Linguistics Essay Topics & Examples. Page 2

The critics argue that prominence of the English language will reduce in the future in the same way the Latin language did in the 16th century.

This scholar says that misuse of the language is common to both the media presenters and reporters, and the people they bring to the media.

The aim of this analysis is to identify the similarities and differences between the two languages, and to gain a deeper understanding of how the phonological systems of Spanish and English shape the way words [...]

The conclusions in such considerations depend on the limits and possibilities of the syntax, lexis, and morphology of the language that a thinker applies.

Gardner tries to explain and define intelligence in his theory of multiple intelligence. Gardner's definition of intelligence changed my outlook on my abilities and that of other people.

Auxiliary verbs carry information about the tense of the main verb, the mood, the person, the number, and other characteristics. The fact is that this word indicates to the reader or listener the duration of [...]

However, sign language helps maintain and develop the cognitive abilities of deaf people; in that way, they must be taught sign language.

When sociolinguistics became popularized as a field of study in the late 1960s, there were two labels sociolinguistics and sociology of language for the same phenomenon, the study of the intersection and interaction of language [...]

The author constantly relies on the emotional appeal to the readers throughout the development of the whole argument. In addition, using pathos is often characterized as a common fallacy, and in Estrada's argument, appeal to [...]

In practical aims of teaching the second language the task of grammar learning is to form spelling skills in productive and receptive forms of speech activity.

It is necessary to note that vocabulary was quite restricted and the structure of the pidgin was characterized by simplicity. It is possible to illustrate this with the help of negative structures in Chinook.

Secondly, the learners have considerable difficulties in handling the English language because of the differences in grammatical and syntactical structures of the Arabic language and the English language.

However, for instance, in the case of the accounting discourse community to which I belong, three different genres of the discourse texts may be defined: the genre of producers, the genre of the customers, and [...]

At the same time, Graddol projects the decline of the popularity of the English language due to the challenge presented by the other languages.

Although the word home seems to have only one common definition, it is evident from its usage that it has a broad connotative definition that varies greatly with context making its use to have a [...]

For example: The two boys were fighting; College students fought with the police; The United States fought against Osama bin Laden."Fight" also refers to the act of "opposing threats", "struggling against" dangerous objects, or making [...]

In linguistics, there is a morphological type of analysis within the frames of which the construction of words is evaluated, and the word is discussed in terms of free, bound, root, and affix morphemes.

This paper will discuss the derogatory connotations of the word 'bitch' and the various changes the meaning of this word has undergone over time.

There are a variety of reasons as to why the study of syntax is vital, and involve general humanistic or behavioural motivations, as well as specific goals such as: an aid to illustrating the patterns [...]

The significance of Piercey's discussion is the attempts to prove the idea that the English language is sexist in the nature, thus, the topic of the gender inequality is discussed with references to the linguistic [...]

To him, hedges are phrases or words that weaken or soften the force in the way of saying a certain idea".

More importantly, there still exist gaps in knowledge on the most successful coping strategies that international students can adopt to overcome the challenge presented by the problem of language barrier in the pursuit of their [...]

Therefore, the grammar of a language is a description of the rules of the language, rules of a kind that human beings are innately disposed to learn.

The aim of this paper is to explore the importance of the growth of the English language, its merits, and the demerits.

Gerry Philipsen, who is commonly referred to as the father of The Speech Codes Theory, did an ethnographic analysis to establish the different meanings that are shared in a culture and he published his findings [...]

Background When a native speaker of a particular language is speaking to a person who has learnt that language as their second language, it is very common for the native speaker to try and adjust [...]

Another group of resources involves articles and reports on age psychology; it is essential to consider the age-related peculiarities of the student when counting the optimal load on him or her. Specifically, to be successful [...]

Secondly, the statement is constructed along the lines of equality; that is, the phenomenon is equated with its evaluation freedom of speech should be obligatory; and it cannot be taken away. Consequently, the statement is [...]

Crystal notes that prescriptivism is a perspective that chooses one of the interpretations of a language as the standard and extends it to the entire society.

