Linguistics Essay Topics & Examples. Page 5

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.

In the modern study of linguistics, the availability of the adaptation theory of linguistics and the relevance theory makes the analysis of pragmatic markers application possible.

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.

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.

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 [...]

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.

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.

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.

Lesson plan Title - Teaching phenomic segmentation Aim - Learning to count the sounds in a word Activities: Rubber band stretch: The teacher models with a large rubber band how to stretch out a word [...]

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.

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.

The inclusion of morphology and syntax in this context is considered important because the final stages in the translation process require that meaning should not be lost and that the translation should not be far [...]

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.

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 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 [...]

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.

According to the definition proposed in this paper, wealth is a combination of both spiritual and material values that a person has or thinks to have.

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 death of languages is blamed on many factors but the prime reason for our world today is the rise to prominence of a few languages which seem to serve all purposes.

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.

The communication process involves the source of the message that encodes the information and then passes it via the communication channel.

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 speech 'More Perfect Union' became the basic method of Obama's address racial problem in the USA; he covered the issues concerning the current nature of politics and social misprints left on the basis of [...]

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 [...]

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.

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.

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 [...]

I will provide some examples of metaphoric use of language in politics and the consequences of this form of language in politics."Of all forms of culture, it seems that language is that one which develops [...]

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 [...]

And the man to conceptualize the meaning of this language in the world of ours is no one else than Hans-Georg Gadamer.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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.

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.

Phrases such as 'pain', 'pain in the neck, and 'bingo' are commonly used by American teenagers and prove the notion what Ellis conforms that teenagers' skill over a range of styles and slang jargons indicates [...]

The current essay deals with a crucial issue of the interrelation of syntax and lexical meaning in the process of word formation and constructing utterances and longer structural elements of a discourse.

While learning a foreign language, two types of approaches are used: A deductive approach An inductive approach A deductive approach is used under the influence of any suggested rule by the teacher.

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.

The degree of development of speech inevitably affects feeling of the child when skill to state the ideas and to understand speech of associates influences their place and a role in a society.

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.

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 [...]

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.

The existence of these problems deteriorates the outcomes of the introduced policies and decreases the effectiveness of second language education in Canada.

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".

These characteristics make the Yucatec Mayan language quite similar to other Mayan languages, with the principle of articulation being prominent in the Mayan language family due to the recurrent use of the vowel-vowel sequence. Therefore, [...]

The purpose of this critique is to evaluate the speech I gave during the class, note the strong and weak points as I see them after the fact, and suggest improvements.

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.

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.

The rule is about the necessity to omit needless words. In fact, the rule instructs how to be to the point and to employ words effectively.

Overall, I believe that this slogan is one of the best historical examples of the use of poetic language in an advertisement.

The whiteboard was also used in the delivery of the content of this interactive lesson for the young learners. A cognitive learning strategy was applied in the lesson to manage the expectations of learners and [...]

However, it has to be mentioned that sometimes I use a mixture of traditional Chinese and the dialect, as it increases the effectiveness of communication.

I found the explanation of a concept of research paper to be the most difficult of all assignments in this semester; however, I strongly feel that despite the difficulty, I delivered a thorough research paper.

In Standard English comparative form of adjectives is formed with the help of the suffix er, if the word consists of less than two syllables, and it is formed with the help of the word [...]

The third section presents the instrument, which is the Questionnaire designed by the researcher to measure the frequency of strategy use by university students.

The following scheme was applied: I chose a card, read the word in accordance with its transcription, read its translation, and then put the card into the second pile, and so with all the cards.

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

The assessment of the potential and current problems is crucial for the successful elimination of further complications. In the following paper, the article concerning language development in children who are 3-6 years old will be [...]

The second young man asked him where he bought his phone and also he was interested in the quality of this phone.

The written text is performed in the form of an article and is written in the publicist style. In this sentence, the word "he" is anaphoric and refers to the officer.

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.

For instance, census data in the past few decades never revealed the existence of such a large number of aboriginal languages in Canada.

The study aims to answer the following research question: Is the politeness theory applicable to internet interaction between Omani men and women?

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 [...]

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 [...]

In the paintings originating from the Rubin Museum of art, there is this specific catchy piece of art of Shantarakshita and his holy life in the Himalayan region in the 18th century.

I also know that by traveling, I will be able to learn more about the world around me, or a world, in particular, that is of interest to me.

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.

With regard to current research conducted in the sphere of L1 use, Arabic can have a positive role in teaching and learning English as a second 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 [...]

The principal emphasis is put on the lexical side of the language; thus, the researchers carry out a detailed analysis of the vocabulary units that the students employ.

What is the role of a teacher in teaching grammar in the writing context? The second part of the research will focus on the teachers' perspectives on the teaching of grammar and its role in [...]

The knowledge of the two aspects of translation enables the translators' brain to read the source information and translate it instantly without errors.

The choice was quite correct as I had a set of questions and I could see the reaction to this or that question, which enabled me to adjust my enquiry and maintain the friendly atmosphere.

This is quite similar to the rapid construction of a grammar theory that is described by Ottenheimer, and he suggests that children at an early age understand the importance of language and use it as [...]

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.

In addition, some members of the group could not cooperate fully in the course of the project. The concept relies on the theory which states that at the quantum level, a change of state of [...]

The present paper offers a summary and discussion of the results of a study dedicated to the effects of cultural instruction on foreign language learning.

The study aims to identify the beliefs and attitudes of Saudi English teachers towards the communicative language teaching approach that prevent them from improving students' communicative competencies.

It is quite important to note that people from different parts of the world may speak the same language but in different speech.

The main goal of the given activity is to use the new vocabulary that is learned regarding the particular topic, master communication skills, and promote the ability to use these words in dialogues of various [...]