The changing English language
Thesis - 3 pages - Literature
Over the past 700 years or so, English sentences have shrunk from around 70 words per sentence in circa 1380 to around 20 words in a typical general-internet book today. An analysis of a work each from the respective periods indicates that such change in the linguistic features of the...
Greek language and literature
Essay - 1 pages - Linguistics
The Greek language has been spoken for nearly 4,000 years. It is the oldest oral language in Europe. The alphabet consists of 24 letters and is the official language in Greece. It's related to Latin, Hittie, Old Slavic, Celtic, and Germanic languages. To create the...
Language of photography
Thesis - 2 pages - Electronics
Like any other profession or a technical job, photography as an art and as a science has some very distinct technical words which facilitate an easier communication of ideas and perceptions. Without them it would be almost impossible to communicate and get understood in an effort to do justice to...
Revolt against blandness: Language, sexuality and idealism in The Catcher in the Rye
Thesis - 3 pages - Literature
J.D. Salinger's novel, The Catcher in the Rye, was published in the early 1950's, a time of refinement and standardized ways of living. Salinger experienced firsthand the terrors of World War II, as well as life in America during an uncertain time. Salinger's early influences at school and in...
Safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage: Protecting languages as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage
Thesis - 6 pages - Social sciences
The 2003 Convention for the safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage defines the intangible cultural heritage as “the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills - as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts and cultural spaces associated therewith - that...
A discussion and analysis concerning sexist language
Essay - 5 pages - Psychology
One of the most important political and social movements of the twentieth century has been the drive towards achieving complete equality for all people regardless of race, color, class, gender identity, mental state or physical impairment. One area that has remained resistant to change is...
How language in advertising has changed over the decades
Case study - 5 pages - Services marketing
Like ball players with their bats, or librarians with their books, advertisers look to a versatile collection of contrivances for seducing an audience. Advertisers look to words and language as their way of capturing the attention, and hopefully the dollar of those who are exposed to it....
The place of the French language in our society
Thesis - 11 pages - Linguistics
The French language is one those languages which are spoken all around the world. It's the 11th most used language through the world, the second most commonly-taught second language in the world (after English) and the official language in 29 countries ....
Second and foreign language acquisition: Recent theories and teaching methodologies (A discussion)
Thesis - 9 pages - Educational studies
This paper will cover two areas related foreign language learning. The first area to be explored is theories of second and foreign language acquisition. The second is foreign language teaching methodology. The two are interrelated, as theory can be applied to actual classroom...
Foreign language inadequacies in America
Thesis - 7 pages - Linguistics
What do you call a person who speaks more than two languages? Multilingual. What do you call a person who speaks two languages? Bilingual. And what do you call a person who only speaks one language? An American. So goes the oft-told joke, particularly loved by my European...
The languages of modernity in "Paper Pills" and "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"
Thesis - 5 pages - Literature
Jean Francois Lyotard describes modernity as an era of irrevocable progress forward, a subtle movement onwards that is characterized by the centralization of authority and imposition of a teleological mentality, whereby every development is considered valuable from an evolutionary perspective....
A study on programming languages
Presentation - 16 pages - Computer science
A language used to instruct or command computer to perform a specific task is called Programming Language. The process of design is founded in the systematic principles & methods. Although at times designer is compelled to deploy intuitions, tactic knowledge etc. Programming...
Uninhibited writing: The importance of a positive writing environment in the language arts classroom
Thesis - 8 pages - Educational studies
Writing is unique from other subject areas such math, or science because it so greatly relies on the facilitation of ideas rather than the relaying of constant factual information to the students by the teacher. How writing is taught is heavily dependent on teacher values. Whether it is a...
Observing cultural use of language at a club
Thesis - 4 pages - Journalism
For my observation I went to an 18 year old and up night club in East St. Louis, IL during the hours from about 2am to 5am. The club is located in an area of the city known for its violence and corruption. The area of the club consists of predominantly poor and lower middle class people. And...
Language, women's magazines and socialization of women
Thesis - 5 pages - Social sciences
Throughout the years women's magazines have proved to be a profitable market. In general, these magazines are known as moral guides, shopping guides, and texts of stories and advice columns that can serve as an inspiration for different kinds of women. The numbers of sales of most of these...
