people consider the tragedy of Ophelia is because the “crulty” of Hamlet(Schlegel‚ 1973) and the happy ending of Portia is due to her intelligence. While no matter it’s the crulty of Hamlet or it’s the intelligence of Portia‚ the results of the two fair ladies come up with a premise: they live in different environments. Many criticists don’t agree the “settings” of many Shakespeare’s plays because there are some mistakes in details(Tolstoy‚1906). But there is a basic guess we can make that Ophelia is
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I. Sociolinguistics It is the study of the effect of any and all aspects of society on languages .It also studies how language varieties differ between groups separated by certain social variables‚ e.g.‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ status‚ gender‚ level of education‚ age‚ etc.‚ and how creation and adherence to these rules is used to categorize individuals in social or socioeconomic classes. As the usage of a language varies from place to place‚ language usage also varies among social classes‚ and
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Friday 5th period Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair “Fair is foul and foul is fair” is a pervading theme throughout the world-known play‚ Macbeth‚ written by William Shakespeare. This theme simply means that “nothing is as it seems”. It is evident because some situations might seem to be good‚
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“Fair is foul and foul is fair”. The text Macbeth is asphyxiated in themes of treachery‚ dishonesty‚ deception shown by the quote “Fair is foul and foul is fair”. This quote shows that despite the fact that something appears to be devout and pure it may underneath be treacherous and evil. The text is smothered in lies and betrayal from various characters. Shakespeare portrays this theme through the Witches and Hecate’s meandering of Macbeth’s prophecy which tricks Macbeth in to believing he is insuperable
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“Fair is foul and foul is fair‚” chant the witches in the first scene of Macbeth. This paradoxical statement adds to the play’s sense of moral confusion and immediately sets the stage for what becomes one of the main themes of the play‚ by implying that nothing is quite as it seems. Countless times‚ characters in the play are unable to discern the true meaning and reality behind deceptive appearances. In Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ deception is a recurring theme‚ developed through cryptic means of speech
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linguistics: 1. comparative; 2. history of linguistics (historical); 3. etymology. Synchronic linguistics: 1. descriptive (phonetics and phonology; grammar; morphology; syntax; semantics; pragmatics) 2. psycholinguistics; 3. sociolinguistics; 4. stylistics and rhetoric; 5. contrastive linguistics; 6. lexicography … Applied linguistics is an inter- and multi disciplinary science. Interdisciplinary means that it lies b/w 2 science sub-branches. E.g. psychology + linguistics
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“Is it Fair” Introduction Cohen (1986) argues that corruption has been described as “acting on opportunities‚ created by virtue of one’s authority‚ for personal gain at the expense of the public one is authorized to serve.” Cohen felt that it can be dangerous that the officers accept these gratuities because what might start without intent on the part of the officer may be become a patterned expectation and can lead to targeting and misuse of power if the gratuity stops. On a different
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Observer’s paradox has been regarded as one of the obstacles present in gaining a valid account of variation among the subjects of sociolinguistics studies. It is a condition where informants’ behaviour or speech style is affected by the presence or intervention of the observer conducting the interview. For the first half of the essay‚ I’ll discuss the reasons why Observer’s Paradox might be present during the observation of field works which includes main theories by Labov (1972)‚ Bell (1984) and
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Vernacular schools in Malaysia can be traced as far back as 55 years. They form an integral part of the historical and cultural identity of this country (Centre for Public Policy Studies‚ 2012). Vernacular schools have a role to play to ensure “cultural heritage is preserved through the generations…the Chinese and Tamil languages in these schools don’t just function as a medium of instruction…and also provide a link to the community’s cultural heritage” (Centre for Public Policy Studies‚ 2012). The
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“Fair is Foul‚ and Foul is Fair” The play Macbeth‚ was written around 1606 by the famous poet William Shakespeare. In the plot‚ Macbeth is told prophecies by three witches and he does everything in his power to make sure he becomes the king‚ as they proclaimed‚ including murder. In Macbeth‚ one theme presented is “fair is foul‚ and foul is fair‚” meaning that things appearing to be good are sometimes bad‚ and things that at first seem bad can actually be good. There are many examples in the play
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