Linguistics Essay Topics & Examples. Page 3

This is perhaps the reason why at the end, critics of time like Jose Luis Borges were forced to accept that time is real and that time is needed by all especially when it comes [...]

It is a good way to attract tourists and to serve them to increase the profit of the organization. It is more important whether this language can meet the needs of the speakers referring to [...]

This paper is a critical review of semantic primes within and across languages, particularly of the Natural Semantic Metalanguage theory developed by Anna Wierzbicka, a Polish and Australian linguist who is engaged in linguistic semantics, [...]

However, this is part of the reason why it is very difficult to establish standards used in explaining English swear words into Arabic.

Defining the Role and the Intended Audience of the English Language Dictionaries Language is the basic instrument for rendering and expressing human emotions, thoughts, and ideas.

While considering the issue of cross-cultural communication and tourism it is necessary to note that the central factor of this problem is difference in cultures and traditions.

People need to be encouraged to learn their native languages to make them appreciate their cultures more. People work hard to conform to expectations of their peers to ensure they communicate in a language everyone [...]

He believes that the decline of the English language is caused by political and economic issues and not the influence of writers.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

In relation to Jack London's To Build a Fire, the guideline allows for utilizing such a handy tool as the rhetoric triangle to correlate the interaction between key roles in the story.

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.

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 [...]

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.

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

This is also due to the difference between the language spoken in their immediate environment and the language provided and used in the educational institution. Similarly, in personal life, this knowledge can provide an opportunity [...]

Long ago, the focus of translation research shifted from the source text as the fundamental element in the translation process to the target text and its impact on recipients.

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.

In the context of the classroom, translanguaging encourages the students to use both target and home language when expressing ideas, simultaneously creating the environment of sharing linguistic skills in both languages and educating each other [...]

People have trouble pronouncing some words in their L2 due to the influence of their L1 accent. Many students find it challenging to accurately pronounce words in their second language due to the influence of [...]

The promotion of humorous education as a teaching methodology can take place differently, and one of the most successful and effective ways is an allusion to a culture that is close to the target audience.

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 [...]

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

The research was limited to the study of the written translations of cohesive devices in English and Arabic languages. The main question concerns the level of usage of cohesive devices in Arabic and in English.

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 [...]

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".

One of the important characteristics of the verb that needs to be understood and studied well is the voice of the verb.

For instance, the borrowed from French word cafe is still unchanged in English."The Rennaissance is a time of freedom of ideas; for lalnguage that means freedom in creating and borrowing words".

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 [...]

Through sheer inspiration and superlative leadership qualities, both on the battlefield and away from it, he exhorted his troops to fight on and was able to draw the best fighting spirits and display of valor [...]

The relations of the countries in the world were not the same in the different periods of time. The Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points, the conversation is about, are as follows, an end to secret interrogations [...]

Computational linguistics refers to the definition of both science and language and is a major component of science in the study of human language.

Listening skill is the primary and most essential language skill to be acquired and the mastery in this skill may indicate proficiency in the language of English."The term listening is used in language teaching to [...]

In addition to that, it is of the crucial importance to explore the underlying causes of this phenomenon. Now that we have enumerated the research methods, that can be employed, it is of the utmost [...]

Due to this fact, the Aims and Objectives of the research are in finding contrast in the usage of Past Simple Tense and Present Perfect Tense.

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 [...]

The chosen method was to address the target population's use of Ebonics as their primary language and enroll those students in English as a second language classes just as Spanish speaking students were.

To quote Nagel: "The mystery of meaning is that it does not seem to be located anywhere - not in the word, not in the mind, not in a separate concept or idea hovering between [...]

In the studies of second language phonology, it is found that the pronunciation of learners often deviates from that of native speakers of the target languages.

The importance of bilingualism at the professional level is displayed through the changes in society as a whole and the advantages that are speaking two languages has.

For the language observation assignment, one person was interviewed about her attitudes to language learning with the help of SM platforms, the effectiveness of such practice, and the role that SM should play in learning [...]

The paper is divided into four parts: social aspects of the invention, invention as a dialectical process, invention as an act, and classical criteria for a social view of the invention.

However, for a sizeable instance, while studying the language, I have noted the complication of the Chinese language. For instance, the language focuses on memorizing, therefore, the challenge of recalling most of the material learned [...]

