1 Linguistics and sociolinguistics It is difficult to see adequately the functions of language‚ because it is so deeply rooted in the whole of human behaviour that it may be suspected that there is little in the functional side of our conscious behaviour in which language does not play its part. Sapir (1933) Language is a complicated business. In everyday talk‚ we use the word ‘language’ in many different ways. It isn’t clear how ‘language’ should be defined or what the person on the street thinks
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"A Sorrowful Woman" by Gayle Godwin Once upon a time there was a wife and mother one too many times One winter evening she looked at them: the husband durable‚ receptive‚ gentle; the child a tender golden three. The sight of them made her so sad and sick she did not want to see them ever again. She told the husband these thoughts. He was attuned to her; he understood such things. He said he understood. What would she like him to do? "If you could put the boy to bed and read him the story about
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Charles Baudelaire.. Born in Paris in 1821‚ Charles Baudelaire has long been recognized as not only one of the greatest poets of the nineteenth century but also a forefather of modern art. Baudelaire lived during a tumultuous time in French history and his work was impacted by a number of political events. However‚ his personal life was also turbulent: One of the most scarring episodes of his life was the death of his father in 1827 and his mother’s hasty remarriage to a general in the French
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NATIONAL TALENT SERVICE EXAM (NTSE) MODEL QUESTION PAPER MENTAL ABILITY TEST PART – 1 Directions: In the following questions (1 – 10) there are five groups of letters in each. Four of these groups are alike in same way while one is different. Find the one that is different and will be your answer as well. Q1. (a) asibu (c) oinak (e) yaixe Ans. (b) oarse (d) zamol (d) as each contains 2 consonants and 3 vowel but d does not. Q2. (a) MNM (c) VWD (e) KLO Ans. (b) HJR (d)
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Many type of literatures expressed in more than one way in how to understand it. Those ways in order to understand particular literature called approach. In this case‚ poetry written by very well-known American poet‚ named Sara Teasdale. Sara Teasdale respected by all her wonderful works. Her poetries continued to be admired by many reader all over the world. One of those following reasons was very beautiful way she expressed her talent into it. Spring Night was created
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Experiment 1: "A cis to trans conversion" Saturday‚ June 25‚ 2005 4:19 PM Notes on Theory • Alkenes o They are hydrocarbons with a C=C double bond • Double bonds are stronger and more reactive than single bonds o Hydrocarbons with double bonds used to be known as "olefins"‚ because they had an oily appearance • "Oleum" means oil • "Ficare" means make • Isomers o Geometric isomers have the same molecular formula‚ but a different geometric arrangement • They also have different physical properties
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1 Class XII: Chemistry Chapter 1: The Solid State Concept 1. Solid: Solid is a state of matter in which the constituting particles are arranged very closely. The constituent particles can be atoms‚ molecules or ions. Properties of solids: a. They have definite mass‚ volume and shape. b. Intermolecular distances are short and hence the intermolecular forces are strong. c. Their constituent particles have fixed positions and can only oscillate about their mean positions. d. They are incompressible
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The focus of this essay‚ to determine what seem to be ’objective’ features of ’New Criticism’‚ will be based on three poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson. The first poem in this study ’ "Over the dark world flies the wind" ’ and the one which I shall pay particular attention to‚ is a poem of ten lines and is purportedly the type of lyric which David Buchbinder like Graham Martin suggests lends itself best to this type of literary theory: Though the new critics were careful always to signal that
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layers of dreams‚ like how the mind is made up of layers and layers. Sounds like inception to me. Significant poetic devices and their significance (eg: Metaphors‚ symbols‚ rhyme scheme‚ form‚ imagery‚ repetition… etc) Structural analysis 1. ABAB rhyme scheme per stanza. These are thus couplets. They are used to make the poem have an upbeat and overall happy rhythm throughout the poem‚ as one would have when you are in your happy place. 2. Four lines per stanza throughout. Implies a
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“Compare and contrast the presentation of female protagonists in Gothic Literature‚ in order to determine the validity of Gothic as a serious genre rather than the merely macabre” The three texts; Bram Stoker’s Dracula‚ The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter and Selected poems by John Keats project images of female characters in very different ways. Much of the portrayal of females is in correlation to the attitudes and position of women within society at the time of writing. The preconception
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