Breaking down and analyzing languages using the rewrite rule system

Throughout the semester, we have learned about and analyzed several different languages including Indonesian, Japanese, and Turkish. In this final we will finally be analyzing Indo-European languages in French and German. We will breakdown these two languages using the skills we’ve learned over the course of the semester and analyze them using our knowledge of … Read more

Noam Chomsky’s linguistic and syntactic ideas

2. a. What is the significance of Chomsky’s made-up sentence ‘Colorless green ideas sleep furiously’? The significance of Noam Chomsky’s nonsensical, made up sentence ‘Colorless green ideas sleep furiously’ is to prove his theory that there is a specific way to (and not to) put words together in a sentence and is also used by … Read more

Performance observation of Bangla Automatic Speech Recognition System (ASR)

This paper focus on performance observation of Bangla Automatic Speech Recognition System (ASR) implemented with the vector set of 52 dimensions (includes static, delta, acceleration, and third differential coefficients) of Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficient (MFCC) and triphone based Hidden Markov Model (HMM). Since the effect of appending third differential coefficients with a vector set of … Read more

Reflection of Cross Culture in Business Communication with help of Schramm’s Model of Communication

Introduction Communication is an integral part of business and effective communication greatly helps in attaining high levels of productivity (Broadbent, 2013). Every organization has a process through which it communicates amongst its various stakeholders. The scope of this current reflection analysis is based on Coles Supermarket, Australia and its problems faced in communications. Coles has … Read more

Raymond Williams on community

The word ‘community’ sounds odd. For many of us, negative images tend to come to mind. When we think about what other people are like, without quite realizing it, we draw on images from the media. Headlines allow us to think that most people are pretty violent, driven by success and fame, and not necessarily … Read more

Semicolons – punctuation

We associate them with breath. They’re symbols we use that afford opportunities to pause, inhale, and impart monotonous gibberish about the ‘footy’ to unfortunate and unsuspecting third-parties—why most skip the sports section of the local paper. Truthfully though, they’re three of the most inaccurately used punctuation marks around and, I’m sorry to say, they don’t … Read more

It is understandable for a person to mistake the meanings of words, especially in the English language

It would be very understandable for someone to think they understand a word when they actually don’t. This can stem from the person simply not actually understanding what the word means, or from double meanings of words in the English language. For example, take the proposition: I saw the person on the hill with the … Read more

What are syllables and how do we determine their boundaries?

What are syllables and how do we determine their boundaries? Syllables, although they can be almost universally identified, have no agreed phonetic definition. The syllable could be said to be the smallest unit of speech. Every word or utterance contains at least one syllable. Syllables can also be objectively divided into sections. They have two … Read more

The Case of Yemeni EFL Undergraduates

The Case of Yemeni EFL Undergraduates Abstract This study is an attempt to demystify the association between personality type and academic performance of Yemeni EFL learners at the university level. The investigation was carried out by comparing the personality trait scores of 50 senior EFL graduates and their English performance indicated by their accumulative scores … Read more

How Hip-Hop Has Affected Modern English

How Hip-Hop Has Affected Modern English Hip-Hop has been a staple of American popular culture for over three decades, and has touched the lives of millions. It recently overtook Rock as the most consumed music genre in America. With a massive audience like this, Hip-Hop has been greeted with both acclaim and controversy, and has … Read more

Equality in American literature

A recurring theme very evident throughout American Literature was equality. Equality between races seemed to be a topic that was so widely debated by many. Former slave Phillis Wheatley used her poem “On Being Brought from Africa to America” to describe her life as she was brought from Africa to America at the mere age … Read more

Cause of English language speaking anxiety and the relationship between proficiency levels and the degree of foreign language speaking anxiety

Abstract This study examines the cause of English language speaking anxiety and the relationship between proficiency levels and the degree of foreign language speaking anxiety. The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehension into the base and the sources of English language anxiety through the students’ perspective: through the personal descriptions students from … Read more

”Cachau Bant: Mind Your Language”

An essay on ”Cachau Bant: Mind Your Language” For many years the English Empire ruled the world, which is why the English language is spread all around the world today. This has meant that more countries have lost their native language over time. They did not only lose the country’s language but also a part … Read more

Linguistic Ideologies in Children’s Animated Films

Linguistic Ideologies in Children’s Animated Films Description Using non-native English accents for non-human characters in animation films subconsciously teaches adolescent children  to discriminate between character roles that mirror the positions of minorities in U.S. society. In addition to being underrepresented in the media, most researchers have pointed out that, when racial minority group members are … Read more