Category: Linguistics 473
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Language: Purpose and Implications for Society
Language serves to transmit information and to store people’s cumulative experience – a cumulative function. At the same time, individuals use language in different ways depending on the situation. Thus, teenagers often communicate through text messages where they use slang, jargon, and bilingualism. Additionally, when people try to convey information accurately in direct conversations, they…
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English Language Learning in Special Education
In this analysis of a language learning process, a 20-year-old female, Carry, was invited to participate in an interview. She is a friend of mine, and it was not difficult to organize a meeting and ask several questions to study her decision and the peculiarities of bilingualism. According to Thompson, language use in the American…
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Language Influence on Speaker’s Personal Identity
Mahmoodi-Shahrebabaki, M. (2018). Language and Identity: A Critique. Journal of Narrative and Language Studies, 6(11), 217-226. This article explains the connection between the language and its speaker’s identity. The author of this article, Masoud Mahmoodi-Shahrebabaki, is a lector at the University of California, Irvine. His article provides basic information on how the native language shapes…
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The Issue of Endangered Language Minorities in Italy
Currently, the field of anthropological linguistics is significant in social sciences. Due to globalization, various issues concerning language policies, language interaction, and use began to emerge. Indeed, the methods and principles of the social sciences are valuable in defining and investigating these issues. One specific issue that needs research is endangered linguistic minorities in Italy.…
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Using Oxford Commas for Company Publications
A company is a legal entity that deals with many individuals in different sectors and hence has to ensure effectiveness when presenting different ideas in writing form. Communication plays a significant role in a company’s success only if there is clarity for the recipients of the message. Most people within an organization find it difficult…
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Progression of Language Development in Children
Within the first two months, the infant vocal tract is so small that a child can only express their discomfort via crying, swallowing, sucking, and other physical reactions of the organism (McCauley & Christiansen, 2019). Children make cooing sounds, which is an indication of pleasure. In the second two months, a child learns to babble.…
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Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue” Article Discussion
The article by Amy Tan under the title “Mother Tongue” is a fascinating and rich piece of writing that captures various sociological, cultural, and linguistic aspects related to language. The author introduces herself as a writer from an immigrant family who uses different types of English, namely standard English with complex grammatical structures and a…
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Writing Styles of Mike Rose, James Paul Gee, and James Porter
One of Rose’s most significant contributions is his profound reappraisal of cognitive analysis and thinking processes. His work suggests that writing is an in-depth mental process that applies thoughtful consideration of word choice and the connotation one is trying to convey. His thought is actively traced throughout the article Hard Rules, Inflexible Plans and the…
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Interesting Facts About Ella Deloria
Ella Deloria is a linguistic scholar from South Dakota, precisely the native Lakota people. She has authored several linguistic texts and pioneered language ideas among the Dakota people. Her achievements in the anthropology industry are enviable, having started writing an article in a journal to publish books and even a Sioux-English translation dictionary. She is…
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“The Role of Individual Differences in L2 Writing” by Kormos
Table of Contents Introduction Identification Evaluation Response Conclusion Reference Introduction The article investigates individual differences in the second language, L2, writing process, and the written outcome. While there is sufficient research evidence regarding the role of individual differences on speech acquisition, the area of the writing process and the written product has been largely overlooked.…