In Dialects^x, Literature^x

Damn! Why did I start this? Maybe we should split it from the original thread.Yes, but it is not a standard at all. Standard English is its name but there is no standard nor standards body of English as there are for other languages. Also if it "were" really a standard it would follow...

Hi,I think "no more" is not used much, except in literature and maybe some dialects. I mean, I don't think there's a lot of people who say "I need it no more" instead of "I don't need it anymore".Also, I think it's "anymore", one word and no spaces, at least in American English.

At great risk of being the next person tarred and feathered, perhaps we need to think of these pursuits - teaching and describing - like an anthropologist and a policeman. One merely notes what it happening as scientific study and the other tries to ensure the society mores and norms, as codified...

<<We don't really regard Indian-English as being a proper dialect of English, merely English spoken with an Indian accent, and grammatically influenced by the persons native tongue.Standard and non-standard dialects>> A standard dialect (also known as a standardized dialect or...

Hello, I have a question concerning the use of the past participle 'brung'. I was wondering what the origin and use of this form is. I could think of several possibilities: - analogy (like children would make) with verbs like ring (-rang-rung). - dialectic forms. I.e. used regional. If so...

I don't think you can break as well as as you suggest. I think this would be better: "They wanted to defend them against internal struggles as well as against the greed of France." You may want to review these quotations from literature, containing as well as against: Active Service...

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Thank you. Both replies were very informative. I will delve further into the history of the English language by reading the book you recommended, Alienvoord. Can you recommend any literature I should look into which is written in a style and dialect similar to the works of Tolkien?

Hello everyone.I wish to further explore the type of english and dialect used in LOTR and in the fantasy genre such as Warcraft. I know Tolkien had his own particular way of writing but i've seen similarsentence structures in medieval literature as well. Is at all possible to talk about a certain...

My high school Chinese teacher asked me to help her translate these two abstracts from Chinese into English. I have finished, but I need to correct them into better English. Please help me. I have to give my teacher the translation. She helped me quite a lot while I encountered the most...