General semantics

Allusions to Their Eyes Were Watching God An allusion is an indirect reference to something famous or ta a person, place or happening in history. People use them every day whether its intentional or not. Most people can relate to Bible allusion because they are well known. In Zora Neal Hurston’s book “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” she uses allusions to explain the plot and Janie’s role as the protagonist. Zora Neal Hurston the stories Saul’s daughter and David, Methuselah and keys to the…

In geometry, congruence means the figures have the same measure and shape. For a student to effectively discuss congruence they must first recognize the figure and its attributes. To achieve this, the learner must be able to differentiate one figure from another. To compare figures and establish that one is congruent to the other or not, the student pulls on an understanding of shapes. To prove congruence, the student makes connections with axioms, properties, analysis, and logic. The…

Across many essays that have been written, it is common to see Bitzer's Criteria for setting up rhetorical situation. This allows for the context of a rhetorical event, that consists of an issue, an audience, and a set of constraints, to be seen and analysed by the audience. First, Within James Baldwin's “Notes of a Native Son”, the audience can find all of the relevant characteristics described by Bitzer in his six characteristics of rhetorical situation. For the first characteristic of…

Matt Albert Period 2 10/15/15 Language Essay The internet is a place where people from all over the world have the opportunity to voice their opinion. However, this includes the misuse of hurtful words that can single people out. Time and time again I have witnessed people misuse the word retard, whether it be referring to something as “retarded” or even trying to insult someone by calling them a “retard”. The other day while discussing an upcoming test with one of my classmates, I heard the…

Discourse community is a group of people who communicate with each other with the same goal. James Paul Gee wrote “Literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics: Introduction”, James E. Porter wrote” Intersexuality and the Discourse Community”, and John Swales wrote “the Concept of Discourse Community”. They express the ideas on discourse communities; but they also have some similarities on the ideas of discourse communities. Gee and Swales have the similar idea on the importance of social practice in…

Answerable Question How does offensive behavior (as defined by the sessional contract) affect cohesion of the group? Operationalize Variables Cohesive as defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary is closely united or causing people to be closely united. Group cohesion is defined as the level of overall consistency among group members in their social interaction profiles with peers (Shi, B., & Xie, H. 2014). In a cohesive group members are more likely to have a greater influence on one another…

The world in consisted of many communities. It ranges from small book clubs to the medical team at a public hospital. These communities are called discourse communities and they consist of professionals who share a common goal for the public, have specific ways of communicating, “provide information and feedback” to each other, use different ways to expand their goals, possess their own jargon, and is consistently growing by mixing new with the experienced members (Swales 471-3). A discourse…

Mythological allusions can help elucidate prevalent themes in novels by connecting them to well-known myths. The novel Moby Dick, written by Herman Melville, is a tale that uses a confluence of mythological allusions to help strengthen its message about society. With these allusions the reader begins to understand the topic of discussion and is also exposed to the wisdom and knowledge Melville possess. Throughout the novel, biblical and Greek allusions help exemplify the nature of human defiance…

Swales defined discourse communities as "a group of people who link up in order to pursue objectives that are prior to those of a socialization and solidarity, even if these latter should consequently occur” (Swales, 220). This definition of a discourse community creates an expectation that a group must follow in order for it to be considered a discourse community. New members that are added to discourse communities also have an expectation that in order to become a full member, each individual…

What is a discourse community? What does it take to be a part of a discourse community? A discourse community describes the ways in which language use is defined by a certain community. Since there are many forms of communication, it is very imperative to understand how a discourse community communicate because the members basically have their own language and communication method. First you must obtain knowledge and have creditability in the particular field, topic, issue or area of interest…