Another aspect in the article relating to the effect of idiolect of the mind is the linguistic distinction of the visual world, such as colors.

Learning the principles of building curricula and the communicative method of teaching language is also important for pursuing the degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages.

The process of exchanging information in social media is linked to the fulfillment of various social actions, as well as the process of real-time conversation.

Although social media is effective in communication; it is has led to the alteration of the grammatical structures of official languages in many nations.

The first chapter takes a survey of the use of English around the world and the extent to which the language is increasingly finding use.

Phonetic transcription is anchored in the visual depiction of speech sounds. Phonetic transcription is an essential tool for professionals since it allows an excellent understanding of the meaning of words.

Thus, students are to be taught not only literacy skills but also the identification of alterations in the patterns of meaning depending on the context. For instance, they are to be aware of the main [...]

Various language and literacy policies implemented in Somalia before the 1990's fostered the development of language in the country, but after the collapse of the state, when the existing political structure was destroyed, the position [...]

By establishing the language objective, the teacher is able to construct their lesson according to the language needs of the ELL students. Subsequently, a literature class can cover different styles of writing to broaden the [...]

Chapter 3 and 4 of Gelderen's book looks at the analysis of how the English language evolved from the eras of prehistory to the modern English period.

When addressing an audience, the kind of words used by the addresser is dictated by the age of the addressee. This is because the ability of a child to comprehend certain statements and words depend [...]

Finally, it is critical making sure that the language shows the national identity of the country and complies with the ethnic values and history of the state.

However, I tend to differ with that school of thought and cite the following reasons as to why the future of English remains assured globally: the large numbers of English speakers and learners, the simplicity [...]

Most of the learners will encounter problems in these two areas because of the disparities that exist between the Spanish and the English language in spelling and sound pattern of words.

It must be kept in mind that the two kinds of the Arabic language, the standard one, and the vernacular Arabic, are unlikely to merge further on.

Most of the similarities are in the domain of lexicon, but the differences are located in syntax and phonology. The category of velar sounds is quite rich in Cantonese.

An example of an analogy is the relation of ones situation to "a fish out of water". An example in this case is the use of the phrase "sure as death", to refer to a [...]

Spelling is considered to be one of the invaluable components of orthography and also prescriptive component of the language of the alphabets.

Teacher's Evaluation of Student Performance Assessment is an inherent component of a learning process and teacher's task here is to be consistent in marketing students' achievement pursuant to the material as well as approaches to [...]

Therefore, the African American variety of English language refers not only to grammar and vocabulary attributes that make the differences, but also to social and cultural dimension they form in society.

An example of an onset in a syllable is 'r' in the word aread.' In the event that a word is made up of more than one syllable, each individual syllable comprises the normal syllable [...]

The sign language is also taught in schools for the deaf all the way from early grade schools to secondary schools and in institutions of higher learning.

Various research reports indicate that students are aware of the effects of the slang and formulated short-hand form of communication on the academic skills and formal writing, but in most instances, they are often not [...]

Also known as the natural method, the direct method entails a full participation of the students in terms of listening and speaking of the language.

This improvement is attributed to the fact that learning a new language results in divergent thinking in the person. This paper has demonstrates that learning an additional language can result in the creation of a [...]

The author dedicated his article to the importance of learning grammar in depth. In my experience, because of the generalizable nature of its laws, grammar makes the path to language acquisition easier and helps convey [...]

One of the instructors in the learning institution proficiently uses a different type of English due to the accent and the variant meaning of words.

In 1948, she was named director of the aphasia division of the neurological service at the Veterans Administration Hospital. In 1950, she was named professor of neurology at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine.

It is the product of a mixture of English vocabulary with African pronunciation and, in part, grammar, which emerged in what, is now the United States with the beginning of the intensive importation of enslaved [...]

By contrast, there is no such feature in the English language, "to be" might, in general, be the same in the current and constant period of time.

This kind of language use indicates that a speaker can use the language as a tool of power in relation to the identity the language gives him/her. The language used by a specific group of [...]

