Linguistics Essay Topics & Examples. Page 5

Although the well-structured approach, in theory, could simplify the use of language, a vagueness of language can be the case as it is essential for some social interactions. In other words, it is a "language [...]

This essay will focus on the effects of learning a foreign language on communication competency, specifically interpersonal, cultural, and leadership skills. Firstly, one of the essential effects of learning a new language is an increase [...]

Everybody was left breathless after the boisterous bang had hit the floor in the elevator on the 4th floor of the 'De Javu plaza'.

It is important to note that the key difference between the two theories is that UGH proposes that language is innate in humans and language structure is universal while LRH contends that language is a [...]

The third perspective is the interactionist one, stating that both learning and nature have a great influence on the child in the process of language acquisition, and the main task of the science is to [...]

Overall, in her paper "Regional Variation in the Perception of Sociophonetic Variants of Spanish /s/", author Lauren Schmidt argues that socio-economic, gender, and geographic factors affect the /s/-weakening patterns and the level of perception between [...]

When evaluating the significance of Arcedelo and Goodwyn's research, one must stress that the authors not only made a very interesting commentary on the specifics and significance of baby signs, but also provided the foil [...]

It should be kept in mind, that such messages require special care to avoid damaging the quality of the relationship; the ability to correctly convey negative information to the recipient is the key to a [...]

The three main approaches to teaching literacy described in the course book are commercial literacy programs; theme-based literacy programs; and literature based programs.

In order to present all the effects that such devices as cochlear implants have on the development of speech, one of the criteria which can be used is the age of a particular person.

He decided to undertake a study, and the results were stunning: all most people read on the Internet is not that 20% of words written, but just the headline of the article and then they [...]

This is in the process of determining the rates of obtaining writing and speaking skills among foreign language students. In conclusion, the article establishes the relationship between acquisition of speaking and writing skills among foreign [...]

According to the latest news, more and more people believe in the coming of the new Prophet. The witnesses claim, he was receiving a new message from the God at that moment.

The article by Wilson explores the role of the nonprofit organization in the process of delivery of language access services to persons with limited English proficiency in the setting of Philadelphia.

Therefore, the immediate understanding of the title is that the research aims at generate the various uses of the discourse marker but.

In this paper, I summarize the article and offer my comments and remarks on the viability of Salsbury, Crossley and McNamara findings on the psycholinguistic values as an important measure of vocabulary knowledge in the [...]

In the study reported in this article, Zasyekin proposes a theoretical framework that can be used to analyze translation of literary texts. The major aim of Zasyekin as expressed in this article is to prove [...]

In this article, the authors venture to discuss the statuses of the concept of phoneme in the realms of psycholinguistics. These two insights concern the fact that assertions come in the wake of departure from [...]

Of importance is the finding that the native Arabs were more accurate in discriminating vowel length contrasts in Arabic than the native Japanese and Australians.

First of all, it can be said that everything that happens to achieve something in the world is a kind of situation that may be described as 'case' in the universe.

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 [...]

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.

In fact, Learning to Read is an account of Malcolm, his life as a prisoner showing how the dictionary contributed to his present position.

The prevailing diversity of people, as witnessed in the United Nations has, is, and continues to draw the attention of different people.

According to conversation analysis made, a human being has certain behaviors, which develop in a sequence of actions, allowing interactions and negotiation among the people.

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.

Lucie schools to teach the English language to identify conflicting policy issues regarding the teaching of English to Language Learners in other states. The main objective of this study is to investigate the policies guiding [...]

After the target area of learning and the method for achieving a particular type of learning is implemented, the next step necessary for a teacher to take is to involve the students actively in the [...]

This paper will also seek to explain how social psychology has been a factor in influencing the reception and resistance to bilingualism. This paper has discussed how literacy is vital in determining the resistance or [...]

From the above analysis of the complexity of human language, it can be concluded that mastering human language is much more complex than the evidence purported by earlier scientists about the mastery of human language [...]

The use of Derivational morphology changes the meaning of the initial word; this is by the introduction of the suffixes this combination of new words to the initial words helps in creating a new meaning [...]

Particularly, I want to examine the presentation of the texts in terms of interpersonal meaning presented in the two texts, including such elements as Engagement, Attitude, and Graduation.

Most of the languages in the world fall under the endangered languages category with UNESCO approximating the percentage of endangered languages to be around 60%-80%.

