Reasons for studying English

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University History of English Mind Map on Reasons for studying English, created by Dogob on 11/10/2013.
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Reasons for studying English
  1. WHY?
    1. Can shed light on a particular worldview
      1. Language and Cognition
        1. Language and perception of reality
        2. Language -> inherent in human begins
          1. Reflects its speakers' development
          2. It's a cultural construct
          3. Some Reasons
            1. Unserstand social and cultural developments
              1. Trace the origins of our language
                1. Become familiar with linguistics
                  1. Explain the many seeming "irregularities" (remants of earlier regular pattern)
                  2. Greater consciousness (about the language)
                    1. Understand the importance of English today
                      1. Help us better understand:
                        1. Who we are
                          1. Literature written in earlier periods
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