The Study of Language 1. Origins of language: Bow wow theory: mensen deden de geluiden van dieren na. Het geluid wat ze hoorden zo werd het object genoemd. Onomatopoeia: words containing sounds similar to the noises they describe (v.b. bang‚ cuckoo‚ dus woorden die klinken als geluiden) [pic] The human brain is not only large relative human size but also lateralized. (lateralized: divided into a left side and a right side‚ with control of functions on one side or the other) Innateness
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CLASSIFICATIONs OF LITERATURE I. Divisions of Literature Literature Prose Poetry Fiction Nonfiction Dramatic Narrative Lyric Drama Short Story Novel Tale Fable Myth Legends Folktales Essay Biography Autobiography Diary History Chronicle News Anecdote Tragedy Comedy Opera Operetta Ballad Epic Metrical Tale Metrical Romance Ode Sonnet Song Elegy POINT OF COMPARISON | PROSE | POETRY | Form | Paragraph | Verse | Language | Words and rhythms of ordinary and everyday language | Metrical‚
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Fundamental Terms Study Guide – Vina Nguyen – December 1‚ 2012 Definition Conceptual‚ generalized‚ philosophical. Brings out hidden meaning. The subject of the sentence completes the action. Ignores real issue by turning attention to the individual‚ often in the form of a person attack. The repetition of identical‚ initial consonant sounds at the beginning of successive words. A passing reference to a famous person‚ place‚ or thing; whether it‟s a he‚ she‚ real‚ mythological‚ or literal. Occurs
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A. D. HOPE’S “DEATH OF THE BIRD”: BETWEEN ROMANTIC SYMBOL AND MODERNIST ANTI-SYMBOL A. D. Hope’s poem “The Death of the Bird” seems to me one of the great lyric poems in English of the twentieth century. It is a recognized anthology piece in Australia‚ of course‚ but my impression is that outside the continent Hope’s poetry is not very well known and that few even of the most serious readers of English poetry are acquainted with “The Death of the Bird.” In contrast to so many lesser poets of the
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Universal Values and the Justification of Internationality By Shaya Aldosari Introduction: Does cultural plurality deny any possibility of universal morality? Universality means‚ among many definitions‚ internationality. It also means the eternal validity of human ethics. Before the so-called postmodernism‚ humanity used to believe in transcendental values and ideas that hold good of everyone1‚ that is‚ every ‘animal rationale’ which according to Aristotle is the only animal who is capable
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5.1 Rhetorical Analysis: Introduction Addresses the effectiveness of the text in delivering its message “Rhetoric” 1 The art of speaking or writing effectively: as a : the study of principles and rules of composition formulated by critics of ancient times b : the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion 2 a : skill in the effective use of speech b : a type or mode of language or speech “Rhetoric.” Merriam-Webster. m-w.com. Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Plot The unified structure of incidents in a literary work. See Conflict‚ Climax‚ Denouement‚ andFlashback. Dialogue The conversation of characters in a literary work. In fiction‚ dialogue is typically enclosed within quotation marks. In plays‚ characters’ speech is preceded by their names. act n. 5. One of the major divisions of a play or opera. scene a. The scenery and properties for a dramatic presentation mo·tif a. A recurrent thematic element in an artistic or literary work
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The cognitive linguistics is the foundation for the new accents in the comprehension of language. These accents give some opportunities for the study of the interaction between human mind and cognitive processes. The cognitive linguistics is the separate direction of the linguistics that is characterized by the language as the general cognitive mechanism and cognitive instrument located in the center of the science. The central problem of the cognitive linguistics is represented by the construction
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A narrative (or story) is any account that presents connected events‚[1] and may be organized into various categories: non-fiction (e.g. New Journalism‚ creative non-fiction‚ biographies‚ and historiography); fictionalized accounts of historical events (e.g. anecdotes‚ myths‚ and legends); and fiction proper (i.e. literature in prose‚ such as short stories and novels‚ and sometimes in poetry and drama‚ although in drama the events are primarily being shown instead of told). Narrative is found in
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Paradox A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or opposed to common sense‚ but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or validity. The first scene of Macbeth‚ for example‚ closes with the witches’ cryptic remark “Fair is foul‚ and foul is fair….” Parallelism Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related word‚ phrases‚ or clauses. The basic principle of grammar and rhetoric demands that equivalent things be set forth in coordinate grammatical structures: nouns
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