Corpus linguistics

What you have to write should not be bounded by the rules of english, therefore there is value in writing through dialectic, rhetoric and intellect. Dialect allows you to view the different identity in each culture and show’s the importance of within each culture. Rhetic gives the art of persuasion that allows you to adapt your audience. Intellect is able to show the connection of the three values of why it is right to break the rules of standard english. Dialect proves that there's value in…

In “Reading as Situated Language: A sociocognitive perspective”, James Paul Gee argues the importance of written and verbal language is always needed in school, home and work. Many people do not really realize how much they use this skill in every aspect. Although,“ learning literacy is not English in general, but specific varieties of English that...is call “social languages”(Gee, 714). At a young age, my parents taught me the language they knew and frequently spoke. For me, it was Spanish. I…

“Writing is the painting of the voice, Voltaire.” When you think of writing what is the first thing that comes to your mind?... Painting? For most people, including me, this is the last thing that comes to mind. I think of English class or my favorite book, but definitely not painting. However, if you start to think about these two works of art you can find many similarities. Painting and writing, even though they are portrayed in different ways, have many connections through how they allow the…

“My grandma is asking, ‘How are you?’.” That is a common phrase I have been saying since I was little. Translating for my grandparents has become second nature for me because I do it so often. All of my grandparents were born and raised in Portugal and moved to different countries to work and create a life for their families. Because of this, my mother was born in America and my father was born in Venezuela. I grew up learning about three different cultures: American, Portuguese, and Venezuelan…

Language acquisition plays a key role in a child’s development as it is a prerequisite to gaining knowledge and skills. In the area of language acquisition, there are two areas that have caused controversy among scientists. These two areas are known as nature and nurture. There is evidence to prove that both the areas have an influence on a child’s development. This theory is known as nature vs nurture. The two sides of this theory are compared as there are people on each side who believe that…

Studying in Perugia will stimulate my college experience in many ways that residing at Hollins cannot. While abroad, I will learn a new language and practice it with native Italian speakers. This will promote both my linguistic and cultural skills. While I could learn a language in a classroom setting, being able to speak fluently in a public setting will solidify the language and allow me to communicate effectively; I can’t just translate small passages on paper. This experience will also…

Sight Essay Have you ever interpreted something in a literal way? Poetry can be understood on two levels--a literal level, and a metaphorical level. In Emily Dickinson’s poems, things are taken in the way it is only written. In Dickinson’s “We Grow Accustomed To The Dark”, sight is obviously known and viewed as the ability to see things. However, on a metaphorical level, it is talking about how even in dark times, perhaps when you are struggling with depression and there is no light to guide…

Robert Burns, a Scottish poet and lyricist was born January 25 of 1759 and died July 21 of 1796. He is known for his writing on Romanticism poetry and his way of portraying feeling and emotion throughout his writings. Two of his famous poems A Red, Red Rose and Ye Flowery Banks (Bonie Doon) are examples of romanticism, which was an intellectual movement that originating Europe toward the end of the 18th century. Burns’s poems are full of emotion such as happiness, sadness, anger and despair.…

For some people, writing is difficult and it can become stressful to write about topics you have no interest about; for me it’s the contrary, I have always had good fluency when it comes to write about any topic, even if it doesn’t interest me, this is mainly because I take it as a new challenge or an opportunity to have a more in deep look about the certain topic; I use this not only for writing but every time I get tasked with something new, for example back when I was in the marine…

The poem, “Undefined” by Melanie Kelly talks about someone who is judged by society, and because the speaker was judged they felt emotions and feelings that made them into someone who was not really there. At the end, the speaker learned that they shouldn’t follow societies rules for being accepted and they became someone who they could live with. The author uses metaphors and personification to portray that people mustn't hesitate to be themselves. The speaker tells people have to be someone…