Chapter 4: Linguistic Typology Chapter 4 Linguistic typology 4.1 Introduction Simply speaking‚ the study of universals is concerned with what human languages have in common‚ while the study of typology deals with ways in which languages differ from each other. This contrast‚ however‚ is not sharp. When languages differ from each other‚ the variation is not random‚ but subject to limitations. Linguistic typology is not only concerned with variation‚ but also with the limitations on the degree
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Spanglish is a well-known term that describes the linguistic behaviors on Spanish speakers‚ who’s Spanish is uniquely influenced from the English language. Spanglish can also be defined as a “mixed-code vernacular that includes a range of linguistic phenomena‚ most notably code-switching”. Despite the fact that Puerto Rican linguist‚ Salvador Tio‚ coined the term ‘Spanglish’ in the late 1940’s‚ this language contact phenomena has actually been used over the past 150 years‚ since the Treaty of Guadalupe
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New Words in American English. Readings: Handouts: “Dictionary adds terms like chick flicks”; “Blog-blogger explained” “Words banned‚” newspaper article. Project Explained: Profile of an ethno-linguistic group in the Los Angeles area. CHEM 105B Chapter 13 – 7 hours Chapter 14 – 7 hours Mastering
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UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FALCUTY OF POST- GRADUATE [pic] FINAL ASSIGNMENT Subject: APPLIED LINGUISTICS Topic 5: DISCUSS SOME OF THE FACTORS AFFECTING LEARNER’S ACHIEVEMENT IN SECOND/ FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING Lecturer: Dr. Hoàng Văn Vân Learner : Nguyễn Thị Huyên
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properties common to us all: innate structures universal to all man. Levi-Strauss focused his attention on the patterns or structures existing beneath the customs and beliefs of all cultures. Methodologically‚ Strauss drew his models from structural linguistics‚ analysing forms of social activity as though they were languages. In other words‚ the things a society does‚ the way people in this society act‚ is compared to language; behaviour is acted out unconsciously as is grammar in the case of language
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linguostylistics‚ is a branch of general linguistics. It deals mainly with two interdependent tasks: a) the investigation of special language means which secure the desirable effect of the utterance(stylistics devices and expressive means) b) certain types of texts (discourse) which due to the choice and arrangement of language means are distinguished by the pragmatic aspect of the communication. (functional styles) Functional styles discusses such general linguistic issues as oral and written varieties
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Bibliography: Brown G. and Yule‚ G. (1983) Discourse analysis. Cambridge: CUP. Danesi‚ M. (2004) A Basic Course in Anthropological Linguistics. Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press Inc. House‚ J. (2010) “Impoliteness in Germany” Intercultural Pragmatics Vol.7 No. 4 PP 561–595. Keller‚ E. and Warner‚ S. (1976) Gambits 1‚ 2‚ 3. Ottawa: Public Service. ----------------- (1988) Conversation Gambits:
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To discuss this issue‚ one must discuss Ferdinand de Saussure’s linguistic revolution. However‚ this cannot be achieved without mentioning pre-Saussurean linguistics. Throughout nineteenth and early twentieth century‚ the science of language was philology‚ and not linguistics. Philologists’ scope of activity was fairly limited to the analysis of the alterations that happened to a particular phenomenon in language‚ for example word or sound‚ throughout long expanses of time. Their main approach to
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Culture and Language The power of language to reflect culture and influence thinking was first proposed by an American linguist and anthropologist‚ Edward Sapir (1884–1939)‚ and his student‚ Benjamin Whorf (1897–1941). The Sapir–Whorf hypothesis stated that the way we think and view the world is determined by our language (Anderson & Lightfoot‚ 2002; Crystal‚ 1987; Hayes‚ Ornstein‚ & Gage‚ 1987). Instances of cultural language differences are evidenced in that some languages have specific
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Principal Concepts. Lexicology is a branch of linguistics‚ the science of language. The term Lexi c o l o g y is composed of two Greek morphemes: lexis meaning ‘word‚ phrase’ and logos which denotes ‘learning‚ a department of knowledge’. Thus‚ the literal meaning of the term L e x i с o l о g у is ‘the science of the word’. The literal meaning‚ however‚ gives only a general notion of the aims and the subject-matter of this branch of linguistic science‚
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