A high level language abstraction for reconfigurable computing
Thesis - 7 pages - Computer science
The gain of SVC depends upon the type of reactive power load for optimum performance. As the load and input wind power conditions are variable, the gain setting of SVC needs to be adjusted or tuned. In this paper, an ANN based approach has been used to tune the gain parameters of the SVC...
Language and reality
Thesis - 5 pages - Social sciences
It is common cynical knowledge that in this world of spin, our perceptions of reality cannot possibly be divorced from the language it is presented in. But the question remains as to whether language creates or distorts reality. At the crux of the issue is really our definition of...
Foreign language influence on studies in UK
Essay - 5 pages - Educational studies
My research is on “Foreign language influence on studies in UK”. The main objective of this research project is to show how international student in Staffordshire University adapt their own comprehension during their English studies. The purpose of this study is to know what the...
One brain two languages: The advantages and disadvantages of bilingualism
Thesis - 6 pages - Sociology
Language is such a vital part of our existence. We are confronted daily with language through interaction with others and within ourselves through our own inner dialogue. On the whole scientific inquiry and analysis utilizes language in communicating ideas and conducting...
An overview of programming languages
Presentation - 15 pages - Computer science
A language used to instruct or command a computer to perform a specific task is called as programming language. The set of sub operations during the execution of an instruction is called instruction cycle. To design and develop a software, complete understanding is required...
Translation report: Recipe language
Thesis - 12 pages - Social sciences
It is true that England is not reputed for its cuisine. Perhaps it is significant that there is no real equivalent for the expression bon appétit in English (waiters only say “enjoy your meal”). However, there are different specialties in England such as the famous English breakfast...
Second language processing and the access question
Essay - 8 pages - Linguistics
The rest of the paper will be spent expositing and, when necessary, critiquing, some of the literature on second language processing. I will pay particular attention to the recent Shallow Structure Hypothesis (SSH), due to Clahsen and Felser. In contrast to squabbles about the vague...
Are Theories Incommensurable Due to the Untranslatability of One Scientific Language to Another?
Essay - 3 pages - Linguistics
The most famous exponent of the theory of incommensurability is Thomas Kuhn. To state his theory in the simplest form, incommensurability is simply the idea that theories within science are not compatible, and that the languages they use are, at least in part, mutually untranslatable. This...
Gender and sexual orientation's effect on lateralization and phonological language
Essay - 5 pages - Psychology
The subject of Gender influence on brain lateralization is a topic that has been explored in the scientific community. The consensus to this point is that gender does have an effect on lateralization and language. In proving this, it is important that the connection between gender...
Language evolution: Anthropology
Essay - 8 pages - Linguistics
Its tops, it's the queens square, it's fabulous, it's cool, it's off the hook. All of these phrases mean the same thing, “It's great”. This is one of many phrases that have taken the twists and turns of the ages through our youth. Throughout history human language continues to...
A researched investigation on best practices for English Language Learners (ELL)
Essay - 7 pages - Educational studies
ELL students represent a large percentage of the population within schools in the United States. This group of students is actually increasing more than that of English speaking students. (Shore, 2001). This group also has a very high drop out rate, coupled with low ranking grades, academic...
Does the Argument from the Systematicity of Thought to the Language of Thought Hypothesis Work?
Essay - 3 pages - Linguistics
One of the main arguments to support the language of thought hypothesis (LOTH), as proposed by Fodor (1975), is that of the systematicity of thought. This argument consists of the idea that the ability to entertain certain thoughts is linked to the ability to entertain certain other...
The Making of an Official Language : Chaofen Sun
Essay - 6 pages - Linguistics
The foundation for the unification of Chinese has already come into being. It is none other than the standard form of Modern Chinese with the Beijing phonological system as its norm of pronunciation, Northern dialects as its base dialects, and looking to exemplary modern works in vernacular...
A Common Tongue: A Bit About Dialects in a Language
Essay - 3 pages - Linguistics
Dialect is a variety of language used by people from a particular geographic area. This language is a complete system of verbal communication with its own vocabulary and grammar (“Dialect”).In America today, the common language is English. But what does English...
An examination of second language acquisition
Essay - 8 pages - Psychology
Language acquisition is a complicated concept that many scientists have been trying to understand for years. It is known that humans are the only animals to develop a vocalized form of language. However chimpanzees have proved to be capable of not only learning a language...