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

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 "Mother Tongue," Amy Tan considers the various implications of the different "Englishes" that she became acquainted with, and she pays particular attention to the "limited" and "broken" English used by her mother.

To achieve the goal, the authors establish several crucial objectives like the identification of how the techniques of discourse analysis may be adopted, the clarification of what the functional usage of the target language is, [...]

It is concluded that both TBLT and ER are applicable to the work with EFL YLs, and their integration provides EFL Omani YLs with additional English language exposure as well as the opportunity to apply [...]

It should also be noted that even though these standards pose significant challenges for both students and teachers, it is possible to use them as the opportunities to evaluate the quality of language learning.

The progress of a child's language is well-known. In fact, it is a social function of language responsible for its adequate use appropriate to the situation.

In semantic networks, the relationships between the words and morphemes are represented as a labeled graph or, to be more specific, a multigraph where the relationships between the construals may vary based on the scale [...]

The main idea in writing must be of importance to the writer and audience and also be a sentence that can stand on its own.

In this paper, the author will discuss in detail the relevant aspects of Intelligent Language Tutoring Systems and NLP. In addition, the author will discuss the aspects and characteristics of the Arabic Language in relation [...]

The possibility of application of TBLT to develop ER skills in Arab YLs requires a thorough consideration of the learners' specific needs and capabilities.

English is the language of internet and business communication, it is used for the majority of literary and cinematographic works. Another difficulty is that not all students realise the importance of learning a foreign language [...]

The problem is significant due to the lack of parents' knowledge about the importance of language development and the absence of efforts on the part of educators with regards to teaching bilingual children.

The writer's opinion brings out the negative side of the word's interpretation or significance and portrays lack of enough objectives and more productive terms of 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.

This paper examines the statistics of the Armenian language native speakers, history of immigration, primary features of the Armenian language and its role in the modern community of its native speakers, including the perception of [...]

The study of dialects is called Dialectology, it entails studying the geographical and social diversities of language, as well as the speech convention of the number of people who share the norms for the language [...]

Taking into account the fact of the geographical neighborhood of Canada and the USA, which is one of the biggest English speaking countries in the world, it should be clear that the USA has the [...]

The French language is also used as an instrument to tarnish customs consequently promoting the growth of French language and customs. In French customs, the language is used as a representation of unity.

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 field of research methods in linguistics is a dynamic and fast evolving field of study Researchers continuously endeavor to unearth fundamental facts underlying this line of study, the modes and codes of its operation, [...]

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.

Considering the following quote from Fries' paper: "The most efficient materials are those that are based upon a scientific description of the language to be learned, carefully compared with a parallel description of the native [...]

Morphology is a linguistic term that refers to the process of identifying and describing morphemes, parts of speech, intonations, affixes, and root words of a language. This knowledge is important in the improvement of reading [...]

Role of adjectives in Russian Due to the differences in language structures, the role of different parts of speech in Russian and English also differs.

The present study is the actual replication of the study of Chang on the analysis of developmental pragmatics and evolution of speech acts of L2 learners with the increased proficiency levels in English.

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

In some cases, it may force the listener to make guesses based on the context of the speech to develop a meaning because the speaker could be pronouncing a word in a manner that is [...]

There are those who argue that use of authentic materials in teaching listening is more beneficial both to the learners and to the instructors as compared to the use of scripted materials.

Moreover, the investigation is constructed to determine the differences in perceptions of the strategies by foreign language teacher and by Asian students, for the effect carried by the practice of these strategies may differ from [...]

It is therefore believed that similarities and differences in various languages play a significant role in the acquisition of the second language, the more the differences, the difficult it is to acquire the second language [...]

In cases where the interlocutor is of higher social status, the effect to the informant would be either that of aspiration to illustrate same social status to that of the interlocutor's or one that is [...]

Identifying Characteristics of Taxi Drivers as Learners of English for Specific Purposes The group of students includes taxi drivers who will need to meet the existing standards of the language proficiency.

For example, the phrase better is commonly used to demonstrate that a particular product is superior over other rival products that fall in the same category.

The main focus of the study discussed in this paper is the analysis of the contact between English and Arabic languages in Egypt.

Other times, the contact of two languages can lead to a partial replacement of one language by the other. In other cases like in a situation where people without a common language interact, language contact [...]

