Applied linguistics

several studies, they found a correlational relationship with decoding and linguistic comprehension to reading comprehension, and summarized that decoding and linguistic comprehension are unrelated; however, both related to reading comprehension. During the early grades correlation between decoding and reading comprehension is stronger than linguistic comprehension, but in the later grades the relationship between linguistic comprehension and reading comprehension becomes stronger. The SVR has…

childhood; he explains, “As Blake learned these pleasantries… I wondered how much-or how little-his grasp of basic linguistic etiquette is grounded in the syntactical rules that structure how words are combined in English” (133). Besides this example, he cites other phrases such as “Won’t you come in?”…

Epistemology and Contemporary Methodologies in English teaching Characterized by frequent change and innovation, the foundation of contemporary language teaching was developed during the early part of the twentieth century, as applied linguists as others pursued to build principles and procedures for the design of teaching methods and materials (RICHARDS; RODGERS, 2014, p. 1). The aim of the present text is to walk through the changes in language teaching through the methodologies, giving…

stresses too much the sound make it sound like an O sound, but in Maine’s English the sound is more like the word Father. In the case of Foggy, the phonic is totally different. It is “fagi” and sounded like AH in the word Father. And the word Dog is applied the same with the sound of a; jaw drop. In another example, the “r” word is used either in the middle of the word or at the end of the word. Normally, a normal American’s tongue when pronounce the r sound is flat up to the teeth and up to…

correction are not addressed extensively even when the assessment of student texts is based at least partly on students’ proficiency in the privileged variety of English… [students are] being held accountable for what is not being taught” (p. 640). This applied heavily to our own ENG 101, ENG 102, or ENG 105 classes where students aren’t required to look at any teaching on grammar (It’s optional, but does making that available absolve us from teaching it?), but they are held to…

Firstly, text and discourse are two key terms in linguistics. From a linguistic perspective, the earlier is used to “refer to any written or taped record of a certain piece of communication”. The former is used to “refer to the piece of communication in context”. (Nunan, 1993, P. 20) In addition, discourse in linguistics, is a unit of language larger than a single sentence. More broadly, discourse is known as the use of spoken or written language in a social context. Furthermore, discourses need…

the stimuli, so then a speech-event can be produced from the source of the linguist's data, followed by the transmission of the sound to a hearer’s producing a reaction. The speaker, as well as the hearer, is able to produce a practical event or linguistic substitute, the term substitute is a reference to the learned nature of the speakers and listeners reactions that involve language. From Bloomfield perspective’s, children approach language by repetition through habits and stimulus. Indeed,…

Within a humanistic society communication is essential in its ability to covey the deepest secrets and ideals towards potentially anyone. In other species an innateness to communicate creates a differing pattern of communicative, meaningful vocalisations. These can range from bird songs that incorporate a limitedly learnt system or even domesticated pets using pitch variations to express themselves in scenarios. Humanistic communicative function can be infinite in its premise, utilising a…

that displayed he knew what he was talking about or anything that justified his claims. However, if this same individual was a renowned PhD, many more people would consider his claim before immediately dismissing them. This same sort of concept is applied in argumentative writing. Anzaldúa builds her credibility through a series of firsthand experiences. This is seen when Anzaldúa mentions her “‘home’ tongues [which] are the languages [she] speak[s] with [her] sister and brother…” (169).…

Linguistic devices helps the author add flavor to the novel thus making it much more interesting to read. It sets up different moods based on how the author uses it and provides a better understanding of what going on. Along with the linguistic devices seen throughout the novel, the author includes symbolism and motifs. These all are building blocks for the main theme, racism. The author manages to tie everything together to convey a brilliant story where the audience reads the insight of…