Context-free grammar

Contrastive analysis identifies the structural similarities and differences between two or more languages. It has been historically used to establish language genealogies; origin of words and the reasons why some words are commonly used between different languages. Etymology, the study of words’ history and how their form and meaning have changed over time has enhanced the process of explaining and defining the word roots. The term "the etymology of a word” means the origin of the particular…

1. Pointing words like this and that are used in text to point to a thought or refer back to a previous thought that was already stated. Its a way to connect parts of your argument by using pointing words such as "this and that". The pointing word "that" is used in the first paragraph when he says "the machines that keep us alive, and the machines that make the machines, are all directly or indirectly dependent upon coal". He uses "that" to state a idea he`s about to make and connect both the…

There are many computational speech production models regarding serial language processing. In these models the stages are independent and information flow is unidirectional/top-down – lemma level processes feed lexeme level processes, but not the other way around. One of the most widely known and discussed speech production models was proposed by Bock & Levelt (1994). This model presented four distinct stages of processing. The process begins at the conceptual stage, a message-level…

Outside of linguistics how spoken language is used is a topic that insights vigorous debate amongst peers, different generations and can affect ones chances for employment. What fails to be acknowledged is the need for language change over the course of time and environment. There was an era in Greek poetry when they were looking to the past for poetic structure in order to relay the importance of history in their culture. Then the formation of Koine Greek was imperative to the growth of the…

podcast is “Cogenosijia”, which means commaf**kers, people who always point out others’ grammar mistakes in a proud manner. Because English is constantly changing and evolving, the grammar rules could be out date due to personal using-variation. Many English words were made up, and even the people with the best of English language like Mark Twin, “do not care about grammar rules, so that behaviors of grammar Nazi are seems ridiculous. English borrowed words from other languages to maintain…

Observation 2 of a Preschooler’s Cognitive and Language Development I observed a 43 month-old child whose name is Maddy and her birthdate is 3/30/12. I observed Maddy at the Child Development Lab (CDL) on October 15, 2015, from 9:20-10:30 a.m. The child wore a light brown shirt and jeans. She has blonde hair, brown eyes, and is Caucasian. She seems to be average height and weight compared to the other children in the classroom. I used a running record type of observation.…

Welcome to the train of education the track only goes forward and it is endless. I have never got excited about education, but I have always taken it seriously. Which is what everyone should do to go far in life. Education may not seem like it is very important, but if I want to lead a successful life it is suggested I get one. The more hours I put in learning the better off I will be. According to dictionary.com the definition of education is the act or process of imparting or acquiring…

When it comes to finding the right words to say, I have trouble: being either too complicated or too simple. There are many grammar checkers on the web, and some of them want a person to have a certain percentage of vocabulary words. Others tell you that an expression is too complex, (usually the same words!) I try to keep a balance between both and only pull out a thesaurus when…

essays and composed them into a portfolio. By displaying how I improved on developing a thesis, corrected my grammar and mechanics, identified my writing strengths and weaknesses, and changed my attitude towards writing, my final portfolio confirms that I have met the ENG 111 goals exceptionally well. Throughout the course I have improved upon two main criteria on the rubric: the thesis and grammar standards. With my first essay, “Writing Personality…

How do poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon present their ideas of war in their poems, Exposure and Does It Matter? Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon are two famous war time poets, who conveyed their first-hand experiences of war through the form of poems to enlighten people towards the reality of war, as shown in “Exposure” and “Does It Matter?”. Exposure is an emotionally powerful poem that expresses the reality of the brutal weather conditions that were endured by the soldiers in the…