Raymond was the only child in his family. He was the apple of his parents’ eyes. Born with a silver spoon‚ he was pampered with whatever he wanted. His parents showered him with all the luxuries he wanted in his life. Raymond’s father was a successful entrepreneur and his mother was a famous socialite. Their heavy responsibilities had given them limited time to spend with Raymond at home. Consequently‚ he was left alone under the care of domestic helpers and servants. Although‚ he had all the money
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“Doubt is the key to knowledge” (Persian Proverb). To what extent is this true in two areas of knowledge? As a Persian proverb once said to have progress in knowledge it is necessary to doubt. In other words‚ when we begin to doubt what we believed was true‚ we move forward to better knowledge making a further step to Absolute Truth. To what extent is doubt involved into the process of gaining knowledge? What is the function of doubt? To what extent is doubt either an engine or a brake to the progress
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A Critical Discourse Analysis of I Have a Dream Speech through the Semantic Use of Monetary Symbols to Reflect Injustice Abstract This paper is a critical discourse analysis of I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King to show how he uses metaphors to reflect injustice. The paper aims first at giving a glimpse of the econo-‚ politico-‚ and socio- cultural background which triggered the speech. From there‚ I move on to studying the macro and micro layers of the speech and to
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answer of the following question. Q-1: Differentiate and compare between the followings 1. Syntax and semantics of a protocol. 2. Performance and reliability of a network. 3. Spatially shared and time shared in multipoint line configuration. 4. Circuit switch and packet switch network. Solutions: Differentiate and compare between the followings A. Syntax and semantics of a protocol. PROTOCOL is define as‚ the set of rules governing communication. Protocols defines:
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Philippine Literature during Spanish Period The indigenous literature of the Philippines developed primarily in the oral tradition in poetic and narrative forms. Epic poems‚ legends‚ proverbs‚ songs‚ and riddles were passed from generation to generation through oral recitation and incantation in the various languages and dialects of the islands. The epics were the most complex of these early literary forms. Most of the major tribal groups developed an original epic that was chanted in episodic
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intensification of some type structural or semantic property of a language unit promoted to a generalized status and thus becoming a generative model. SD must always have some function in the text‚ besides they bring some additional information. The conception that words possess several meanings gives rise to such SDS as metaphor‚ metonymy‚ irony‚ epithet and others. Thus‚ a metaphor is a conscious and intentional intensification of typical semantic properties of a word: “Oh‚ Rain”-said Mor
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Antonyms in English Idioms and Proverbs and Their Rhetorical Effects Antonym is the sense relation that exists between words which are opposite in meaning. Antonyms are a key feature of everyday life. Should further evidence be required‚ try visiting a public lavatory without checking which the ‘gents’ is and which is the ’ladies.’ On your way out‚ ignore the instructions which tell you whether to ’push’ or ’pull’ the door. And once outside‚ pay no attention to whether traffic lights are
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CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY The global spread of the English language as one of the most far-reaching linguistic phenomena of our time is already an established fact. Evidence of this worldwide phenomenon of language contact‚ variation and change can be seen through such designations as world English‚ new English‚ Modern English‚ West African English‚ South African English‚ Australian English‚ Indian English‚ to mention just a few. The phrase “Nigerian English”
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in English advertisements. Key Words: advertising English‚ advertisement‚ pun‚ translation""ContentsAcknowledgementsiAbstractiiii1Introduction12The Characteristics of Puns Used in Advertisements22.1 Homophonic Puns32.2 Semantic Puns42.3 Grammar Puns52.4 Puns Derived from Proverbs or Idioms53Translation Methods of Puns in Advertising English63.1 Compatible Translation73.2 Respective Expression of the Double Meanings83.3 Domestication93.4 Emphasizing translation113.5 Compensation translation134Conclusion14BibliographyOn
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LEXICAL STYLISTIC DEVICES Metaphor Genuine metaphors Trite(dead) metaphors Metonymy Metonymy Metonymy is the substitution of one word for another with which it is associated: ‘The White House said…’ (the American government) ; the press (newspapers and magazines); the cradle(infancy‚ place of origin);the grave(death); The hall applauded; The marble spoke; The kettle is boiling; I am fond of Agatha Christie; We didn’t speak because there were ears all around us; He was about a sentence away from
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