Analysis of Piers Plowman NOUNS Somer: sb. Summer. M. nom sg seson: sb. Season. Sonne: sb. Son. Dat nominal Heremite: sb. hermit. Dat nominal Workes: sb. work. Gen sg/ nom/gen/dat/acc pl World: sb. world Wondres: sb. wonders. Gen sg/ nom/gen/dat/acc pl May: sb. The month of May Maluerne: sb. marvel. Dat nominal Banke: sb. bank. Dat nominal Wateres: sb. water. Gen sg/ nom/gen/dat/acc pl Wildernesse: sb. Wilderness Toure: sb. tower. Dat nominal Dongeon: sb. The highest tower of a castle
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Tracking lexical change in present-day English Raymond Hickey Essen University 1 Introduction For several centuries English has been well known for its many cases of conversion‚ for instance it is used very frequently by Shakespeare‚ almost as a stylistic device of his. And to this day it has remained a prominent feature of the language. The standard definition of conversion (Bauer 1988: 90-2; Spencer 1991: 20) is a change in word-class without any alteration
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Part I: Introduction 1 Rationale Metaphor‚ based on the association of similarity‚ is one of the two basic types of semantic transference that have been an interest for many linguistic researchers. Galperin ( 1981: 139-40) states that the term ‘metaphor’ can be understood as the transference of some quality from one object to another. Metaphor is widely used to designate the process in which a word acquires a derivative meaning. In theory‚ there are at least three communicative functions
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old lives and leave behind the sunset. The poor physical conditions and qualities are emphasised in alliteration “shirtless in shorts‚ barefooted” a metaphor is used to describe what the people are in “themselves a landscape”. “Milk white” is an adjective to describe the people’s flesh which
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English II Curriculum 2009-2010 10.1.2 (1st 9 Weeks – 2nd 4 ½ weeks) Thematic Collection 2: From Generation to Generation and Novel of Choice -- Wish You Well by David Baldacci‚ The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd‚ The Chosen by Chaim Potok‚ orEthan Frome by Edith Wharton Essential Questions: How important are family relationships in everyday life? How does familial love transform one’s life? Novel Essential Questions carried over into the 2nd 9 Weeks Hobbs Standards A ____ ____ ____ ____
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Identifying the parts of a news story Getting the gist of a news Making a report based on Reading Describing people‚ places and things Making comparisons Selection: News Story: Universe Younger Than Estimated Age of Oldest Stars Language Focus: Adjectives Discussion Evaluation Jotting important notes Paper and pencil test Recitation Reflection/Reaction paper News Reporting Defining a Filipino epic Showing Understanding and Appreciation of an epic Identifying figures of speech and
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persona to this ghost-story recurrent steam train with its unpleasant sense of isolation and being described as "trapped in a cold tomb". The use of a simile raises the ghastly connotation of the area that he is arriving too. The normal adjective cold being used as an adverb gives the train a negative feel‚ but almost personifies it like a living being would feel temperatures‚ but this point is counteracted when the train is described as a "tomb"... The setting is more or less set in the middle of
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LANGUAGE ANALYSIS TASK – CELTA HELEN MORFYDD YOUNG 10/4/15 1. NAMING THE PARTS OF SPEECH a. Adjective b. Preposition c. Verb d. Adverb e. Noun f. Conjunction g. Pronoun h. Modal auxiliary verb 2. STRUCTURE AND MEANING 2.1 a. Go‚ present simple b. Are saving‚ present progressive c. Have been‚ present perfect simple d. Have been going‚ present perfect progressive e. Had spent‚ past perfect f. had been sleeping‚ past perfect progressive and turned‚ simple past g. have been awarded‚ present perfect
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History of the English Language One thing that makes human culture possible is the language‚ not thought. We cannot form a precise though without the power of words. Surely‚ we can relay on pictures‚ but language is the tool that will help the idea construct more completely‚ precisely‚ with more detail and finesse. Animals communicate‚ but their way of communication is based on cries consisted of limited number of symbols which have general meaning. Example: In case of danger: - A human
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CONTRACTIONS‚ . . . . . . . . . . . 118 IV. POSSESSIVE CASE‚ . . . . . . . . . . 124 V. PRONOUNS‚ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 VI. NUMBER‚ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 VII. ADVERBS‚ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 VIII. CONJUNCTIONS‚ . . . . . . . . . . . 156 IX. CORRELATIVES‚ . . . . . . . . . . . 162 X. THE INFINITIVE‚ . . . . . . . . . . 166 XI
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