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(Paper 4) English as a Global Language: What are 'Kachru's Three Circles of English'?

Braj Kachru was a Professor of Linguistics who coined the term 'World English'. 'World English' refers to the fact that the English language has been used as a global means of communication in numerous diale...
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(Paper 4) Language Acquisition: What are the different functions of 'young people's' language?

Instrumental function - language that is used to fulfil a need , such as to obtain food, drink or comfort. Regulatory function - language that asks, commands and requests . Interactional function - language ...
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How can I make the difference between the 'passé simple' and the 'imparfait'

The 'passé simple' is a tense for a past, finished action whereas, the 'imparfait' is used to describe an action in the past, longer and maybe unfinished. Passé simple is a precise moment whereas Imparfait i...
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How should I approach a source based question in an essay?

The best piece of advice that I can give when approaching source based essay questions, is to go down a more analytical rather than descriptive approach. It is important to look at what the source is trying ...
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What are conduct crimes and result crimes?

A conduct crime is where the conduct used is the offence, and there is no no required result element. For example theft, the conduct of taking somone elses possession is the theft, there is no required resul...
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