'Native speakers' and 'native users' are terms traditionally used to differentiate between speakers who have acquired a language from birth and speakers who have learnt a second language. This book highlights the problems associated with making such a clear cut distinction. By analysing a range of literature, language uses and proficiency tests, Davies argues that there is no significant difference between native speakers and native users, and emphasises the importance of the Standard Language.
Watching movies is a great way for you to improve your English, especially your listening and speaking skills. Films are not usually created for English language learners – they are made for native English speakers. Therefore, the language is exactly how you hear it in real life – it is spoken quickly, with native accents and pronunciation are using many idioms and colloquial expressions.
This collection of essays examines, in context, eastern Native American speeches, which are translated and reprinted in their entirety. Anthologies of Native American orators typically focus on the rhetoric of western speakers but overlook the contributions of Eastern speakers
The Poetry of Roses is a book for gardeners, lovers, poets for anyone who has paused to drink in the rose's essence. Its exquisite photographs complement poetry from all places and times: in these pages, ancient Greek poetess Sappho joins whirling dervish Jalaluddin Rumi in speaking of the soul's joy in the rose. Haiku master Basho takes a petal shower beneath mountain roses. Native Americans sing of the colors of roses in love charms, while contemporary Brazilian author Jorge Luis Borges unfolds an invisible rose and reveals its erotic center.
Prior to becoming a “melting pot” of many languages, the continents of North and South America were already home to a variety of Native American tribes, each with its own language. What's more, subsets of tribes often had their own dialects, sometimes making communication between two people nearly impossible, even if they lived near each other. This book discusses the major Native American languages used by tribes in various regions and how some of their words have been incorporated into the English language today.
