Linguistics Essay Topics & Examples. Page 2

The keys to achieve success are many; however the most important one is to love what one is doing, that is simply to understand that success is not the gate to happiness, but happiness is [...]

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.

To avoid clutters, a writer should avoid unnecessary words, avoid repetition and economize words. Highlighting and removing redundant and unnecessary words and phrases can help one to be a concise writer.

The article presents the results of the study of the relationship between the use of cohesive devices and the quality of written works of ESL learners.

Although some of the ideas voiced by the author might seem common knowledge, the lack of their application in the contemporary SLL environment is what makes the process of teaching ESL students increasingly more complicated.

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 [...]

Russian American population mainly includes people who came from Russia to the US, but the term also may refer to other immigrants who used to live in the territory of the Soviet Union.

Since the result is crucial in teaching, an educator is to be able to measure the performance of the learners, their improvements, strengths and weaknesses and this is where testing is necessary.

The paper delves into the characteristics of the theme as highlighted in the theory and the problems with the SFG Notion of Theme.

The teachers should assist the learners with the good writing skills or patterns while understanding that they are changing writing and thinking patterns also rather than being irritated on the repetition of endless sentences by [...]

It is said that the word is derived from the Latin word "illuminare" which means either to enlighten or illuminate. Some people associated the word illuminati to a powerful satanic group or cult that came [...]

The main point proposed by the article is that the influx of technology has destroyed the uses of the English language through the introduction of the text message service.

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 primary role of syllabification as a foundational to morphological, structural analysis is to ensure recognition of word endings, prefixes, and base words in longer words.

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 [...]

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 first argument in favor of learning a second language is the fact that the development of cognitive abilities in the learning process helps maintain mental health.

The human experience is further based on experiences and exchange of ideas; under which language plays the role of connecting and relating the members of the community through an information-sharing system that makes the use [...]

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 [...]

As compared to their native English-speaking classmates, bilinguals usually have to put in extra effort and time to cope with the fast pace of the American way of teaching. Some of the students find listening [...]

The primary purpose of the essay was to define and analyze Tan's struggles with linguistic identity and how she used her background and relationship with the English language to become a writer.

The author provides an example of her visit to a dentist as a child, which inspired Anzaldua to think about culture and its connection to the mother tongue. Anzaldua's work provides an understanding of the [...]

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 [...]

As provided by one of the authors of this hypothesis, Edward Sapir, language shapes the speaker's reality not simply reflects it, that is why people who speak and think in different languages have different perceptions [...]

Therefore, it means that articles in the English language are unique, especially the article 'the' because it is the only definite article in the English language. There are two forms of articles in the English [...]

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

The above observation was also apparent in the study by Benseman, Sutton and Lander who explained that, the involvement of the learner in the teaching allows students to increase their use of first language literacy [...]

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

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.

Baby boomer: I did not mean to flip a wig on you, and what does omg mean as I do not understand?

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 [...]

This shows that when compounds nouns are used in a sentence, the s-genitive is usually added at the end of the noun.

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

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 [...]

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

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.

In this respect it is vital to signify the role of Chinese in the education throughout the world. This is why Chinese language is extra significant for the humanity of nowadays because of the qualitative [...]

Lakoff is of the view that women live in a male-dominated society and for that matter, their discourse is also deficient due to a lack of confidence. In her view, the imbalance of power is [...]

The emergence of the English language in Black community is the result of a complex developmental history. He continues to say that Ebonics fulfils most of these propositions and can be regarded as a language [...]

It may more often be the case that their writing capabilities are in conflict with the requirements of the context of a second language.

The mode of use, the language of the user, the level of the user and the aims of use are the main factors that determine the fall of grammar into four basic types: pedagogical grammar, [...]

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.

The main difference between the sounds /b/ and /p/ is that the second sound is created with a much stronger puff of air that comes between the lips.

In support of this, Lawrence argues "offensive language is the source and function of the words themselves". Lawrence is against the idea of using offensive language, which disgraces and depreciates women.

According to the definition provided by Dylgjeri and Kazazi, deixis refers to the group of orientational features of some of the words in the English language, which make it necessary for these words to be [...]

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 backward design of curriculum development in the context of second language learning will help eliminate the gap between understanding and learning with the aid of establishing a clear framework of goals that should be [...]

Among the most common practices in the Christian fraternity, which, for the purpose of this paper, can be classified as magical, one could mention the practice of speaking in tongues. Can the practice of speaking [...]

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

The aim of this report is to discuss the problem of the endangered languages preservation taking into account the historic and cultural conditions of their development as well as the impact of the modern time. [...]

Ghosh states that different settings vary in level of English proficiency, how they use the language and the differences in the language as compared to the original dialect.

The swear words are a separate division of language, as the meaning of the swear words greatly differs from others. The word "act", defines the meaning and the physical understanding of what is being said [...]

In her essay 'Mother Tongue', Amy Tan tries to use her personal experience to describe the importance of language in a society.

Apart from this type of classification, we also have philosophy of history "which is the theory aspect of the discipline of academic history, and deals with questions such as the nature of historical evidence, the [...]

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.

In a rather humorous essay, John Humphrys presents the argument that the act of texting actually causes a degradation of the English language as we know it due to its use of abbreviations and terminologies [...]

Unlike in English morphology, the stress in the Thai language settles on the last syllable, regardless of the number of syllables in a word.

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 basic idea of anthropological linguistics is that most cultural transformations, the history of human consciousness development, and the growth of social intelligence are reflected in the lexicon. Sociolinguistics and ethnolinguistics are similar in terms [...]

