Linguistics Essay Topics & Examples. Page 8

Anne Fadiman also develops the idea of the language's significance in her The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, and it is important to refer to the experience of Lia Lee's parents in the [...]

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

In fact, the aspect of globalization can be argued to be the main reason for the spread of the English language.

Children normally respond and comprehend to simple tasks; and can speak simple sentences and phrases. Besides that, children are capable to use interrogative sentences using words such as "how" and "when".

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.

Failure to understand the perceived meaning of the drawings led to the development of such stereotypes. The surfaces made the presentation of drawings extremely difficult owing to the ability of the surfaces to regenerate.

For example, in his debate for gay marriage Sullivan indicates that conservatives consider gay marriage to be "a slippery slope towards polygamy and other things such as pedophilia, or even bestiality" and as such it [...]

This hypothesis was put forward in the year 2004 to try and get a solution to the problem of language origin.

The use of figurative language does not include the literal meaning of the words. A cliche is used to denote the loss of originality of the phrase.

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 [...]

However, Chinese and Hong Kong migrants usually lack language to converse with local and other foreign academicians and students from different parts of the world.

The use of conjunctions is also altered by introducing other words in addition to the conjunction to make it a phrase.

The book of the author provides the background and analysis of the history of his education and helps understand how he became a person he is today.

In conclusion, both writers disclose their understanding of the role of language in shaping and maintaining cultural and ethnical identities. However, both Rodriguez and Tan realize that loss of identity lead to loss of the [...]

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.

Compared to her, June Jordan, the author of a study on the Black English, dwells upon the problem of being different as well, considering the social inacceptance of the dialect and the Black subculture: "white [...]

Therefore, it is the responsibility of teachers to utilize the various assessment ways in order to determine the progress of their students.

Since the organization has an official website all official communication within the organization as well as to the organization's clients is done through the internet.

Either because of the work of people's imagination, or because of the genius of the writers, people believe in what they read, which makes them live the life of a story character.

In many of the educational facilities, there is a misguided notion that these students will automatically fit into the society in their institutions through their interaction with the natives, but this often results to miscommunication [...]

The major conclusion of the part of Martin Luther King's speech touching upon the issue of Ho Chi Min's land reform is that this reform was benevolent for the peasants, and can be categorized as [...]

It is not difficult to find examples of the extinction of languages in the wake of the introduction of English. Some of the most active areas of extinction include the American West, where a variety [...]

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 [...]

The input stands for the contribution or participation effort of the learner while the output is productivity or results received from the learner, in this case, of immigrants the output is the ability to comprehend [...]

On the other hand, the extinction of minor languages leads to the extinction of certain cultural groups and their individualities, turning the world into a global grey crowd.

Its purpose is to update on the latest state of a news item. Therefore, a fitting definition of news is an item of communication through mainstream, official and personal means of communication that passes on [...]

This will give an account of the ESL program and its effects to many, in the program. The use of this program will, enhance development and cohesion in the society.

On the one hand, the simplest view of language is that it is a means of communication and rendering essential information.

Fantini on Cultural and Intercultural Dimensions of Language to determine the ways in which the language reflects the culture and its worldview.

Writing tasks based on individual understanding of a subject have been utilized to train students in writing skills. Academic writing principles were not to be dispensed at any level of scholarly writing assignments.

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 [...]

In this example, a comma is used before the conjunction 'and' to correctly connect two independent clauses namely, 'The tyrant has fallen' and 'Iraq is free' into one sentence.

With the help of the lexicon, it is possible to learn more about the meanings of words in languages, their relations and use, and define the categories of these words and meaningful phrases.

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 [...]

The organization's efforts are commendable since they make a difference in the lives of thousands of vulnerable people in the US and all over the world. In response to the vast suffering experienced by the [...]

Watching the video on YouTube with Kiera Brinkley I was inspired by her mode of life, her strong character and desire to live.

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.

However, with the technological advancements that the world is currently facing, the status of writing, especially with regards to text messaging is being threatened.

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.

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 [...]

Culture on the other hand has a big influence in the contents of the language used in that society. It is therefore of great importance to understand both the language and the culture.

As it can be seen from the abovementioned, it was not that the new languages simply took the place of the Latin language and started reigning in the sphere of literature and science.

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

For example, in the television show "A Charlie Brown Christmas", the cartoonist Charlez Schulz presented a scenario, in which Linus tells Charlie Brown: "Of all the Charlie Browns in the world, you are the Charlie [...]