Military Influence on English Language

Stephanie Alexander

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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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