In the center of the article is the question of the need to teach grammar in schools and academies, but at the same time, the controversial autonomy of this discipline is discussed. The article contains [...]

In addition to transmitting and storing information, symbols, and subsequently a structured and complex language, participated in cognition, helping to develop the cognitive component of life in society.

In the modern world, where competition is the basis for the development of many areas, providing a variety of translations is the basis for the work of academics and scientific laboratories. It is reflected in [...]

The paper below will outline the ways in which the knowledge of Mandarin can advance the position of an individual's understanding of business, culture, and language learning more so than a number of other languages.

The word ooze, as well as most of the English words, has multiple meanings. According to some sources, the word ooze as a noun has a meaning of "soft mud or slime; esp, the deep [...]

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.

The languages of a university professor and a first-year student are likely to differ, which is one of the incentives to assert the specific identity of each of the two.

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.

Overall, the paper aims to show some key cultural and social research in the area of translation namely to demonstrate how the translation of sporting events reflects a number of cultural and social biases inherent [...]

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.

Speech community could be defined to be a system wherein "The speech varieties employed within a speech community form a system because they are related to a shared set of social norms".

An analytic language is a language in which all relations between members of a phrase or a sentence are conveyed by grammatical means only, i.e.by means of the fixed word order, by the place of [...]

The focus is then shifted to the future of plagiarism in contemporary society and the effect of information technologies. The expropriation of the work of another person and presentation of it like your own is [...]

Speech is the individual phenomenon, and language is "a social product of speech ability, set of the necessary conditions acquired by the public collective for the realization of this ability at separate persons".

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 author explains that there are many different approaches to discourse analysis and the use of a particular approach depends a lot on the purpose of the analysis.

Thus, the scholar explains the importance of the interconnection between intertextuality and the discourse community. Porter mentions that the best way to understand the community is to perform a critical reading of its discourse.

The research will come up with an understanding surrounding the grammar topics that are most challenging to the students. Additionally, it is likely that the said errors will be complicated and related to the daily [...]

It was very awkward for Jane to realize that the man he had trusted had attacked her younger brother, was overwhelmed and decided to use a rod against him.

As my longhand sprung to sample one of these eye-pleasing fruits, my fingers stretched with expectation while my feet struggled to lift my lean body to a higher level where the oranges hung vicariously from [...]

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 [...]

This discussion looks at some of the most appropriate assignments that can be given to students at the various levels of learning.

Accepted as the language of communication is such fields as business, commerce, medicine, and science, the English language as a lingua franca started to reveal some of its disadvantages.

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].

The purpose of this narrative is to describe how I have managed to develop this kind of literacy. The most outstanding observation is that various events and experiences have made it easier for me to [...]

The majority of the countries are on the African continent, parts of the United Arab Emirates, and parts of Europe. A total estimate of the diverse and widespread English speakers can reach a billion making [...]

Even though some languages, such as English, are widely spoken around the world, there are many cultures where English is not the main language, which makes many travelers, foreign workers and students in English-speaking countries [...]

In the book "Language", Sapir has defined the behaviorist perspective as the theory that views language acquisition as the process of imitation, habit formation, and reinforcement.

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

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 [...]

The main question of the research is "Do students in multilingual groups enjoy group work and role play activities more than students in monolingual groups?" In the modern globalised world people have numerous possibilities for [...]

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

It is also paramount to note that some individuals may replicate the pronunciation that is heard in certain settings because it is viewed as an appropriate way to communicate when one is in a particular [...]

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.

According to Alatis, the language of children vary a great deal when they talk to their peers, and when they talk to the adults.

In this case the students will be taught predominantly in English, which is the language that the students will be in the process of acquiring.

Most studies on the effectiveness of translation focus on the competence of the translator and the ability of the communicator and the translator to develop some element of synchronization in order to be effective.

At this point, the teach calls it "the end" of the first round, helps the students to identify the remaining mistakes if any and call for the second group which will be assigned a new [...]

The benefits that results from standardization of a language are numerous but the main issue that follows standardization is who is responsible for standardization of a language.

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.

Suwito in Sutana says that "in the phenomenon of code mixing the dependent characteristics are indicated by the relationship between the function and role of language.

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 [...]

According to Shklovsky, this method of art is intended to challenge the mind of the reader that she or he is compelled to perceive the ordinary differently and thus be glad about the text form [...]

Given the significant role of language in people's lives, a deep understanding of the concept of diglossia, its examples, the significance of multilingual development, and its impact on teaching becomes necessary.

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.

Perhaps, the integration of more items from the Spanish language can equalize the informativeness of the two versions of the assessment tool.

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 Saudi Arabia, the development of the tourism sector is perceived as part of the country's strategy to diversify the economy and reduce its reliance on oil.

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

In general, it gets to the point and is concise and straightforward. To promote creative and critical writing among grade six students, the instructor should use visualization as a strategy.

However, when it comes to learning a language, one may find that studying the rules and knowing grammar is not enough compared to the implicit learning that allows a person to study subconsciously while surrounded [...]

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 [...]

Although the first evidence of Portuguese as a distinct language had been found in Latin texts since the 9th century, it was recognized in 1290 after Portugal's independence and the foundation of the first university [...]

Generally, language and stories play a crucial role because they transmit ideas and knowledge, expose readers to varied paths, and shield people from being vulnerable to deception and oppression.

A foreign accent is the result of a breakthrough of the phonology of the mother tongue into a second language. Concerning the analysis of the interfering speech of foreigners, phonetic interference is at the center [...]