Applied linguistics

marks that are put together according to certain rules, resulting in meanings that are intelligible to all who share that language”. (Haviland, Prins, McBride, & Walrath, 2014) Tonal language was taught while learning the alphabet and phonology applied to each letter. Morphology and morphemes were introduced to me as I learned to read. Then the syntax were shown to me; which helped to develop my writing system; at the end of this process the result was knowing how to use proper grammer. The…

The process of finding an article of interest begins by opening the Internet and going to a general website where one can conduct a common search. Some examples of general websites are Google, Yahoo, or Bing. Once this website is open, an individual can type in the name of the topic he or she in interested in finding out more information about. For example if an adult is interested in finding out information about optimizing the development of children, he or she can type in something like “ways…

The social significance of language has been claimed by Saussure (1916), the founder of modern linguistics that “speech has both an individual and a social side, and we cannot conceive of one without the other” (p. 8). He made distinction and named the grammatical system of language as langue, and the social use of language as parole. Firth (1937) also…

therefore seemed most appropriate, as it links social constructs, such as neo-colonialism, for example, to how the French language functions ideationally and interpersonally and to how the arguments on both sides are structured. By integrating this linguistic, quantitative evidence into an overall Critical Discourse Analysis, the study allows for a qualitative evaluation of the independence issue, especially in terms of the ideologies or Foucauldian discourse formations that are obfuscated in…

As I learn more about linguistics through readings and class discussions, I have become increasingly curious about the social aspects involved in language. Natalie Schilling-Este’s chapter about dialect variation in addition to the dialect perception experiment provided insight to some of these curiosities. After reflecting upon the reading and experiment, the topics that stood out to me most were factors that contribute to language change, the social implications of dialect, and the perception…

Linguistic Analysis of Poems by Emily Dickinson INTRODUCTION Linguistic Analysis deals with the scientific analysis or study of language. It includes at the very least one of the five branches of linguistics: Phonology, Morphology, Semantics, Syntax and Pragmatics. Linguistic Analysis can be used to determine the historical connection between distinct languages from different locations of the world. But the fact that languages can vary vastly depending upon the region, and hence accurately…

dentist represents the dominant languages of English and Spanish that are oppressing Chicano Spanish. There is also an allusion present that repeats the “m” sound, which emphasizes the dialect that is being eliminated. • Following this, an erotema is applied by the addition of questions to indicate a transition. These rhetorical questions expose the ridiculousness of suppressing a language. • The author implements the quote, “Who is to say that robbing a people of its language is less violent…

and research on studying the linguistics of English, the theories that govern the language and the theoretical and pedagogical approaches through which such theories may be utilized in facilitating a better experience for individuals who are learning English as a second language. Motivated to relate this theoretical experience in an applicable manner, I committed to several field training activities and programs, through which I was keen to vary the theories I applied in my training, so I may…

Learning a second language is a complex process that exceeds the acquisition of its structure and vocabulary. One of the major components of mastering a new language requires learners to become familiar and sensitive to the preference in language use by native speakers of certain sequences of words over others (Wray, 2000). It is the mastery of these word sequences that distinguishes novice from proficient L2 learners. Yet, there is still little agreement across studies on the number of words…

those children quite fluent in their new language. In addition, school aged children can't get the new language as easy as the pre-children. They have to make an extra effort in order to understand the semantics, syntax and the rest of the linguistics branches. Beside they need to practice it among a community that forces them to use it such as schools. Participating in social practices using a second language makes children improve their way of expressing their ideas and emotions,…