Category: Linguistics 473

Table of Contents Introduction Historical overview of the sign language and gesturing Informal communication Humour in Language Examples of gestures Use of Signing Language on Cartoons Analysis of Gestures in Sign Language Conclusion Reference List Introduction What is language? We all have a notion that a language is a tool of communication or the main…

Table of Contents Literature Review Methodology Results and Discussion Teaching Implications Limitations to the study Conclusion References Discourse is a lengthy formal discussion of a certain subject. Discourse can be represented verbally or written. In linguistics, discourse is used to refer to texts and sometimes to a speech. There is a criteria used by writers…

Language is one of the major forms of cognition that distinguishes humans from other species on the planet. Representatives of many other species tend to rely on sounds produced by voice as means of communication, some species even use partially learned systems of vocalisations; however, humans are the only species worldwide that is known to…

Table of Contents Introduction Theme Tone References Introduction Walt Whitman is a free verse innovator and reformer of American poetry, whose primary ideas are peoples closeness to nature and kinship of a person with all people and all phenomena of the world. Moreover, he gained fame as the first nationwide poet in the United States…

Table of Contents A Brief Historical Review Phonological Variation Lexical Variation Morphosyntactic Variation Sociolinguistic Attitudes and Tendencies in Spanish of Ecuador References A Brief Historical Review Ecuador was subjugated by the Spaniards in 1534, after conquering the Incas in the modern territory of Peru. The resistance of the native population in the region was suppressed…

Table of Contents Introduction Method Discussion References Introduction Although the New Orleans dialectic group belongs to the vast family of North American accents, it has its own unique character. The New Orleans dialect represents a whole group of dialects, individual features of which are completely different from nearby regional ways of pronunciation. The dialect situation…

Speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King and Alicia Garza share the same message. Each speakers speech revolves around the rights of African Americans, their deprivation, discrimination, and structural and national racism. Dr. King speaks slowly, more figuratively, mentioning various states where the problem is serious  Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama. Alicia Garza is already building longer…

In the article Mother Tongue, Amy Tan, a daughter of Chinese immigrants brought up in America, describes the importance of the mother tongue in her life. The definition of mother tongue relates to the language of the country of her origin, as well as the tongue her mother speaks. The latter is a mixture of…

Table of Contents Introduction Background Method Results Discussion Conclusion References Introduction The differences between various English accents are a well-researched topic, particularly when it comes to the North American and British variations. The difference in how various groups pronounce words may be the most important point of discussion on the topic. It is the most…

Table of Contents Introduction Chinese Kinship Term Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Kinship terminology is a system applied in many world languages in reference to people one is related to. The Chinese kinship terminology is widely studied owing to its complexity. Through continued analysis, many editions have been developed by scholars over the last two thousand…