Language Essays

Stylistics is the study and interpretation of texts from a linguistic perspective. As a discipline it links literary criticism and linguistics, but has no autonomous domain of its own. Types of Stylistics: 1. Computational Stylistics: Study of patterns formed in particular texts, authors, genres, periods via computational methods. Through the …

Comparing Chinese and English versions in terms of Semiotics This essay is to analyze the semiotics used in Chinese and English versions of “The Golden Cangue” Semiotics is the study of signs, indication, metaphor, symbolism etc. “The Golden Cangue” is a story of the main character Tsao Chi Chiao as …

Phonology and Morphology correlate with each other lexically and grammatically. Phonology is essentially the description of the systems and patterns of speech sounds in a language. Morphology is the study of words in a language. The interplay between the two categories has a mutual effect in the process of word …

Through the utilization of passionate diction, depressing figurative language, and deceptive syntax, Anne Morrow Lindbergh describes the benefits and effectiveness of applying oneself to isolation, thus revealing the importance of seeking solitude. In order to illustrate the benefits of the “practice of the art of solitude,” Anne Morrow Lindbergh uses …

Language is a unique form of communication system used all around the world, in many different cultures and variations. In the short stories, On Stuttering, by Edward Hoagland, and Me Talk Pretty by David Sedaris, the authors discuss how they had to overcome obstacles in their everyday lives because of …

This Research focuses on the ability of the Secondary freshmen students who are proficient in reading skills in application level such context clues, note taking, fact and opinion and summarizing. In this research, the researcher used different theories and theorist to come up in experimentation with regards in the skills …

This Advanced Placement English Language course includes the study of rhetoric in conjunction with exposition, analysis, and argument. In accordance with College Board’s 2008 AP English Course Description, this course teaches “students to read primary and secondary sources carefully, to synthesize material from these texts in their own compositions, and …

A third language should be made compulsory because it has many advantages such as creating better opportunities of employment advance in career, boosts brain development, bridges cultural connections, gives us an economic edge and most of all contribution to nation-building. Numerous reports have proven that people gain advantages in learning …

Teaching is a creative art that teacher has to use many methods which can meet the learner’s needs and the demands of learning situation. There are many methods throughout the history of teaching English. It is suggested, however, in this essay three common methods, namely, Grammar-Translation, Direct Method and Communicative …

Malaysia has evolved into a middle-income country and moving forward in achieving the Vision 2020 which was introduced by the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir bin Mohammad in 1991. The vision calls for the nation to achieve a self-sufficient industrialized nation by the year 2020 in all aspects of …