There has been a debate on the usage of the terms sentence and clause in English syntax with most scholar arguing that there is an overlap in the usage of the terms.

The study of the word English is said to be a derivation from the 12th century Old English englisc from Engle.

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 [...]

These two November entries can be particularly helpful to students learning Spanish because they have selected words that carry a lot of significance in the Spanish culture and have then applied them in practical situations.

In the environmental domain, the similarities to other varieties are minimal as far as the bulk of vocabulary units in the environmental domain of New Zealand English are either of Maori origin or denote the [...]

The RRG theory does not rest on the description of a particular language, researching the way of interaction between syntax, semantic and pragmatics across the language and across the languages.

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.

Thus, the study of the sociolinguistic variation is closely associated with the awareness of the various linguistic particularities and elements, which are associated with using language by various social and gender groups.

Both concur that only a few who do not have disorders of languages can have the privilege to seething and be able to attribute them in languages and speech.

Institutions that moderate the use of grammar in a certain language are worthwhile because they provide the structure of a language as it should be used.

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".

The communism threat was aggravated by several factors such as the activities of the Soviet Union, the decline of China, the invention and advancement of atomic bomb courtesy of the Soviet Union.

The issue of the Protection of Corporate Political Speech case is focused on the question: Why do corporations receive legal protections for political speeches, while they provide limitations to the company's accountability to people?

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 [...]

In his article Viva Bilingualism, James Fallows analyzes such issue as bilingualism in the United States, in particular, the author argues that two or even more languages can successfully co-exist in America and it will [...]

It also can be sensed that the subject of the speech along with its content indirectly was used as guidelines in assessing certain behavior in the light of the recent difficult financial situation that the [...]

According to Andrews, "This new version of language that bears a correlation to the internet is more of a linguistic vandalism, in which spelling of the English language turns out to be extremely superfluous, and [...]

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 [...]

In this case, the dependent variable is the result of the test, while the independent one is the listening support conditions.

Bulk of the statements in contemporary English originates from overseas and not Old English. This followed the Norman occupation which was significant in the expansion of the English language.

Intertextual analysis may function as the mirror of society on the textual level, it gives the reflection of the interaction of societal elements on the basis of recurrence of ideas in texts and references to [...]

The following analysis will examine the aspects of African American Vernacular Languages as it creates variability in the language, its prevalence in comparison to the entirety of the sample taken, an examination of patterns across [...]

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 culture of the society his family belongs to greatly influences how he imbibes the culture and how he expresses his developing personality.

The last reason comes in terms of the fact that learning a second language requires a lot of time and efforts. They already have learned a language which is used in most parts of the [...]

According to, laws that require English to be the only official language that should be in U. However, supporters of laws that require English to be the only language that should be used in U.

The study of the Australian variant of English helps to identify the trends in the development of the language on the continent.

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.

Adults play a huge role in the language development of children, as they need someone who uses simple language incorrect form and is flexible enough to adjust his language to suit the child's.

According to the article, an earlier study had indicated that bilinguals are better than monolinguals in holding back irrelevant information when learning a new language.

The Behaviorist theory is also criticized in the way it handles or fails to handle the patterning of language which can be described in linguistic science.

English being the global language of business and speaking English being a prerequisite to procure admission in a prestigious institution is one of the most popular second language or learner languages across the world.

Since Greece is a group of islands surrounded by the watery sea, its language, Greek took time to spread into surrounding countries as well as the western languages since the sea presented itself as a [...]

The research, which has been carried out, is aimed at analyzing the role of nonverbal communication in the acquisition of the foreign language.

Literature on conversational interaction studies reveal that much of the empirical research has been carried out in laboratory settings, hence some researchers opine that patterns may differ if the research is done in L2 classroom [...]

In this context, the activities of CODOFIL are educational, cultural to the French speaking Louisiana community and strengthening Louisiana ties with the international Francophone community.

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 [...]

In order for one to well comprehend the philosophy of science, there are some fundamental components of the discipline that need to be scrutinized and these include data, theories and its shaping principles.

By 9 to 12 months, it is said that infants can now learn how to listen, they can seem to understand what "no" means and it is also the time they can associate a certain [...]

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 [...]

Etymology, the study of the history of words provides the stage when they entered a language, provide a source, as well as how their form and meaning have changed over time.