The process of learning a language also known as language acquisitions is a procedure that begins as soon as a child is born.

An example of a cliche is 'the writing is on the wall.' The appropriate circumstances under which this cliche can be used is when referring to something that is about to happen.

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.

Due to the dynamism of speech as a means of communication, it has a great impact on the confidence, speaking, and listening skills of students while the static nature of written communication greatly affects writing [...]

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 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.

In these cases it is the sound [t] which is changed under the influence of the process of glottalization caused by closure of the gottis in the flow of the speech.[ ], [ ] Deletion/Elision.

The choice of topic for presentation clearly demonstrates a lack of understanding and awareness of the topic of discussion by the audience in terms of analysis of the audience.

Their use relevant and Lamy has succeeded in incorporating them in to the formal tone of his speech. Pronouns and alliterations- Lamy's use of pronouns is balanced and relevant throughout the speech.

It is, therefore, the purpose of this paper to critically discuss the available evidence supporting innate and learning approaches to language acquisition, and their potential criticisms Language acquisition can be described as the process by [...]

It is the language that is most used as a mode of communication in the social media. This thus means that English can be used to derive a common culture among the people of the [...]

So, I realized that the concept of audience was extremely important for my personal narrative essay, and proper selection of the audience made me define how to write the process of writing: I should to [...]

Indeed, if considering the problem from the viewpoint of language skills, one can possibly come to the conclusion that language ambiguity is the result of one's inability to use language tools properly.

The fact that the UK and the US use different languages from the one I was used to presented a big challenge since I had to learn the language again.

This paper is therefore, an analysis of the spoken language to determine why it is used in writing, the current statistics and examples on the same.

In addition, the use of taboo words is proved to be more often observed in people, who are in a state of emotional excitement.

The essay's historical or thematic significance correlates with the Chicano Movement and the theme of language as a distinguishing trait. From a historical perspective, the essay coincides with the Chicano Movement of the 60s and [...]

On the contrary, in application to the use of language, nerds' rejection of current trends and youth culture results in practices that can be associated with white culture.

Even though Sumerian is no longer used, it contributed to the development of the earliest known ancient civilization, Mesopotamia, and, as a result, to the development of other languages and civilizations. Michalowski and Arbor emphasize [...]

Sometimes, it does not take much time and effort to understand the main idea of the message, even if it is in a foreign language.

In this context, the role played by the elders in Indigenous communities is considered the most important since they are the ones 'healing' the language and passing on their knowledge to younger generations. Without a [...]

Conversely, a strong sense of cultural identity, pride, and the utility of the language in the community can inspire children to learn the language their family members speak.

The question is: What are the grammatical gender features in Arabic concerning feminine and masculine gender? The essential component of the Arabic language is the division of genders into masculine and feminine.

The individual is formed through an internal attitude to language, through the formation of personal linguistic meanings; at the same time, it should be remembered that it influences the formation of linguistic traditions.

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

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.

In a world like this, it is important to properly value the significance of becoming accustomed to different ways of expressing yourself verbally.

It is not wrong to use taboo language in correct English for the purpose of expression at a certain moment or in order to give a certain characteristic feature to a character with the help [...]

The paper will argue that, in order to respond to the needs of the multilingual US society better, US schools should introduce a foreign language to their curricula.

Through understanding the reasons, there is a range of different language A language is a tool used for communication that can evoke feelings of belonging and connectedness.

During reading sessions, I would invite ELLs to share personal experiences that connect their cultures with the classroom and universally shared childhood activities, such as shaving.

To address this issue, policymakers can implement various measures, such as anti-discrimination laws, language education and resources, and positive representations of non-native speakers of English in media and education.

In the Irish Times article, the context of production is a newspaper that is part of a broader media landscape generally supportive of immigration and multiculturalism.

The introduction section reveals the purpose of the article to review the connection between the mastery of the Dutch language among immigrants from Syria, their mental health, and the duration and conditions of the reception [...]

Amy Tan writes in her essay "Mother's tong" about the memories of her childhood, the inability of her mother to speak English as if it was her native language, and the ways it influenced the [...]

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.

The instructor's role is to identify the learners' patterns of thinking and comprehension and correct them to increase the efficiency of training.