A brief history of Stylistics
... complex history and variety of investigated issues of this study it is difficult to state precisely what stylistics is, and to mark clear boundaries between it and other branches of linguistics which deal with text analysis. What has been the primary interest of stylistics for years is the analysis ...
... complex history and variety of investigated issues of this study it is difficult to state precisely what stylistics is, and to mark clear boundaries between it and other branches of linguistics which deal with text analysis. What has been the primary interest of stylistics for years is the analysis ...
II. A Certain Inheritance: Nineteenth Century German
... development of anthropological and linguistic thinking (in hindsight marking the beginning of a modern philosophy of language). Although this essay already contained what would become one of Herder’s most original contributions, his concept of pluralism evolving out of his thoughts on language (as l ...
... development of anthropological and linguistic thinking (in hindsight marking the beginning of a modern philosophy of language). Although this essay already contained what would become one of Herder’s most original contributions, his concept of pluralism evolving out of his thoughts on language (as l ...
Unraveling the English-Bengali Code
... India is a linguistic area with one of the longest histories of contact, influence, use, teaching and learning of English-in-diaspora in the world (Kachru and Nelson, 2006). English is the de facto lingua franca in India and also an official language of the country (Guha, 2011). Thus, a huge number ...
... India is a linguistic area with one of the longest histories of contact, influence, use, teaching and learning of English-in-diaspora in the world (Kachru and Nelson, 2006). English is the de facto lingua franca in India and also an official language of the country (Guha, 2011). Thus, a huge number ...
Vitality entry in Wiley encyclopedia
... which makes a group likely to behave as a distinctive and active collective entity in intergroup situations” (Giles, Bourhis, and Taylor, 1977, p. 308). It was suggested that groups that have little vitality are likely to cease to exist as distinctive collectives, assimilating to stronger groups whi ...
... which makes a group likely to behave as a distinctive and active collective entity in intergroup situations” (Giles, Bourhis, and Taylor, 1977, p. 308). It was suggested that groups that have little vitality are likely to cease to exist as distinctive collectives, assimilating to stronger groups whi ...
consultation on early years (sen) criteria and some school age criteria
... These criteria are a sound basis on which to move forward. In part 5 there is no (d) or (e). (This should have read (b) or (c) and has now been corrected). The criteria are clear which is helpful, however they seem harsh. Difficult for a young child to have a big enough gap between their chronologic ...
... These criteria are a sound basis on which to move forward. In part 5 there is no (d) or (e). (This should have read (b) or (c) and has now been corrected). The criteria are clear which is helpful, however they seem harsh. Difficult for a young child to have a big enough gap between their chronologic ...
introduction to contrastive linguistics
... studies”, the former, as part of applied linguistics, especially when related to teaching, must necessarily depend not only on theoretical, descriptive, and comparative linguistics but also on other disciplines relevant to teaching; among them are psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, didactics, psyc ...
... studies”, the former, as part of applied linguistics, especially when related to teaching, must necessarily depend not only on theoretical, descriptive, and comparative linguistics but also on other disciplines relevant to teaching; among them are psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, didactics, psyc ...
Learning Morphology by Itself1 - Mediterranean Morphology Meetings
... phonologically weak, often unstressed, word boundary positions. Moreover, they convey fairly abstract and procedural semantic content (i.e. morpho-syntactic properties), having very few if any perceptual correlates in the grounding environment where words are uttered. Finally, when a language offers ...
... phonologically weak, often unstressed, word boundary positions. Moreover, they convey fairly abstract and procedural semantic content (i.e. morpho-syntactic properties), having very few if any perceptual correlates in the grounding environment where words are uttered. Finally, when a language offers ...
Primary circular reaction
... Infants prepared to pay attention to language Extract general principles of language Language development part of broader process of cognitive development Language is used to express only those meanings the child has already formulated New words learned when they help communicate thoughts and ideas ...
