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Linguistics and the History of the English Language, 2002.
This paper explores the areas of linguistics and the history of the English language in terms of what an English teacher should know before teaching the subject.
4,392 words (approx. 17.6 pages), 7 sources, APA, £ 81.95
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This paper asks if future English teachers should study the history of English. The writer shows that teachers should have a knowledge of linguistics. Main points of the paper include: why English is complicated, why languages (especially English) change, grammar rules and problems, spelling history and problems, how dialects are developed and how they influence English in the classroom, semantic changes and more. The paper concludes that all these contribute to a better and more interesting English classroom.
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"The English language has a rich history, spanning centuries and passed on by different tribes. A lot of other languages, especially French, has had some influence on the English language. The language has undergone many changes in its history, including the Great Vowel Shift, which changed the way English was spoken. Some people who know more than one language have said that English is the hardest language to learn. As of today, many educated professors and acclaimed administration members probably don?t know the real reasons behind some grammar rules and depend on technology to correct their fragment sentences. What makes English such a hard language to learn and use, even for its native speakers? Will the knowledge of the history behind the English language enable teachers to help students master English? I believe that knowledge leads to understanding; therefore teachers with a strong background in the history of English will be better equipped to teach this difficult subject."
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A Re-evaluation of World History, 2007.
This paper discusses American historian Marshall G.S. Hodgson's essays entitled "Rethinking World History."
1,631 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, £ 37.95
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The paper describes Marshall G.S. Hodgson as a non-conformist who sought to re-define the traditional scholarly interpretation of European history in a way that would place it within the true context of what was going on in the larger world. The paper discusses, for example, Hodgson's question as to why Europe is defined as a continent while India, which has essentially the same amount of linguistic, cultural and geographic diversity, is not defined as such. The paper does not approve of some of Hodgson's more strident rhetoric, but treats his work as a welcome corrective to chauvinistic depictions of the western world's historical narrative.
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"Hodgson's work begins by looking at Europe within a global context and it does an estimable job of showing just how our paradigmatic view that places Europe at the center of all things manifests itself in the maps our school children see before them every day in class - or at least have seen until quite recently. For instance, the author points out that there is no geographical reason why Europe should be defined as a continent while India, which has essentially the same amount of linguistic, cultural and geographic diversity, is not defined as such. In Hodgson's view, this smacks of Euro-centrism and he insists that Europe's "continent status" is intended to give it a priority and significance disproportionate to its size. In fact, he goes so far as to define the traditional "Mercator map" as presenting a "Jim Crow projection" inasmuch as it shows Europe as being larger than Africa. Hodgson's critique is a powerful and evocative one and it needs to be looked at more closely because of the damning charges it brings and the important issues it raises."
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Computational Linguistics, 2005.
This paper analyzes the field of computational linguistics, focusing on the processes of speech recognition and speech synthesis.
885 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, £ 22.95
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This paper explains that computational linguistics, an interdisciplinary field of study, is the intersection between linguistics and computer science, which actually began in the 1950s, predating artificial intelligence's beginnings in the 1960s. The author points out that speech synthesis and speech recognition are opposites of each other because speech synthesis is the process of turning text or data into speech; whereas, speech recognition is the process of taking spoken language and converting it into text. The paper stresses that the task of making a computer understand spoken language is definitely not an easy one nor will it mastered in the near future.
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"Speech analysis is done in four basic steps: text analysis, phonetic transcription, prosodic analysis, and waveform generation. Text analysis consists of identifying sentence boundaries, proper names, abbreviations, acronyms, the accepted spelling of words, and other syntactic and semantic features. Next, for phonetic transcription, pronunciation must be found for every word, including exceptions to general rules (have and four don't rhyme with rave and sour) and heteronyms (words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently, like the verb 'to record' and the noun record)."
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The History of Linguistics, 2002.
An overview of the history of linguistics and the impact of Saussure and Chomsky.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 43.95
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This paper will discuss the history of lingustics in a structural manner. By showing the influence of Saussure and Chomsky, we can assess developments in this field in the Twentieth Century.
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Noam Chomsky and Linguistics, 2003.
An analysis of the contribution of Noam Chomsky to linguistics.
1,674 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 38.95
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This paper tidentifies and analyzes the important contributions made by Noam Chomsky to the field of lingusitics. It looks at important concepts such as generative grammar, I-language and universal grammar. The resistance to the behaviorist approach to understanding language is ultimately linked to his anti-establishment politics.
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"The idea of universal grammar is a central one to Chomsky?s linguistic theory. Inherent to this idea is the concept that human beings are equipped with a distinct language faculty in our minds; this faculty is governed by an innate understanding of universal grammar, ?All the minds of human beings include the principles that movement is structure-dependent and that heads are on certain sides of phrases; they are part of the common Universal Grammar. It is not relevant to UG theory that English has a particular set of properties, French another, German another; what matters is what they have in common? (Cook & Newson, 1996, p. 32)."
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Linguistics and the Criminal Justice System, 2006.
This paper examines the connection between linguistic terminology and its effects on international law enforcement.
1,597 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 36.95
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This paper examines the effect of language on international law enforcement. In particular, the terms "martyr" and "murderer" are considered. The author contends that the brain is at least partly fooled by this terminology. The paper concludes that law enforcement is done a disservice by using these terms, the result being that murderers are cut at least some psychological slack. It is a matter of justice being linguistically turned upside down.
