«The meaning of the word» Course Project in English Year IV Group 431 Ann Nyagu Research Supervisor: L.P. Gulidova Izmail‚ 2011 Contents Introduction………………………………………………………………3-4 1. CHAPTER 1. Theoretical part…………………………………………….5 2. The lexical meaning versus notion………………………………………7-11 3. Grammatical meaning…………………….……………………………11-13 .1.3.1. Meaning of singularity…………………………………………………13-14 .1.3.2. Meaning of plurarity……………………………………………………
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written word inferior to the spoken‚ and much of the frustration experienced by novelists is the awareness that whatever we manage to capture in even the most transcendent passages falls far short of the richness of life. Dialogue achieves its power in the dynamics of a fleeting moment of sight‚ sound‚ smell and touch." -excerpt taken from Gloria Naylor’s ’The Meanings of a Word’. Words The first sentence of this excerpt can have several interpretations‚ depending on which synonym of the word ’language’
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2014 Words Words are used everyday. It’s the easiest way for humans to communicate. Without words‚ our perception of the world would be perplexing. This demonstrates how important and powerful words are. Words and phrases also evoke different meaning. Words are powerful enough to start wars or create peace. In fact‚ how we present a word can determine someone’s positive or negative outlook on a situation. All words we use have literal or direct meaning. Sometimes words are denoted as being figuratively used
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Narrative Essay Her last words will live forever with me. The night before my grandmother died we said our last good-byes in hopes that she would rest in peace knowing that we loved her. I had known her for 35 years‚ and in those 35 years we had become extremely close. She was not only a grandmother to me but also a friend and a confidant. I feared the day that I would have to deal with the pain and the realization of losing her. Although I knew that day was coming‚ I didn’t want to let her
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it is subtle or known‚ that darkness will eat away at a person’s soul. Kurtz was an intelligent person and respected back home. What happened? He gave into the darkness and unleashed it upon the natives in Africa. In Heart of Darkness‚ Joseph Conrad uses Kurtz’s last words as a recognition of life choices and a proclamation of insight to the consequences of releasing the darkness within. On the surface Kurtz’s last words‚ “The horror! The horror!” (Conrad‚ 69)‚ can be accredited to Kurtz reliving
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Lincoln believed in the Greek meaning of Democracy. Lincoln was a lifelong Whig‚ anti-Jacksonian‚ and anti-proslavery democratic party. To Lincoln there was a difference in definitions. This would explains why Lincoln used the word fairly seldom. Wilentz clarifies Lincoln’s usage expounding‚ “Democracy and not democracy . . . ‘Allow ALL the governed an equal voice in the government’. . . “And that‚ and that only‚ is self-government’” (Wilentz 53). Here we see Lincoln using terms such as “self-government
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November 5‚ 1998 Dr. Osinubi The Meaning of the Word "Nigger" I can recall the first time I paid close attention to the word nigger. In junior high a school fight would occur about every week and of course the whole school would gather together and watch. Well this particular fight sticks out in my mind because it was between two boys of different races‚ Hispanic and black. During their conflict the Hispanic boy bluntly called the black boy a nigger‚ and that was when the rest of the black students
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There are many controversial words in our society that people are encouraged to erase from our language; me of these words include racial and sexist slurs that are no longer deemed as acceptable due to the offensive content and underlying meanings. The word “sick” has transitioned into many different meanings throughout time. Although many people see “sick” as a trendy word with little meaning other than to be “cool”‚ maybe we should consider its hidden meaning and the possibility it may insult someone
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The Meaning of a Word In the essay The Meaning of a Word‚ “Gloria Naylor” discusses the essence of a word and how it can mean different things to different people in a number of situations. Naylor talks about how depending on your race‚ gender‚ or social status using a word like ‘nigger’ can have different meanings. Naylor then uses personal experiences to help the reader visualize how someone views the meaning of the word used in different contexts. Naylor talks about how a written word is never
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Because words are paper thin‚ and sometimes have no meaning‚ we seem to overlook other people’s words. Since you had a bad day‚ you gave your mom attitude on your way home‚ or maybe you told your best friend off. Although these words can sometimes have an impact on how someone else treats you‚ it would only be at that moment in time. As soon as the moment passes‚ only a memory is left‚ and it will almost always be forgotten‚ where as a change purposely done by you can sometimes be the first thought
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