Essays on Language and Linguistics

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A Rhetorical Analysis: Linguistic Power Dynamics in Oleanna

2 pages / 841 words

David Mamet’s short, two-character play Oleanna deals with the shifting linguistic power dynamics between professor John and student Carol over the series of three separate meetings. Both characters continually trail off, interrupt one another, and digress from the primary issue at hand: Carol’s confusion in...

Linguistics Literature Review

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Harold Pinter's Traditional Views on Language and Communication

1 page / 1210 words

The works of Harold Pinter question the traditional views of language and communication, asking the audience to reconsider the hierarchal relationship between speech/silence, presence/absence, and the role of each opposition in the struggle for power and dominance, whether in the context of class structure or...

Interpersonal Communication Language

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Purpose of Communication in 'The Dew Breaker'

1 page / 998 words

Many people in today’s world have trouble when it comes to communicating. In literature many authors use communication as a way to either create relationships or to create barriers in one. In the novel The Dew Breaker, by Edwidge Danticat, many characters struggle when it...

Creole Novel

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Characterization of Macoute in The Dew Breaker

1 page / 1417 words

The Dew Breaker, a novel by Edwidge Danticat that tells of Jean-Claude Duvalier’s inherited dictatorship in Haiti, appears to be a novel about two things. On the one hand, it documents the life and trials of a Tonton Macoute, a government sanctioned torturer; on the...

Creole Novel

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Language's Role in Changing Social Structures in 'The Handmaid's Tale'

5 pages / 2289 words

Over the course of history many governments, political figures, religious groups, and other organizations have used language to influence the population of every geographical area. Understanding that language and how it can be used to not only influence decisions from simple choices like what to...

Language The Handmaid’s Tale

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English, Nationalism, and Ngugi: Language in a Grain of Wheat

8 pages / 3815 words

Ngugi wa Thiong’o’s A Grain of Wheat is a Kenyan novel written in English, a language traditionally associated with colonialism and oppression in Africa. Despite the fact that the novel is written in English, Ngugi still uses language to speak to the novel’s theme of...

English Language Nationalism Novel

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What Exactly is Word Stress and How It Influences The Way We Speak

6 pages / 2525 words

What exactly is word stress and how it influences the way we speak and the listener’s understanding of our utterances is considered in this study? Word stress is also called word accent. It is the stress distributed over syllables in a word. Stressed or accented...

English Language

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The Differences and Similarities Among Students’ Beliefs About Language Learning.

4 pages / 1723 words

The present study addresses the differences and similarities among students’ beliefs about language learning. The participant students (n = 70) completed Beliefs About Language Learning Inventory (BALLI)and a demographic information questionnaire. Learning a second language upgrades the procurement methods that can be connected later to...

Bilingualism Second Language Study

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Foreign Language Vs Mother Tongue in Pakistan

7 pages / 3064 words

Despite the fact that Urdu is the national dialect of Pakistan, however, English is the dialect which is formally utilized as a part of all private and in addition government authorities. In Pakistan, English language aptitudes are viewed as accommodating for understudies in finding a...

Language Diversity Pakistan

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Discussion on Whether We Should Try to Preserve Endangered Cultures and Their Languages

3 pages / 1576 words

In this essay, we will be going into depth in the question; “Should we try to preserve endangered cultures and their languages?”. we will be looking at the for and against arguments and how these are affected. Made-to-order essay as fast as you need it...

Endangered Languages

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The Limitations of The Notion of Equivalence in Relation to Translation Practice

6 pages / 2634 words

“The comparison of texts in different languages inevitably involves a theory of equivalence.” (Leonardi, 2005, p.1). The idea of equivalence in translation studies has been debated since its conception in the late 1950s and is still debated today. Many innovative theorists from Vinay and Darbelnet...

Linguistics Translation

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Motivation While Learning a Foreign Language

2 pages / 693 words

Motivation has been regarded as a precondition for success for second and foreign language learners, since lack of motivation can damage a language learning process to a great extent even when all the other essential conditions are provided (Dornyei, 2005, 2010). The attainment and motivation...

Language Motivation

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The Theme of Language and Its Power in The Handmaid's Tale

2 pages / 863 words

Since the beginning of history, language has been the most important means of communication and development amongst humans. Because of language’s enormous significance, manipulating it to control a large group of people is extremely effective. In The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood creates Gilead, an imaginary...

Language The Handmaid’s Tale

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The Concept of The Way in Tao Te Ching

3 pages / 1537 words

Many authors and teachers have dedicated their lives to formulating wisdom that will help others achieve The Way. According to them, The Way is how a person should live his or her life to achieve inner peace, self-actualization, and harmony. Among the great teachers in...

Tao Te Ching

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Comparison of Lao Tzu's and Machiavelli's Philosophical View on Government and Power

4 pages / 1711 words

Philosophers have waxed long and eloquent on the ideal government and therefore the ideal sovereign; this short essay will serve to compare two works on the subject, Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching and Machiavelli’s The Prince. This paper will analyze three main points of contention...

Machiavelli Tao Te Ching

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How Principles of Taoism Are Depicted in The Tao Te Ching and The Tao of Pooh

4 pages / 1919 words

Lao-tse’s Tao te Ching is the defining text in the Chinese religious philosophy of Taoism. Written at an unknown time predating the 4th century BC, the Tao te Ching has been adapted and translated countless times, yet remains a guiding source of knowledge for Taoism...

Tao Te Ching

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On Double-think and Newspeak: Orwell's Language

1 page / 762 words

George Orwell’s 1984 portrays a dystopian society whose values and freedoms have been marred through the manipulation of language and thus thought processes. Language has become a tool of mind control for the oppressive government and consequently a tool of rebellion against the Party. Resultant...

1984 George Orwell Language

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The Use of Language to Control People in 1984

6 pages / 2692 words

Introduction The power of words is enough to control an entire nation. Although many would consider physical power and brute force to be absolute power, George Orwell’s 1984 demonstrates a dystopian society where language is the ultimate form of power. The Party, the ruling force...

1984 George Orwell Language