British split Phonological history of the English ... thorn letter thorn , which was already being replaced by th in Middle English, finally fell into disuse ... during this period. Consequently, Modern English came to use a purely English alphabet Latin alphabet ... more details
The term English Martyrs is applied to two groups of people Capital punishment in the United Kingdom condemned to death by either side of the English Reformation List of Catholic martyrs of the English Reformation Catholics executed under treason legislation 1534 1680 or Marian Persecutions Protestant religious reformers executed under heresy laws during the reign of Mary I of England 1553 1558 . Category English Reformation ... more details
Multiple issues onesource July 2010 notable July 2010 advert July 2010 Discover English is a modern English language college located in Melbourne , Victoria Australia Victoria , Australia. Discover English offers a wide range of general and specialised courses including General English, English for Academic Purposes , Business English , IELTS Preparation and Occupational English Test OET Preparation ref Discover English website. http discoverenglish.com.au Discover English . Retrieved on 2010 06 27. ref . Discover English was founded by five educational professionals ref Discover English website. http www.discoverenglish.com.au our people staff Discover Our People . Retrieved on 2010 06 27. ref who were disenchanted with the way international students were often treated in other institutions and wanted to establish an ESL college that was student focussed and driven by the desire to provide quality education to each and every student. Discover English has opened when a lot of industry professionals & commentators are stating the industry is in trouble ref Trounson, Andrew. http www.theaustralian.com.au higher education overseas student market at risk story e6frgcjx 1225882948204 Overseas student market at risk , The Australian , Australia, 23 June 2010. Retrieved on 2010 06 27. ref , but the Discover English team believe their offering is what the industry needs a positive team committed to education and meeting international students needs. Discover English is located at 376 378 Bourke Street, Melbourne Bourke Street Melbourne , Victoria ref Discover English website. http www.discoverenglish.com.au the location Location . Retrieved on 2010 06 27. ref . The location is in the heart of Melbourne s CBD and offers students 5 floors of modern facilities, including the latest software for Computer assisted language learning Computer Assisted Language Learning CALL . References Reflist External links http www.discoverenglish.com.au Discover English web site Category English ... more details
Mute English is a phenomenon, especially common in the People s Republic of China , where people can read and understand English language English as a Second language acquisition second language but cannot speak it well. The phrase is a translation of the Chinese language Chinese phrase, ya ba ying yu in pinyin . The phenomenon is sometimes referred to as Dumb English . Mute English occurs primarily due to the lack of First language native English speakers to emulate or practice with, particularly in a country as large as China . Efforts to mitigate Mute English in China have resulted in numerous commercial products including Teaching English as a foreign language TEFL schools and teach yourself courses, Student exchange program international exchanges , and the eagerness with which Chinese students strive to practice their English with foreign visitors. Though any language can have its form of mute speakers e.g. Mute Polish language Polish , the phenomenon of Mute English in China is a massive, acknowledged problem, one which the school systems and students are attempting to address. A related concept is the less common Deaf English . See also Second language acquisition Chinglish Sources Minglang Zhou and Hongkai Sun, Language Policy in the People s Republic of China, http www.springerlink.com content r8342831108m3748 Kinam Jin, and Hyun Jong Song, Short term Migration and the Acquisition of a World Language Gillian Stevens People.com.cn, Headline Do not Learn Mute English Silent English , http www.people.com.cn english 9807 10 head.htm Guo Fang, A Comparison Between Online English Language Teaching and Classroom English Language Teaching, http www.beiwaionline.com tutor 2003collection guofang.htm Category Interlinguistics Ling stub ... more details
The term English Travellers refers to certain groups of ethnic nomads, and may mean Romanichal s, or English Gypsies of Romani people Romani origin Irish Traveller s, living in the United Kingdom New Age travellers in Britain in the 1980s and 1990s See also Scottish travellers , Scottish travellers in Scotland disambig Category European gypsies ... more details
citations missing date December 2008 Image EnglishCorner.jpg thumb 300px right The English Corner by day The phrase English Corner commonly applies to informal periods of instruction in English held at schools and colleges in China. These sessions are sometimes led by native Chinese teachers or less often by teachers who are native speakers of English. The emphasis in these sessions is on improving the oral English skills of the participants. Often the activities in primary and secondary schools focus on cultural activities such as Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas among other festivals and holidays common in English speaking countries. As an informal session the topics can be far ranging. Usually English Corner activities are held on Friday afternoons after lunch in many schools. The English Corner is also a specific location within the Renmin University of China Renmin University campus in Beijing , China. Students and citizens gather here every Friday evening to speak English. Location Just west of the East Gate and motto rock of the university. It looks like an empty public square bordered by trees and grass. There are no signs marking it as the English Corner. Briefing Chinese students and city residents passionately practice their English skills at this small square. It is often visited by hundreds of people every Friday night. Some people can be seen giving speeches in English or leading open discussions. English speaking students who visit the English corner are often quickly surrounded by eager students wanting to practice their English or find a language partner . References reflist Category Renmin University of China Category English language Category Education in China ... more details
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