Generative linguistics

The red pen marks over trivial grammatical errors, the demand for “purple words,” and the fancy language of textbooks are translating the writing of students into a language that hardly resembles English. This phony and pretentious “Engfish” language has become the primary language of schools, because teachers have unknowingly been training young writers to use it. Ken Macorie, a past editor and professor at multiple universities, witnessed this writing style firsthand and was able to define the…

The Cultural Nature of Human Development by Barbara Rogoff, is a book that shows how immensely important it is to remember culture when working with the concept of human development. In the short excerpt we received of her book, we were introduced to several different ways of viewing culture when thinking about human development. In this excerpt the author mentions things such as ethnocentrism, various orienting concepts that pertain to understanding cultural processes, and cultural regularities…

The Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism written by Colin Baker and Wayne E. Wright provide crucial and thorough understanding of Bilingualism at an individual, group, and global level, offer insight in regards to what Bilingualism is, the development of Bilingualism, the impact of the educational system on promoting or obstruct Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. The authors introduce language revitalization, types of effective schools and classrooms for Bilingual students,…

As its name suggests, spoken word poetry is the art form of reciting poems of any kind. Performances tend to focus on key visual and audio techniques such as movement, tone, emotion, rhyme and improvisation to name a few. Many spoken word poetry performances are very personal and revolve around a particular theme or message that the poet is attempting to convey to an audience. Two performances, To the Boys Who May One Day Date My Daughter, performed by Jesse Parent and Pretty by Katie Makkai in…

Steven Pinker really reveals how important diction and word choice is when he stated: “The language we use influences the way we think.” Essentially this quotation says that language is a vital element to the readers understanding of tone and the overall context of any literature piece. This statement from Pinker really shows how language affects a reader understanding, the two authors John Muir and William Woodsworth do just that. Muir and Woodsworth both show an interesting bond with nature,…

Question Two Poetry does not use a special language’ that is separate from everyday life. Rather, it uses everyday language in a specially skilled and sensitive way for particular aesthetic purposes. Discuss the work of one poet in the light of this statement. Language is incredibly important in allowing people to convey and share their thoughts and experiences. Poets are considered to be masters of language in that they are able to utilise form and imagery, to share their experiences and…

The article, Syntax and Production by Fernanda Ferreira and Paul E. Engelhardt, focuses on the issues that revolve around syntax and the production of words. Syntax allows for words to be combined and create a sentence that has a specific meaning. Humans are able to communicate almost every thought or idea and this is largely because of syntax. The word hat has a specific meaning but language has the power to be significantly changed by putting together words to create meaning such as in the…

How can emotions be seen through someone’s writings? Well this is called rhetoric, which means the art of persuasive writing, especially the use of figures of speech. So, in a story, one can easily break down the writer’s emotions using rhetoric. In this paper, I will break down the emotions of two authors’ papers and why they are writing these stories. The first paper “Success and Prosperity” is by Bouiyan Chen and the other, “Dog’s Search for Meaning,” is by Rachel Palmer. These stories are…

Jejuri poems are all about Arun Kolatkar visiting the temple town in the state of Maharashtra where 'every other stone is a god or his cousin'. The poems are delicately written yet sharply observed - a temple door, a yellow butterfly and Maruti himself find equal care given to them all in turn. Jejuri poems oscillate between faith and scepticism. In his plat and colloquial tone, Kolatkar ironically treats the parallel scenario reinforcing it with concrete imagery. Kolatkar's use of concrete…

Have you ever read poetry that can inspire you in your everyday life? Poetry that discusses the deep truth about our world and the people who wander it? Well, there is some poetry that can give you a better understanding about life,ourselves, and how to handle situations that come across our path. Inspiring you and motivating you to do your best. This types of poetry can really give the reader a deep knowledge about how to challenge the unknowns. Guiding you on how to work on your up and down…