The results of the study have revealed that the participants found it slightly easier to recall the words related to the notion of survival.

This work will consider societal multilingualism and linguistic endangerment as the most important topics covered in Chapter 12 of Language Files: Materials for an Introduction to Language and Linguistics.

The core tenet of the theory is that the interpreting process involves the appropriation of meaning and its reformulation in the target language.

Suslak is of the view that communities have various ways of reckoning age, and in extension the youth. In order to comprehend processes like language shift and linguistic obsolescence, Suslak is of the view that [...]

Semiology or semiotics is the study of sign, specifically the theoretical relationship between language and signs or symbols used in the transmission of language and examines the role of signs as part of social life.

As for hooray and boo words, the thing is that the first ones outline a positive coloring of expressions used in speech, the second ones vice versa show a negative meaning of words in speech.

When an essay is to be written the writer does have an idea about what is to be written but the problem arises with the organization of the ideas and with the decision-making process about [...]

These languages represent a medley drawn from the three identifiable ethnic groups, Chinese, Malay, and Indian, and other groups such as the Eurasians, Armenians, Jews, and Parsees. In addition to Tamil, Malayalam and Telegu are [...]

There is no denying the importance of the fact that the analysis of women's language as it is expressed in her daily life lies between many disciplines but the main are linguistics and a social [...]

In general, the most common difference between Singapore English from various existing English is that there is generally no difference between long and short vowels.

Despite the growing number of Chinese and Arabic-speaking people, English will stay the most popular language in the world because of the available foundation in science, business, and politics, and also the dominance of the [...]

Interestingly, in the philosophy of language, colloquialism is sometimes regarded as ordinary, natural language in contrast to the specialized forms used in logic and other areas of philosophy. Curiously, in the majority of instances, jargon [...]

The question that children tend to ask during the stage of awareness and exploration are the main signifiers of the literacy development process being launched.

They are responsible for expanding the knowledge of the students and have a strong influence on the future of the generation.

The longest utterance in the first video has five morphemes in it, and the longest one in the second video contains fourteen morphemes.

In order to turn the proposal requiring the US students to take four years of foreign language in high school in a policy, there is need to assimilate trans-languaging in the curriculum to promote appreciation [...]

The purpose of this paper is to examine specific linguistic issues related to the illocutionary level of language in the translation of "A Lesson from Kama Sutra" with the focus on analyzing register, genre, and [...]

As we discover how complicated language is, we also move into a new form of language, a visual literacy, that takes place in the advent of the ubiquity of computer screens.

The first one is the omission of sound [h] when there is a letter 'h' at the beginning of the word: 'house' is pronounced ['aus], 'horse' sounds like ['o:s].

This specific type of dialectics is based on the idea that communication of persons depends not only on cultural aspects and differences but also on their individual attributes and visions. Thus, the cultural-individual dialectic is [...]

The aim of this paper is to discuss the peculiarities of the Akan language and the traditions of naming children in particular.

Being the main tool used for sharing feelings and emotions, the language could not but respond to the alterations of peoples mentality that was impacted by the appearance of new phenomena and notions.

In their article, Palmer et al expounds on the effect of lack of figurative language in learning a new language. According to this article, "finding of the significance of the phrase related to individual's own [...]

It is possible to say that nowadays, Arabic is a rather widespread language which is spoken in a great number of countries all over the world.

With the IT breakthrough, the rapid development of the Internet, and most of the people on it all the time, the process of acquiring English language skills is unstoppable.

A distinctive aspect of the phonology of the Russian language is the broad spectrum of consonant clusters that are adopted by the language.

In addition, most people are quick to judge the use of slang by other people, yet they fail to contemplate how the society perceives their own use of slang, which they claim to be acceptable [...]

It is worth noting that the image of the woman in this case is dominant, thus leaving the reader to interpret the woman as the dominant signifier.

The information provided below was retrieved by recording the dialogues between the child and the members of his family, as well as the utterances that the child made in the course of playing or interacting [...]

