English Language and Linguistics 16.2: 261–280. C Cambridge University Press 2012 doi:10.1017/S1360674312000056 A bit of this and a bit of that: on social identification in Early and Late Modern English letters MINNA NEVALA University of Helsinki (Received 10 December 2011; revised 29 February 2012) This article deals with the use of deictic pronouns this/these and that/those as demonstrative determiners in person-referential terms in Early and Late Modern English personal letters. The
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The Defense of Culture in Ama Ata Aidoo’s No Sweetness Here: The Use of Orality as a Textual Strategy Ode Ogede‚ Ahmadu Bello University‚ Nigeria In her book African Novels and the Question of Orality‚ Eileen Julien bitterly attacks the notion that there is anything particularly African about orality or anything essentially oral about African culture. The "oral form‚" she contends‚ "is not the concrete literary simulacrum of African essence but is‚ rather‚ a manifestation of social consciousness
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Cities and the Creative Class Richard Florida∗ Carnegie Mellon University Cities and regions have long captured the imagination of sociologists‚ economists‚ and urbanists. From Alfred Marshall to Robert Park and Jane Jacobs‚ cities have been seen as cauldrons of diversity and difference and as fonts for creativity and innovation. Yet until recently‚ social scientists concerned with regional growth and development have focused mainly on the role of firms in cities‚ and particularly on how
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affected due to neo-colonialism which produced two kinds of nationalistic response: the elitists’ response and the masses’ reaction. These are contradicting guilds; that often result to disputes between them. The elitists’ position as one of the ruling class‚ usually favour the government because of their own benefit. While on the other hand‚ the masses protests with how the government is controlled because they are deprived with proper compensation. All in all‚ neo-colonialism was a great influence
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A Traditional Class vs. an Online Class As technology progresses substantially‚ it has bearings on every area of our life‚ even on the way of learning. At present‚ we could either attend traditional classes in brick-and-mortar learning institutions‚ or virtual classes in online universities and colleges. Despite sharing some superficial similarities‚ the differences between a traditional class and an online class are remarkable. Both types of learning require instruction from teachers‚ and have
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Existentialism Philosophy 1. Some existentialist do believe in God and some do not. Being an existentialist does not necessarily involve denying the possibility of a higher power. Existentialism is a philosophical position that advocates 1) the individual’s absolute freedom and full capacity to determine its place in the world; 2) the individual as indefinable‚ as outside of all systems and totalities. The individual is only defined on the basis of what they do‚ and with each action they change
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English II- H‚ 1st period December 11‚2012 In “Things fall apart” by Chinua Achebe. The main character Okonkwo is portrayed as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a central or main character who is usually of high noble birth and demonstrates a “fatal flaw”. A fatal flaw is a characteristic that prompts him or her to take an action or make a decision that ultimately leads to his downfall or death. Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero has four parts in order to be in order to determine if okonkwo
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Small Class Teaching or Class Reduction As Hong Kong’s population shrinks‚ school enrolment also drops. There is now a heated debate over the government’s implementation of small-class teaching or class reduction in schools. Schools believe that small-class teaching is the best solution because by reducing the teacher-student ratio‚ there can be more interaction between teachers and students. However‚ the government maintains that this applies only to primary levels. For secondary schools‚
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chapters and after first day of class‚ we learned about Ethical Issues‚ Threats to Information Security‚ Protecting Information Resources‚ creating a process to help eliminate time and cost at the work place. Ethical issue was discussed regarding the illegal downloading of music and movies through internet sites or apps available on our phones. Since we are attending classes and our education level is rising‚ what were out thoughts on the illegal downloads? People in class stated that it is easier to
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Texture in Text: A Discourse Analysis of a News Article Using Halliday and Hasan’s Model of Cohesion Paul A. CRANE 1. Introduction The study and analysis of actual language in use is the goal of text and discourse analysis. Michael Halliday‚ one of the linguists credited with the development of systemic linguistics and functional grammar‚ defines text as any authentic stretch of written or spoken language. According to Halliday (1994: xiv) the historical study of linguistics first involved
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