Corpus linguistics

Linguistic complexity is commonly defined as the variedness and elaborateness of language production (Ellis, 2003). The definition resembles the philosophical definition of complexity as a function of the number of a system’s constituent elements, the variety of these constituents, and the elaborateness of their inter- relations (Rescher, 1998). Accordingly, the measurement of linguistic complex- ity involves quantitatively measuring the number and nature of linguistic sub- components and the…

lack of rigor might originate from the interdisciplinary nature of the concept and phenomenon of discrimination in that discussions concerned with discrimination often fall within areas as diverse as critical discourse analysis, critical applied linguistics, power relations, and identity (re)construction. Therefore, such discussions might not be directly related to education. Further, as each of these areas enjoys its own principles and tenets, it seems essential to borrow findings of research…

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…

Since the locus of structure is primary in Foucault’s notion of power, CDA accords this perspective in terms of its analysis characteristics which take into account not only the linguistic features of the text but also consider how social structure determine the production of text as a social practice (Wodak and Meyer,…

Article Summary Culture and Language have always been seen as two sides of the same coin. One individual cannot participate in society or interact with their environment without the cultural and linguistic filter since “all human activity is linguistically and culturally mediated”. This relation between culture, language and social individuals play a key role in Education. As the authors say, there is an increasing awareness of multiculturalism in today’s classroom, but schools have always been…

Formal language or formality is one of aspect in style. In terms of formality, Dewaele & Heylighen (1999) stated that different situational and personality factors are examined which determine the degree of formality in linguistic expression. The differences in using languages, both formal and informal, is called a difference register (Thornborrow and Wareing, 1998). Cyrstal (1991) defines register as "a variety of language defined according to its use in social situations." So, register is…

information about the brain is known even though there are so many researches. When the brain is examined, it can be said that it has several parts which work for particular purposes. One of these purposes is about language. So, the brain is a topic of Linguistics because of its relationship with the language. Neurolinguistics is the study of how language occurs in the brain. In other words, it is the study of the relationship between language and the brain. What is there in the Human Brain?…

Activity 2 In order to carry out this task properly, I have analyzed the corresponding content of Yule’s book (Yule, 2010). Instructions: Answer the following discussion project from Yule’s The Study of Language: There is a principle of syntax called “structure dependency” that is often used to show that the rules of language structure depend on hierarchical organization and not on linear position. For example, someone trying to learn English might be tempted to think that questions of the type…

situation is beneficial. As Swartz & Yazdani (2012:224) says, 'presenting vocabulary in realistic situations provides learners with a rich context that provides adequate semantic information ' and this was considered when collecting examples from a corpus to illuminate key words. When choosing the words to teach, ten were assigned and another ten were chosen. These words did not include the 2000 most frequent English words known, this is because learners at an intermediate to advanced level…

“The Firstborn” is a free verse poem, a name first used to describe the movement in French poetry in the late nineteenth century aiming to free poetry from the strict conventions of rhyme and rhythm. Traditional rhythm is abandoned and is replaced by natural rhythm and cadences of ordinary speech, so the flow of the verse rises and falls at random as do the poet’s thoughts and emotions thus enabling the reader to relate to the topic. There are three stanzas in the poem with a rhyming pattern of…