Some of the courses that I took included curriculum development and assessment, language reading acquisition and research, teaching in a pluralistic society, and the English linguistic. In these classes, I gathered methods and tactics to [...]

After making communication easy, it is advisable to use the language of the listener to say, "I do not speak much of that language".

As compared to this, the communication in natural language will ease the operation and communication with computer and in accessible way. Besides, the natural language processing can be used as production device in summarizing and [...]

In Japan, honorific use is determined by the category of the addressee, that is, he/ she might be superior to the addresser, and this corresponds directly to the verb in use.

Although it is impossible to pinpoint the exact geographical location that the Amiables lived, their language sheds some light as to the nature of the land that the tribe may have occupied.

Besides verbs expressing the manner in which an action is carried out, English language has variety of verbs that encode the result of an action, but not the manner of achieving this result.

The language is suitable to be used in the medical and the nursing fields. In medical terminology, when a single letter is changed, the denotation of the word is transformed.

The present paper traces the change of the meaning of the word and touches upon the peculiarity of the use of the word which was not widespread in times of Chaucer and Shakespeare, but has [...]

And, it represents the matter of crucial importance for educators to be able to adopt a proper perspective onto the very essence of bilingualism/multilingualism, as it will increase their ability to design teaching strategies in [...]

A detailed study of both points of view can allow a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of discrimination in adopting English as the official language.

Bilingualism has advantages, such as enriched cognitive control, that outweigh its disadvantages, increasing the importance of the communicative approach for second language acquisition that considers the Sapir-Whorf theory.

Do the grammar of Spoken Arabic and Standard Arabic co-exist in the same system in mind? Diglossia the status of Resumption in MSA Optionality language processing Qatari grammatical resumption dialect.

However, Mandarin is not the only variation of Chinese since it additionally involves the Yue family of the language, with one of the group members being Cantonese.

I was not ready to answer you at that moment, and now, I have pulled myself together and want to believe my experience could help you find a sound solution.

Most children showed a relatively good phonological awareness in Arabic, and the same could be traced to reading the pseudowords and the English words.

Ma and Kim, who move to the US from Hong Kong with the help of Aunt Paula, feel the obligation to repay their debt to Aunt Paula by working in the fabric factory.

The author attempts to get the attention of the Town Hall committee to take immediate action against lawlessness in the neighborhood of Columbus.

In the sample, however, in the first paragraph, the author describes the background story of the situation and does not define the purpose of why he or she is writing to the committee.

As a college student with experience in making presentations and participating in various workshops, I consider the development of informative and professional speaking especially vital for my future career. In an academic setting, the most [...]

However, the researchers did not state the research questions, but their absence is justifiable given the nature of the study. The reasonable and complete implications of this study in clinical practice were discussed sufficiently.

In his speech, Obama was seen to take advantage of the significance of that moment to address the Americans' main concerns.

The central issue was to introduce the very notion of speech communities and different opinions of the classmates to the issue.

For a correct understanding of many texts, both literary and, for example, legal, it is necessary to distinguish one meaning from another and to understand the context of their use.

According to Chriss, bilingual is the ability to speak two languages with the proficiency of a native speaker while translation is the ability to render spoken or written message into another language.

The difficulty in accepting the specified idea may be addressed in the process with the help of the unique personal appeal of a story ad its ability to place the reader at the forefront.

The influence of the universal language, the idea spread of which began in the 60s of the previous century, is difficult to overestimate.

The primary goal of the dissertation lies in exploring the importance of head tilt and eye gaze as one of the ways of non-manual expression in American Sign Language.

The teacher taking the learners through the process of acquiring use of phonetics must have motivation as this will increase a learner's interest in learning more of the language.

On the other hand, it is presupposed by the principle of economy of the speakers' efforts and the nature of the sounds.

In Andorra, the language is the sole official language among the people. The fall of the Roman Empire and the subsequent domination by Arabs and Visigoths did little to stifle the domination of the Catalan [...]

Origin form is also shown to determine the basic elements; this also traces back the linguistic transmission of one language to another and also in the same sense identifying in other languages its cognates.