"motivated prominence." A stylistic analysis of "Hills Like White Elephants" will enable us to see how‚ at the textual level‚ the story is able to manufacture such a rich interpretative web from ostensibly gossamer materials. The stylistician M.A.K. Halliday observes that motivated prominence is frequently generated by the repetition of words‚ clauses‚ and groups of related words or"lexical sets" (112-114). It is also generated by patterns of question and answer (106-107). Both kinds of linguistic pattern
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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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Bibliography: Cortazzi‚ H. (1993) Modern Japan: A Concise Survey. The MacMillan Press Ltd: London Halliday‚ J Hane‚ M. (1996) Eastern Phoenix: Japan since 1945. Westview Press: United States Herman‚ S Holmes‚ J. (2012) Japan: Joining the Nuclear Weapons Club? It could [Online] Available from: http://thediplomat.com/the-naval-diplomat/2012/10/22/japan-joining-the-nuclear-weapons-club-it-could/
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The unity of the two great nations in World War 2 had brought hope and eventually victory to the allies‚ and the suffering people of the world. However‚ surely the ‘unnatural alliance’ between the USSR and the USA couldn’t last? The vast ideological gap‚ a difference in the leading figures contributed to the breakdown of friendship after the defeat of a common foe. Not only this‚ but it seems that the difference and change of the leading political figures‚ as well as the fear of spreading communism
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CHAPTER II Travelling Uncharted Waters? REVIEWING THE LITERATURE 2.1 Introduction: Storm in a teacup This part of my research journey was fraught with anxiety‚ distress and a sense of being lost. Reviewing the literature became my own storm in a teacup‚ as I found myself dizzily spiralling‚ being flung between not knowing on the one side‚ on the verge of knowing at the other‚ yet continuously feeling out of control‚ not being here nor there ... caught somewhere between locating
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The following Opportunity analysis has been conducted to support the introduction of ‘Natureslim’‚ a new naturally sweetened low-carbohydrate ice cream‚ into the open and highly competitive Frozen Dessert Industry in New Zealand. This product will be produced and sold by Emerald Foods Ltd as a new variety in the brand New Zealand Natural. Product Outline Ice cream which can be defined as a sweet frozen food made from cream or milk products‚ is a food which is both indulgent and moderately unhealthy
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Business ph. (214) 768-2632 Southern Methodist University Dallas‚ TX 75275-033 e-mail: mldavis@mail.cox.smu.edu Office Hours: 10:00- 11:00 T Th or by appointment Required text: Eun and Resnik‚ International Financial Management (6th edition). Objective The purpose of this course is to give you a better understanding of the unique problems and opportunities presented by international business. Since the special emphasis of this course
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The Killers initiated a movement in American fiction and had an great influence on the book of Raymond Carver and other authors. We can notice many good sentences. The first one can be noticed in the book of the setting. Hemingway says: Outside it was getting dark. The street-light came on outside the window. The two men at the counter read the menu. From the other end of the counter Nick Adams watched them. He had been talking to George when they came in. (The Killers) HE uses only few short sentences
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Guantanamo. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/washington/13scotus.html Hafetz‚ J. (2011‚ April 14). Habeas corpus and the "war of terror". Retrieved from http://www/acslaw.org/acsblog/habeas-corpus-and-the-war-on-terror Halliday‚ P. (2011‚ March 17). [Audio Tape Recording]. Habeas Corpus: From England to Empire‚ Charlottesville‚ VA.‚ Retrieved from http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298560-5 Kent‚ A. (2008). Supreme Court holds that noncitizens detained at Guantanamo have
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