Department of English Language and Literature Semester 1‚ 2006/07 EL5221: The Linguistic Analysis of Literature Programme Lecturer: A/P Ismail S Talib Brief Module Description This interface module deals with some of the ways that linguistics and discourse analysis can be used for the analysis of literature. Among the topics covered are the grammatical features in literary texts‚ the sounds of poetry‚ and discourse situations in fictional narrative. This module will be useful for higher-degree students
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translation can be achieved through a study of the process of translation with an emphasis on a deductive rather than an inductive approach. INTRODUCTION Foreign language teachers have long been perplexed by a continuum of abundant psycho-linguistic theories. One approach is the traditional method to second/foreign language teaching and learning. This embodied the grammar translation method which developed at the end of the eighteenth century in Germany and spread throughout Europe (Howat‚
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The Scope of Applied Linguistics: AL‚ according to Corder 1974 is the utilization of the knowledge about the nature of language achieved by linguistics research for the improvement of the efficiency of some practical task in which language is a central component. 1. Language and Teaching Approaches & Methods Grammar Translation Method (GTM): Classes are conducted in the mother tongue. This method depends on memorization of lists of new vocabulary in isolation (i.e. no context provided).Great
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Підготувала: Бугрій І. В. Прийняла: доцент Бордюк Л.В. ЛЬВІВ 2015 Structural components: UK LINGUISTIC ETHNOGRAPHY: A DISCUSSION PAPER Coordinating Committee UK Linguistic Ethnography Forum 1 December 2004 0. Preface 1. Linguistics & ethnography 1.1 Ethnography 1.2 Linguistics 1.3 Ethnography in tension with linguistics 1.4 The limits of ethnographic description 1.5 Ethnographies of discourse 2. Linguistic ethnography in the UK 2.1 Academic connections‚ influences and antecedents in the UK 2
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The Enemies of Empire‚ Harold A. Larrabee Thesis: American imperialism during the early twentieth century was strongly opposed by its own citizens‚ including lawyers and bankers from Boston. Moreover‚ it was mentioned as treason of American principles and an anti-imperialist campaign was formed to destroy it‚ a campaign which focused on the aspect of the opinion of its members. Quote: “The anti-imperialists saw the whole problem as a matter of political morality.” The author is stating
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trading with aggressive imperialism"(Uchendu 1965‚ p.4). According to Coleman (1971) “the discovery in 1830 that the Niger entered the Bight of Biafra served as an invitation for traders to penetrate the hinterland” (p.41). According to him between 1886 till 1890 the Royal Niger Company administered territories in the basin of the Niger on behalf of Britain after these areas had been acknowledged in the Berlin conference of 1885 as belonging to Britain. The British merchants were as vital to the
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own countries power. But the threat of imperialism started way before European colonists came into Africa. Missionaries in the 19th century had a main objective of bringing Christianity to the people of Africa. They tried to change the way Africans behaved because European Missionaries saw Africans as being savages and uncivilized and they saw it as their duty to change that. I will be discussing how missionaries were the forerunners of western imperialism in the 19th century. When the world was
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Response “Literacy‚ Discourse‚ and Linguistics” by James Paul Gee Summary: In “Literacy‚ Discourse‚ and Linguistics‚” James Paul Gee attempts to explain “a way of talking about literacy” and “literacy studies.” He describes how a Discourse is not the same as discourse‚ details the different types of Discourses‚ and introduces several new terms to strengthen his argument. Gee’s overall claims‚ in his own words‚ is “the focus of literacy studies or applied linguistics should not be language‚ or literacy
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Angela Young 12/19/2016 CP:World History A Change of Life: African Imperialism In the late 1800s and early 1900s‚ seven European countries (France‚ Germany‚ Britain‚ Italy‚ Spain‚ Belgium and Portugal) were active in claiming African territory as their own. In order for these European countries to gain control they needed a reason. European’s new economic and military strength lead them to a path of
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Imperialism of Britain and the United States: Empire by Obligation When one hears the term imperialism‚ the first thing that usually comes to mind is the vast British Empire‚ expanding all around the world‚ spreading culture‚ beliefs and ideas. Or perhaps the United States of America‚ plunging ever deeper into the vast continent‚ opening up land for settlement by its people. England is known for its military involvement in the countries it colonized; openly using military force on all those
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