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"Elias told the tale of Rodney King. No matter what deeds of misdeeds King had perpetrated, when his beating by California police officers was caught on tape, there was abundant proof of excessive force being used to subdue the man. And yet, because of the continuing tough stance of the government in its attack on crime, the beating was seen as a reasonable response by many people. In the aftermath of such incidents, Congress wrote ever tougher crime bills which, Elias contends, "provided no new strategies" but instead "merely intensified what had already been tried and shown to fail: building more prisons, curbing defendants' rights, stiffening penalties, and so on. Yet despite such draconian measures, crime rates continue to rise, and the fear of crime has reached staggering levels" (1994, p. 3+)."
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Linguistics in Preschoolers, 2005.
A discussion on linguistically diverse preschool children.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, £ 18.95
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This paper focuses on the primary language impairment of linguistically diverse students. The researchers' intent is to develop appropriate interventions for students that have difficulty with their language of origin, despite their enrollment in an educational system, which supports another language. The paper includes specific questions to be addressed within the study.
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"The purpose of the study focused on the primary language impairment of linguistically diverse students. The researchers intent was to develop appropriate interventions for students that had difficulty with their language of origin, despite their enrollment in an educational system, which supported another language. The researchers developed specific questions to be addressed within the study. These questions were: * Why support the home language when it is not the language used in school for the majority community? * Does continued support for the home language undermine attainment in the second language? * Should we support the home language when it includes the code switching or mixing of two traditionally separate languages? * What are some strategies that can be used to support the home language when it is a language that the speech language pathologist (SLP) does not speak ?"
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Study Of Linguistics, 2002.
An overview of the linguistic concepts of "commutation" and "complementary distribution".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 31.95
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Explains the concepts "commutation" and "complementary distribution" and illustrates their use in grammatical analysis.
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Gender Identity and Linguistics, 2002.
Examines language and gender usage in the print media.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 9 sources, £ 31.95
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This paper will delve into how gender identity and socio-cultural politics of contemporary society are shaped by and reflected in linguistics practices. Using the parameters of language, an attempt will be made to demonstrate how gendered language interacts with the varied dimension of social identity and how it reflects on the relationships between the sexes.
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Linguistics and Written Composition, 2001.
Analysis of systems of language, formal & informal, spoken & written language.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, £ 50.95
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" Effects of Linguistics on Written Composition
Naomi S. Baron (1981) has commented that since the birth of nineteenth century comparative philology, the position of writing in linguistic analysis has tended to be tenuous at best. Most of the classical linguists made the primacy of speech in linguistic analysis overt and the discipline has tended to restrict its inquiry to spoken language. Written materials have been introduced into analysis only where necessary for diachronic study. Over time, however, says Baron (1981), many linguists have come to the conclusion that spoken, written, and sign languages should be seen as different linguistic means or modes of representing human experiences which people find it necessary to convey to one another. Baron (1981, p. 72) quotes Sapir in defining language as "a purely human and non-instinctive method of.."
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Descriptive and Generative Linguistics, 1999.
Describes and compares the advantages and limitations, concerns, goals and examples of two approaches to the study of language.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, £ 33.95
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"In the 19th and early 20th centuries, linguists were concerned primarily with codifying languages as they were spoken and/or written--they limited themselves to what we today call "descriptive" linguistics, or the study of words and sentences that have been produced by native speakers of a given language. Since the 1950s, however, beginning with MIT scholar Noam Chomsky, linguists have largely focussed their attention on trying to discover the range of words and sentences that could be produced by native speakers. This latter approach is referred to as "generative" linguistics; its goal is to account for words and sentences which do exist and, in addition, for all words and sentences which do not, but are grammatically possible. This paper will further explore and explain the differences between these two approaches to the study of language."
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Linguistics, 2002.
A summary of the article: "Expecting Dirt But Saying Dart: The Creation Of A Blend Memory".
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 43.95
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This is a summary of the article "Expecting dirt but saying dart: The creation of a blend memory." In order to study expectancy strategies in word recognition and reading text, another form of evidence other than predictability would be helpful. This study therefore emphasizes the use of postpriming measures.
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Linguistics Assignment, 2005.
This paper analyzes teaching methodologies that are effective for language acquisition.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper discusses various theories of language acquisition for second language learners. The paper looks at how the teacher's personality, aptitude, age and motivation affect how well or poorly these theories and the corresponding methods can be applied. In light of this, the paper assesses three different methods of language acquisition and the corresponding theories.
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"All SLA theories and teaching methodologies have to take individual variables into account. Previously, we have examined these variables in terms of the learner. Age, aptitude, motivation and personality all have an impact on how the teaching is implemented and how it is received. For instance, because age so strongly affects the ease with which language is acquired, teaching has to be different for different age groups. However, the way that individual factors affect teachers is important, as well. In particular, personality and aptitude affect the teaching methodology that the teacher should use and that will be most effective for him or her."
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Linguistics Assignment, 2005.
This paper discusses whether communicative teaching methods are superior to older methodologies in learning a language.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, £ 31.95
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This essay considers whether modern language teaching methods - namely, communicative methodologies -are really any better than older methodologies in facilitating language acquisition. The writer claims that these methods are better. Further the writer points out that this can be measured according to the learner's age, aptitude and motivation to learn another language. The writer concludes that communicative methods are more like real communication.
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"In one way, it might seem clear from the outset that communicative language teaching methodologies are superior to earlier methodologies in all measurable aspects; after all, if they were not better, there would have been little sense in deviating from the older methods. Furthermore, in terms of the three learner variables - aptitude, age and motivation - it seems as though communicative language methodologies are indeed superior. However, this is particularly the case with two of these three variables, age and motivation. This is probably because communicative methods of teaching language offer much greater flexibility, and as such, they can accommodate a range of student ages and can also go a long way toward stimulating motivation where it may not previously have existed."
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