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The first definition is offered by Crystal (1997) which defines pragmatics as the study of communicative action in its sociocultural context. In addition to using speech acts such as apologizing, complaining, complimenting, and requesting, communicative action includes also engaging in different kinds of discourse and participating in speech events of varying length and complexity.

In fact, this definition focused only on interactional competence of the language speakers. Such interactional compe

Have you ever noticed that everytime we pray, it makes us feel assured, humbled and selfless? Like you could share your thoughts, plans, and things that you want to accomplish to God. I really can't describe the feeling, all I can say it is wonderful. We can't please other people to like us no matter what but if you try to talk to our God even just a couple of minutes, somehow our burden is lessen.

Through prayers, we can wish our love ones, friends, neighbors even enemies to be closer to us. It

    For our english learner,english is the second language for us,is not easy to open our mouth and speak to a foreigner,especially to a native english user.In this case,does the learning has any significance？ We can use our morther language easily,why not  english.There are several factors,I think, caused this abnormal phenomenon.

   Shyness may be the main reason ,our face turn red at frist in front of a foreigner before our mouth opening.we have learned for many years,why we still shy to speak

Why is it so hard to love somebody that both of you has it's own life already?

Why is it so hard to love somebody who gave you all the LOVE and CARE but you need to consider somebody's feelings?

Why is it too late to meet somebody who you thinks he/she is the one for you and you are a perfect couple?

Why is it that sometimes LOVE isn't fair enough?

                                             She is standing there...      

There was a family living in an Indian city. The family was consist of  a couple and their 3 children .Elder girl was 11 years old and the younger ones were 5 and 3 respectively.   On a vacation time they sent their elder daughter to a village with their relatives.

The girl really enjoyed her stay in the village with her relatives. One day morning she got a

my mother will be 60 years old next week ,and we will have 4-day holiday ,

so my son and i will go to visit my parents as well as my younger brother and his wife.

my mother is taking care for my niece and nephew ,my father is working as  a guard,

they are woking-hard and very kind to all of us ,we love them too.

hope my parents to be longevity and healthy .

NASRETTIN HODJA

IN THAT CASE IT IS DIFFERENT

During the Hodja was performing his judge duty, a man has come:

He has said Hodja Master, ı will consult you something.

Lets ask.

Said Hodja, the man continued his speech:

Lately, a cow, which the neighbors has told that it was belong to you, has killed our cow by hitting its belly. What I am supposed to do now?

After concerning for a while the Hodja:

It is an animal, he has said, you are not going to sue it, do you?

Thank you judge.

Its owner has no fault in t

FAIRY TALES

LAZY GIRL

Ones upon o time when the fleas were barbers, the camels were town criers, when I was racking my mother’s cradle there was a wife and husband.

The wife and husband had a daughter, the daughter has been brought up very carefully but she didn’t learn any housework. Because of that she is called as Lazy Girl.

This girl was so lazy that she doesn’t bother to get up from where she sit. Her father and mother bought a rake for her. So the girl used to do every thing where she sit.

Time

WAILING

Hadji Bey Wailing:

I have descended from Ayvalık an foot
Endure oh my feet endure
A bride has come from Ödemiş
Wake up Hadji bey wake up

In front of their house is poplar
Leaves fall from poplar
Wake up Hadjı Bey wake up
My hand is henna my head veiled

I go little, I go well
Stream, hill I go level
Wake up Hadjı Bey wake up
I have come as bride and I go back girl

There is light in his room
Silver spoon at his dinner
I couldn’t pass by jumping
I ashamed and couldn’t ran away

Hizarına hizarına
B

LULLABIES

Huu huu
Dervishes
Have gone to the path of God

A spring on the path of God
Non stop flowing

Drinking from this the dervishes
Have attained their desires

Let sleep and be grown
To my little tiny child lullaby

Huu huu
Dervishes

Have taken a bride
Wrapped into their fur
While trying to kiss and smell
Have to satisfied with capsized axle

Lullaby to my baby lullaby
To my tiny baby lullaby

Hu hu hu bird
Owl of the river and hill

Has a nest at vast
Bring his father food

Let my baby eat and be grown
Bot

TEKERLEMELER (PLAYFUL FORMULAS USED IN FOLK NARRATIVE)

Take that takatuka and bring to takatuka maker. If the takatuka maker can not make the takatuka being made takatuka bring back the takataka being made takatuka.

Others had heavy grape juice but we have not.

One barber has said to other barber bre barber let together open a barber shop.

Hakkı has cheat Hakkı. Hakkı has demanded his right from Hakkı. When Hakkı has not given back Hakkı’s right Hakkı has beaten Hakkı.

I descended to river got cleane

TURKISH FOLK MUSIC

Double moles on my face
Admired those who seen them
Don’t know haw to give up
Who fell in love with you

Tinfoil of the mug
Girls dance halay
Tell me in God’s name
Is there an easy love?

Ornamented veiled bride
Silver handed bride
It is obvious by your eyes
That you are fallen in love

Lightning has strike us
Broken us like a branch
Enemy between us
Mountains separated us

Far away day broken
My eye looking at dark and white
Everybody’s lover has come
Mine is far away

I cultivated plai

I learn english ,I vould like to speak english,

and I want to find fiend on this site ''englishclub''

beacause I want to make theme ,it's very good for me to speak it.

Please help me so I can speak it very well .pleas!

hai everybody..

hope everyone here in a healthy and happy always..sorry not being here for a few weeks.i miss to update my blog with latest story and information.unfortunately, the time that i have can't give me chances to make me write in my beloved blog because i have many work to do with my own.since i still be a student in a university, so it is my responsibility to carry out my work that i have..about my speaking, nowadays i have a courage to speak english with my housemate.eventhough i have

We kill Earth slowly

Earth, one of many planets in our solar system. It has a beautiful appearance even watched from far away. It's blue, bright and dynamic that a lot of change into it. We feel comfort live on earth. Only on earth there is a living thing so far. There is wind blows, sun shine touch warm and  friendly. There is water, oceans, lands, plants, animals, and other creatures. As mother nature, Earth has been giving us everything we need.

Now, earth is getting old, very old. Billions y

Bee,a kind of a lovely insect,was always known as a representation of hard working .Did you know the bee has played a great role in the nature ?It's useless for flowers to have bright colour without bees ,of course ,pollination is impossible.But now ,they are facing a living crisis .

   With the development of our society ,more and more pollution was pour into the environment ,it may be a little harmful to human being,but to animals ,especially the little bees ,it was poison .So more and more abn

BLESSINGS

• May God let nobody be in difficult situation.
• May God let you get what you desire.
• May God let your child be brought up with mother and father.
• May God give you blessed increase.
• May God not let you in need of others help.
• May you see happy days.
• May God increase your knowledge
• May God give you a long life
• May your foot be lake, your head spring
• May God forbid.
• May you be great man
• May your head be upright
• You become successful in this matter, Congratulations.
• Thank God, we have seen present days
• Don