Linguistics

Determining the best vocabulary learning strategies is the only way to guarantee efficient language learning by students.

There are three questions discussed in this philosophy of language essay. Assume that Johnny exclaims: 'Santa Claus is in the store!'

The Semblance is an essay by Charles Bernstein, which is primary an argument for a tendency in poetry known as language writing.

One of the most confusing grammatical terminologies to understand is gender. Most linguistics and non-linguistics have found great interest.

You are welcome to read the English as an International Language essay. It is a review of the article The English of My Story.

The allegory of Plato, of the cave, is a very insightful and also, among the best attempts in explaining the nature of reality. The cave is an actual representation of the state of most of human beings and the story of an exit that is very dramatic, from the cave, is actually the genesis and the source of true understanding. Plato attempted to answer most of the philosophical questions and most of them were about the nature of reality.

An irony is a literary device used in a piece of literature that contracts what is expected to happen. There are three types of irony namely verbal, dramatic and situational (Lacie). Dramatic irony occurs when the audience in a piece of literature knows something that the characters do not know. Situational irony happens when what happens is a total contrast of the expected. The essay discusses the employment of irony by Shirley Jackson in the lottery story.

Over the past years, there has been an upsurge in the number of researchers focusing their effort and interest in the field of multilingualism. Much of the studies by these scholars have been driven by the formation of regional integrations where most countries have seen the need to use different languages as part of fostering their economic and political interests.

Recently, there appeared an idea of positive thinking, which influences life and helps to change it for better. There are many psychological and pseudo-psychological articles and books which tell how important it is to keep ones mind positive. One may ask a question what is the difference between thoughts and life. It may come as a surprise that many scholars claim that there is a certain connection not only between the way people think and live but between the language they think in and the ideas they produce.

In the traditional setting of language classes, learners were given the awareness of collocations or word-combinations which are rarely addressed by tutors and not presented to learners. The ultimate focus is given to the acquisition of appropriate grammar and memorizing long vocabulary lists so that they may be used for exam and writing purposes.