Cook et al.suggested how the situational context influences how a person communicates: the people present; what was just previously said; the topic of conversation; the task that communication is being used to accomplish; and the [...]

For a child with severe cases of phonological disorder, the articulation may be impaired to such an extent that children experience social difficulties and difficulties making basic needs known to others.

The other side is about the rule or patterns of the ordering and of the relationships between the words and other elements that construct a phrase or a sentence.

In the whole process of listening and reading, students try to understand the content taking base the very knowledge and concept about which they are aware of and also about the speaker, the situation and [...]

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 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 [...]

Different imitation techniques that the teacher uses to teach the students the phonological system of the foreign language cannot be used in the teaching peculiarities of syntax and lexicon of the foreign language.

The two major sections of the interview were following: "personal experiences of learning to speak Tai-gi at home and Mandarin at school; 2) the languages parents use in the home with their children", as well [...]

In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters.

The program of 'contrastive linguistics' was formulated in the 1960s and 1970s with the primary goal of making foreign language teaching more efficient.

The purpose of Umberto Eco, one of the most noted literary figures of the contemporary era, in this article begins in expressing the problem of representing space into words.

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 [...]

The Mongolian languages are spoken by about 6 million people who live mainly in three regions: the Republic of Mongolia, the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region of China, and the region of Lake Baykal in Siberia.

Saussure's division of the linguistic sign into the signifier and the signified stresses that the meaning of a sign does not inhere in the signifier, but is the product of a process of signification, of [...]

According to the paradigm based on cognitive psychology, second language acquisition is based in part on information processing and in part on studies and theory that have evolved over the years on the role of [...]

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".

In this system, English is a secondary language geared to making students catch up with their academics until they can get comfortable enough to join mainstream English classes.'Bilingual education is a step backward in our [...]

Within the frames of another tradition, the impact of mass communication and mass culture on language and mass consciousness is analyzed in a different critical way.

It is very neccessory to the one who speaks any of the language, to have the knowledge of use of phonetic alphabet in the language, so others can understand his words.

Regarding the forms which you did not hear, such as "may can," "should could," etc: "may" and "might" are the only constituents that can occur first in a double modal, since they have the strongest [...]

Tense and the various elements of tense have been the topic for several researches and studies, and the research findings and results in these aspects of syntax have been numerous.

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.

Perhaps the best way to begin the discussion is to clearly define first the meaning of literal. The best way to understand this predicament is to cite a concrete example, and that in this case, [...]

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, [...]

When code-switching is regarded as the custom in a language society like Hong Kong, it can reinforce contacts, particularly when both parties of the conversation understand English that is being used.

It is revealed that the world's English speakers which can be categorized to those who speak it natively, as a second language in their own country and as a foreign language entirely have already outnumbered [...]

The paper presents two research questions and the background information on the reading performance gap, along with the significance of the analysis.

Teaching foreign language presupposes the gradual improvement of the knowledge of linguistic units and grammar rules that are needed to build sentences and communicate.

A plethora of people trying to improve their speaking face the problem of the lack of confidence, not to mention the expression in a foreign language.

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.

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.

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.

That is why much attention is devoted to the development of tools, models, and methods of language teaching that are used in modern educational establishments to achieve success and ensure a high level of language [...]

The author vividly presents the variety of incomprehensible examples of Chinglish phrases and objectively presents the opposing views of different sides of the discussion about the appropriateness of "mangled English".

First of all, in the majority of Indo-European languages, there are several similarities in the meanings of words and their pronunciation which makes the understanding of the context easier for a learner.

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.

Another example of an authentic assessment is a simple story retelling when a student has to retell main ideas after reading or listening to the text.

It is a critical element of language, as it contributes to the improved understanding of the main message and can work at the unconscious level.

The second topic that will also be highlighted is the use of everyday words and challenges arising from the real-life application of the English language for English language learners.

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 [...]

Thus, it is the role of teachers to encourage students not to be afraid of making mistakes and sharing their thoughts, especially in language learning.

The book The Cheese and the Worms depicts the amazing history of Domenico Scandella, a miller in Menocchio, an Italian province, who suggested a unique vision regarding the process involved in the creation of the [...]

The particular topic that I decided to study within the frame of the project is the usage of such expressions as 'to make an appointment andto make an appointment in the English language.

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