Linguistics

production of language (output), and corrective feedback on production (interaction) as three important environmental factors for the acquisition of second language to develop. There is a general belief that supports input simplification, that is, linguistic manipulation of the text will improve L2 comprehension. So many materials which are published commercially have taken this technique(Yano et al., 1994). On the contrary, several other researchers, for instance, Blau (1982), have questioned…

It is also equally significant to prepare teachers with international visions and skills that are able to teach students from diverse social, cultural and linguistic background. Teacher educators should acquire the knowledge in teacher education field; they should also have the updated classroom practice experiences and know the current trend, issues and nuances in classrooms. Additionally, they are expected…

its uncertainty and full of considerable amount of ambiguity during learning a foreign language. Needless to say that there are difficulties in an L2 context for learners specially in constructing meaningful interpretation to the inefficient of linguistic clues (Chapell & Roberts, 1986). As Furnham (1994) states ambiguity of tolerance is about information around ambiguous situation when learners face with amount of unfamiliar, complex or inharmonious will occurs for an individual (or group).…

refers primarily to the duration or type of activity described. Causative Form: A causative form, in linguistics, is an expression of an agent causing or forcing a patient to perform an action or to be in a certain state. Discourse: These of language in speech or writing to relay attitudes and negotiate meaning in the light of social conventions. Domain of Error: Domain is the rank of linguistics unit from phoneme to discourse that must be taken as context in order for the error to become…

child when they start to learn more complex language during infancy. Although Johnson focuses on teacher and family-to-child interactions, views on child-to-child communication or nonfamily caregivers are not considered. During infancy, different linguistic influencers may surround a child as they continue to develop. For example, if a child is in daycare more so than being around their biological parents, perhaps a neighbor, nanny or daycare teacher may influence the child’s language…

Slang Words Don’t Ruin Language The article is “Teens Aren’t Ruining Language” by Adrienne Lafrance. This article talks about the slang words that have been brought to the light by teens. It also mentions very brief history of slang words that are not used anymore. Three things that this article covers are what slang words mean, how it is spreading and being used by all ages, and how it doesn’t affect language. I strongly disagree with the part on it not effecting language. My first reason is…

oftentimes halted by the misusage and erroneously categorization of words, denotations, and connotations. Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology at Stanford University Lera Boroditsky attempts to find a correlation between one’s thoughts and linguistic abilities in her research “How Language Shapes Thought.” Boroditsky conveys her study through an employment of the three rhetorical appeals: ethos, logos, and pathos. In order to achieve a status of credibility, the examiner principal…

presents to an audience is the mode in which the language makes itself perceived. Bochner et al. (2011), noted that the only true difference that sign language has opposing an oral language is the fact that the signed languages transmit ideas and linguistic concepts through the visual channel of the brain as opposed to the more commonly used auditory channel of the brain. There is an assumption that people do not use sign language in the same manner that oral languages are used and that the…

Many parents face difficulties teaching their children a second language in the same time of learning their native language. Parents who are not proficient in the second language, which is used in their children schools, believe that they cannot contribute in helping their children learning it. However, parent-implement and literacy intervention can help children learn both languages and that have been verified by few studies. In her article, “Effectiveness of a Parent-Implemented Language and…

Firstly, text and discourse are two key terms in linguistics. From a linguistic perspective, the earlier is used to “refer to any written or taped record of a certain piece of communication”. The former is used to “refer to the piece of communication in context”. (Nunan, 1993, P. 20) In addition, discourse in linguistics, is a unit of language larger than a single sentence. More broadly, discourse is known as the use of spoken or written language in a social context. Furthermore, discourses need…