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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Question: What are the fundamentals in Linguistics? Explain each of them and illustrate with relevant examples. by Samuel T.T. Wee Linguistics is the science of language. All areas of language can be examined scientifically such as grammar‚ sounds‚ meaning‚ just to name a few. For the purposes of this essay‚ I shall limit the fundamentals of linguistics to the following: phonetics and phonology‚ pragmatics‚ semantics‚ discourse morphology and syntax. Phonetics and Phonology Pronunciation can be
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The opposition (in the linguistic sense) may be defined as a generalised correlation of lingual forms by means of which a certain function is expressed. The correlated elements (members) of the opposition must possess two types of features: common features and differential features. Common features serve as the basis of contrast‚ while differential features immediately express the function in question. The oppositional theory was originally formulated as a ; phonological theory. In various contextual
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banking. The convenience has even been extended to a cell phone or smart phone as they are referred too. At the same time‚ all of the convenience and little to no security method is implemented. This proposal is geared to help people who have been victimized. Surveys‚ secondary data‚ and field research will all be of help to anyone that needs it. INTRODUCTION: Convenience versus Security‚ everything is able to be completed online‚ whether it’s shopping‚ banking‚ taxes‚ or simple communication
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Memory 1. Discuss the process of memory. In particular‚ discuss The different types of memory and relate each one to a Personal experience. In psychology‚ memory is the process in which information is encoded‚ stored‚ and retrieved. Encoding allows information that is from the outside world to reach our senses in the forms of chemical and physical stimuli. In this first stage we must change the information so that we may put the memory into the encoding process. Storage is the second memory
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Research Proposal‚ Part I Rodriquez Richmond Don Fairbee Courtney Westmoreland CJA/334 - RESEARCH METHODS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE JOHN FERRANTE May 2‚ 2013 Introduction Correctional inmates engage in drug-related and sexual risk behaviors‚ and the transmission of HIV‚ hepatitis‚ and sexually transmitted diseases occurs in correctional facilities. However‚ there is uncertainty
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PART I INTRODUCTION I. GENERAL NOTES ON STYLE AND STYLISTICS Stylistics‚ sometimes called l i n g u o - s t y 1 i s t i c s‚ is a branch of general linguistics. It has now been more or less definitely outlined. It deals mainly with two interdependent tasks: a) the investi-gation of the inventory of special language media which by their ontol-ogical features secure the desirable effect of the utterance and b) certain types of texts (discourse) which due to the
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Carlee Taylor English 112 Leland Howard Research Proposal There are many controversial points of view on the death penalty in America’s society. Is the death penalty socially correct? Is it just? The death penalty is an execution sentence that a person convicted of a capital crime must face. A person can only be sentenced to death in 33 states (deathpenatly.org). There have been as of April 1‚ 2012‚ 3‚170 death row inmates in the Unites States history‚ with an exception of the two inmates in
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Linguistic Battle of the Sexes “American men tend to talk more than women in public situations‚ they often talk less at home” (Tannen). Even though it sounds unreal‚ this is a large problem when it comes to communication between men and women‚ whether it is their cultures‚ or society‚ but they have different impressions of communication‚ which have been created since their childhood. Deborah Tannen‚ in her article “Sex‚ Lies and Conversation” compares the styles of conversations on both men and
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RESEARCH PROPOSAL BY GROUP 26 THE EFFECTS OF HIGH RATES OF TAXES ON INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATE INSTITUTIONS‚ (A CASE STUDY OF THE ACCRA METROPOLIS) Background of the study Government revenue is one of the major criteria through which many governments and states finance their developmental and economic projects. In most case the revenue to the government comes through the tax revenue or through the taxation of indigenes personal incomes and income to corporate institutions. In Ghana‚ revenue to the
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