... Infants prepared to pay attention to language Extract general principles of language Language development part of broader process of cognitive development Language is used to express only those meanings the child has already formulated New words learned when they help communicate thoughts and ideas ...
melanesian pidgin and second language acquisition
... that it is precisely where Melanesian Pidgin has incorporated grammatical patterns common to the substratum languages, as in the pronominal system and the marking of transitivity, that it has acquired syntactic complexity unusual in pidgins and creoles. These hypotheses have predictably been critici ...
... that it is precisely where Melanesian Pidgin has incorporated grammatical patterns common to the substratum languages, as in the pronominal system and the marking of transitivity, that it has acquired syntactic complexity unusual in pidgins and creoles. These hypotheses have predictably been critici ...
educational futures, culture change, and the community college
... but they did not employ rigorous admissions policies used by other institutions of higher learning. Many students flowed into and out of the system on a regular basis, and most attended part time. By lowering admissions standards, higher learning was made available to the poor, the disadvantaged, an ...
... but they did not employ rigorous admissions policies used by other institutions of higher learning. Many students flowed into and out of the system on a regular basis, and most attended part time. By lowering admissions standards, higher learning was made available to the poor, the disadvantaged, an ...
“Code Switching” in Sociocultural Linguistics
... various forms available to them, but why speakers would not make use of all available forms. Thus she suggests, “It could be argued that linguists, with their focus on constraints against rather than motivations for codeswitching, do ask this alternative question” (91). ...
... various forms available to them, but why speakers would not make use of all available forms. Thus she suggests, “It could be argued that linguists, with their focus on constraints against rather than motivations for codeswitching, do ask this alternative question” (91). ...
the combination of critical discourse analysis
... national or official language management does not guarantee observance, just as speed limits do not guarantee that all cars abide by them. In this sense, language policy is not only about the explicit policy documents provided by the national government. It is also about the local adaptation, habitu ...
... national or official language management does not guarantee observance, just as speed limits do not guarantee that all cars abide by them. In this sense, language policy is not only about the explicit policy documents provided by the national government. It is also about the local adaptation, habitu ...
Norms and Sociolinguistic Description1
... in the New York study were only designed to reveal the dimension of social status, one of the many possible evaluative dimensions. Apart from recent years the other evaluative dimensions have received limited amount of attention. Although the word prestige is tightly connected to social status, in t ...
... in the New York study were only designed to reveal the dimension of social status, one of the many possible evaluative dimensions. Apart from recent years the other evaluative dimensions have received limited amount of attention. Although the word prestige is tightly connected to social status, in t ...
Monetary Exchange as an Extra-Linguistic Social Communication
... to the good in question, rather than hoping for a double coincidence of wants with the origiilally possessed good and the desired good.' As the few original users of media of exchange begin to find it easier to obtain the things they ultimately want, others in the market observe their success and be ...
... to the good in question, rather than hoping for a double coincidence of wants with the origiilally possessed good and the desired good.' As the few original users of media of exchange begin to find it easier to obtain the things they ultimately want, others in the market observe their success and be ...
All of the Above: New Coalitions in Sociocultural Linguistics
... sociocultural linguistic research: the concern with the linguistic construction of identity in social interaction and the relationship between individual speaker agency and larger social structures and processes. Our first example addresses the growing cross-disciplinary focus in sociocultural-lingu ...
... sociocultural linguistic research: the concern with the linguistic construction of identity in social interaction and the relationship between individual speaker agency and larger social structures and processes. Our first example addresses the growing cross-disciplinary focus in sociocultural-lingu ...
1 Throwing out the Tacit Rule Book: Learning and Practices Stephen
... of practices in somewhat different terms, without appealing to “habit” as a concept, and by locating the argument in relation to recent work in cognitive science. “Practices,” for the sake of the following, is defined as those non-linguistic conditions for an activity that are learned. By “a practic ...
