(Kostenlos) English Language Humour

Of all the words in the english language the word set has the highest number of separate definitions in the english language.

English language humour. Sep 25 2019 the vocabulary of english is undoubtedly very large but assigning a specific number to its size is more a matter of definition than of calculation and there is no official source to define accepted english words and spellings in the way that the french académie française and similar bodies do for other languages. They include an infographic about jokes and puns some very tricky puzzles and a tongue twister if you dare. The european commission has announced an agreement whereby english will be the official language of the eu rather than german which was the other contender. A few hundred years ago english speakers used to pronounce the k sound in the word know 3. Lesson plan this lesson provides students with the key vocabulary associated with humour. It could be easier for artificial intelligences such as data in star trek which are typically portrayed in science fiction as having superior cognitive skills but no sense of humor. Onestopenglish is the number one resource site for english language teachers providing access to thousands of resources including lesson plans worksheets audio video and flashcards.

There is a popular perception that learning a language is somewhat tedious for human beings. Where a word has multiple meanings or sounds like another this is the basis for puns a boiled egg is hard to beat. If you re getting curiouser and curiouser to know more about this topic try out these classroom resources. The word building rules are used for clever compounds smart blends and catchy phrases as in circulated by word of mouse. 192 definitions according to the oxford english dictionary. And it s impossible to count the number of words in a. No wonder people are turning to emoji to express their thoughts rather than coping with some weird english words.

Gustav white if the english language made any sense lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers doug larson if the english language made any sense a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur doug larson. Playing with words shows how every facet of language is exploited for humour. Humour defined as a funny quality that makes people laugh can have a dark side and also be referred to alongside more serious notions. Our language is funny a fat chance and a slim chance are the same thing j. Lewis carroll is famous for making up words and using humorous language. The english language is a mystery to all of us whether you ve been speaking it since day one or you ve just started to learn it. Her majesty s government conceded that english spelling had room for improvement and has therefore accepted a five year phasing in of euro e.

Humor in second language learning.