Roald Dahl – Author

Roald Dahl When I say the name Roald Dahl, I doubt many of you have any idea who i’m talking about. But I would be willing to bet every single person in this room has heard of some of his books. Roald Dahl is the author of several classic childrens’ books, including James and the … Read more

Semiotics of culture

A land mark in the making of Semiology is semiotics of culture, introduced by the Tartu school in the early seventies; mostly with a perspective of translating Russian history, and which was then built up by mostly Semioticians in Germany and North America. Semiotics has been enforced, with interesting results, to theatre, medicine, architecture, zoology, … Read more

John F Kennedy’s Inaugural Address – rhetorical devices, antitheses, appeals to pathos

On November 8th, 1960, one of today’s most beloved presidents was elected into office: John F. Kennedy. He was the youngest president ever elected into office at only 43 years old, and won the presidential election by the most narrow margin in U.S history (around 100,000 votes)! After winning by such a close margin, he … Read more

“We Shall Fight on the Beaches” – Churchill’s speech

“We Shall Fight on the Beaches,” an unforgettable speech delivered by a monumental man, epitomized the true character of the British prime minister while portraying the unrelenting spirit of the British people, despite the caustic environment. Winston Churchill’s sheer courageousness led Great Britain through one of the most difficult times in British history, World War … Read more

Factors of effective interpersonal communication

This study attempted to further our understanding of the construct of interpersonal communication. Firstly, we need to understand what communication is and what factors influence communication. Communication is the exchange of messages between at least two people, of which one issues (expresses) information and the other receives it (understand), provided that the partners know the … Read more

Male and female communication

1. Introduction: Language plays a notable role in life as means for communication; people have different ways of doing it. In a sense, language states identity, and social individuality. Communication, which is a part of the language which in its turn shapes a person and allow him to use global language experience since there is … Read more

Argument Mapping: “Arizona Tewa Kiva Speech as a Manifestation of Linguistic Ideology” by Paul V. Kroskrity.

Anth/Ling 114 – Language, Culture, and Communication in the U.S. #2c Argument Mapping: “Arizona Tewa Kiva Speech as a Manifestation of Linguistic Ideology” by Paul V. Kroskrity. The goal of this paper is to present an argument mapping of Paul V. Kroskrity’s article, “Arizona Tewa Kiva Speech as a Manifestation of Linguistic Ideology”. In order … Read more

Amado Carrillo Fuentes (research paper for English)

03 March 2016 Research Paper      The Mexican drug lord Amado Carrillo Fuentes was considered Mexico’s most powerful drug trafficker in the 90s which was beneficial to Mexico, but also gave a lot more problems and turned Mexico into a war zone. Born on December 17, 1956 Amado Carrillo Fuentes made a big impact on … Read more

Differences In Adult Male Jordanians’ Employment Of Morphology etc in Incidental English Lexical Acquisition

Potential Differences In Adult Male Jordanians’ Employment Of Morphology, Phonology, Syntax And Semantics-Knowledge In Incidental English Lexical Acquisition ABSTRACT Considering the popularity of Second Language Acquisition, this study examines a related area of inquiry- the incidental English lexical acquisition. This study aims at investigating the potential differences in employing different linguistic knowledge sources by adult … Read more