... of practices in somewhat different terms, without appealing to “habit” as a concept, and by locating the argument in relation to recent work in cognitive science. “Practices,” for the sake of the following, is defined as those non-linguistic conditions for an activity that are learned. By “a practic ...
What Is the Sapir?Whorf Hypothesis? - Name
... conducted by psychologists, concerned with evaluating I. We should note, however, before closing this section, that since empirical work on the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis has been restricted essentially to the domain of color, the above conclusions are correspondingly restricted. There are other areas o ...
... conducted by psychologists, concerned with evaluating I. We should note, however, before closing this section, that since empirical work on the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis has been restricted essentially to the domain of color, the above conclusions are correspondingly restricted. There are other areas o ...
chapter two - UM Students` Repository
... notion of diglossia is not fully applicable in multilingual communities (like that found in Malaysia) in its original form, where there is usually a more complex language situation. Ferguson’s concept of diglossia also has its drawbacks though this concept has been extended by Fishman (1967) to incl ...
... notion of diglossia is not fully applicable in multilingual communities (like that found in Malaysia) in its original form, where there is usually a more complex language situation. Ferguson’s concept of diglossia also has its drawbacks though this concept has been extended by Fishman (1967) to incl ...
Rereading Romanticism, Rereading Expressivism: Revising "Voice
... language, including the relationship of physical, worldly things to language, accumulated. According to Hans Aarsleff, “language study” in this period “even when called philology,” was not merely a matter of knowing the forms, syntax, phonology, historical relationships, and other aspects of particu ...
... language, including the relationship of physical, worldly things to language, accumulated. According to Hans Aarsleff, “language study” in this period “even when called philology,” was not merely a matter of knowing the forms, syntax, phonology, historical relationships, and other aspects of particu ...
REREADING ROMANTICISM, REREADING EXPRESSIVISM: REVISING “VOICE” THROUGH WORDSWORTH’S PREFACES
... language, including the relationship of physical, worldly things to language, accumulated. According to Hans Aarsleff, “language study” in this period “even when called philology,” was not merely a matter of knowing the forms, syntax, phonology, historical relationships, and other aspects of particu ...
... language, including the relationship of physical, worldly things to language, accumulated. According to Hans Aarsleff, “language study” in this period “even when called philology,” was not merely a matter of knowing the forms, syntax, phonology, historical relationships, and other aspects of particu ...
Language Contact and Morphosyntactic - Phil.
... learners’ varieties on the other. It was acquired by both young and adult speakers through contact with German colonists (see Deumert 2003:577 and 2009:374–379). Some of the most important morphosyntactic characteristics of Black Namibian German include the missing case and gender marking of nouns, ...
... learners’ varieties on the other. It was acquired by both young and adult speakers through contact with German colonists (see Deumert 2003:577 and 2009:374–379). Some of the most important morphosyntactic characteristics of Black Namibian German include the missing case and gender marking of nouns, ...
PREDICTING DEVELOPMENT OF RESEARCH IN MUSIC BASED ON
... The early NLP researchers were very optimistic. The research was driven by the goal of developing automatic machine translation. Various systems were created but, although they worked perfectly on several, very limited examples, they were failing in the real-world applications. The research came to ...
... The early NLP researchers were very optimistic. The research was driven by the goal of developing automatic machine translation. Various systems were created but, although they worked perfectly on several, very limited examples, they were failing in the real-world applications. The research came to ...
The scope of linguistic anthropology - Assets
... goal, however, is not the understanding of the role and place of linguistic forms and contents (grammar included) in people’s individual and collective lives, but the universal properties of the human mind entailed by the formal properties of the linguistic systems inferred from the study of intuiti ...
... goal, however, is not the understanding of the role and place of linguistic forms and contents (grammar included) in people’s individual and collective lives, but the universal properties of the human mind entailed by the formal properties of the linguistic systems inferred from the study of intuiti ...