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Military Influence on English Language
Stephanie Alexander
A2
ALL ABOUT MILITARY
• Military- a country's armed forces
• There are 5 military branches
• Navy, Army, Marines, Air force & Coast Guard
• respective guard & reserve units
• President is commander in chief
ACTIVE-DUTY SERVICE BRANCHES
• Department of Defense
• Department of Homeland Security
• Reserve & Guard units = part-time basis
ENGLISH LANGUAGE TODAY
• One of the most spoken & written
• 380 million native speakers
• Many dialogues & accents
• Pure spoken English is hard to come by
• Different interpretations = uniqueness
FACTORS OF INFLUENCE
• Military and language go hand in hand
• Traveling the world
• Going overseas
• Meeting new people
• Being exposed to new cultures
ELABORATION OF FACTORS
• Marriage of a foreigner
• Children become bilingual
• Children influence friends
• Introduce new customs to others
• Other countries slang & cognates
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