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EXAM
QUESTIONS
"Language and Culture"
Basic Topics
1. The origin of your
own names.
2. The etiquette of addressing in different
countries.
3. A brief history of
states’ name origin in the USA.
4. Male and female
languages.
5. The most prominent
lexicographers and their contribution to Linguistics.
6. Famous Dictionaries and their brief
characteristics.
7. A historical
background of the following words: America, Oklahoma,
New York, Washington, OK, dollar.
8. Euphemisms and
metaphors in our life.
9. A brief history of
the English Language.
10. A written form of the English Language:
invention and typology.
Elective Topics
1. The ways of giving
a name in Russia (Ukraine) and America.
2. International
Russian Words in American English.
3. American and Russian
(Ukrainian) Cultures: tastes differ.
4. Holidays in Russia (Ukraine)
and in the USA.
5. The image of Ukraine and Russia in my mind.
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