Linguistics papers

An analysis of the use of linguistic persuasion in the writing of film reviews, with a case study of 15 English film reviews in Philippine newspapers.

An analysis of two articles that argue over the need to eradicate sexism in the English language.

Discusses English as a global language.

This paper provides a linguistic analysis of interrogative expressions in the Chinese and Japanese languages.

This paper investigates the relationship between gender and language.

A examination of parapraxes from the point of view of linguistics, psychology and simple mistakes.

Explores the phenomenon of linguistic borrowing in the Thai language.

A look at the semiotic, linguistic and anthropological perspectives to names and naming.

Looks at the concept of language-games from the perspective of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Sigmund Freud and Paulo Virno.

A critical review of the article by A. Y. Aikhenvald, entitled "Multilingualism and Ethnic Stereotypes: The Tariana of the Northwest Amazonia".

A look at how the Internet has made new rhetoric possible.

A persuasive argument against the approach and implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002.

This paper provides an analysis of grammar and writing style, focusing on grammar used in the article 'Meat Is Murder On The Environment' by Daniele Fanelli.

Reviews and discusses D. G. MacKay's article, "Prototypicality among Metaphors: On the Relative Frequency of Personification and Spatial Metaphors in Literature written for Children Versus Adults ".

Looks at the sematics and cultural context of Don McLean's 1972 song "American Pie".

This paper explores the manner in which meanings and expressions are altered when removed from the printed page.

A look at the etymology of the words king, tyrant, sultan and rajah.

Discuses uniting the global environmental movement for wilderness preservation through semantics.

This paper discusses the danger of doublespeak to modern society.

This paper advocates linguistic human rights with an emphasis on the Latino community in the USA.

A comparison of the articles "Dell Hymes, Kenneth Burke's 'Identification,' and the Birth of Sociolinguistics" by Jay Jordan and "Do You Speak American?" by John Baugh.

A discussion on Chicano linguistics and how it is unique and distinct, as it differs from both Standard Spanish and Standard English

An overview of the linguistic concept known as code switching.

This paper looks at how understanding the social and political context of the time of Samuel Beckett's play "Endgame" enhances the significance of the play's meaning.

This paper looks at the concept of bilingualism and what it means for the U.S. and its citizens.

A complete research project to analyze the concepts involved in the L1 (native language) transfer versus universal grammar debate.

A linguistic description of the Portuguese language, which ranks in sixth in the overall number of speakers of any language.

This paper discusses the problems of synonymy in the English language and suggests ways of teaching the correct usage.

A research proposal on social labeling and its significance, with a focus on the subject of gender.

Argues that the future of the English language promises to be an eventful one.

This paper defends the current popular usage of the word "like" in the quotative format and as a hedge word.

This paper focuses on why the Kaurna language was revived and how it was accomplished.

This paper is a dialectological study of the Peel Region, Southern Ontario, a mainly suburban area of Toronto with many new Canadians from around the world.

This paper discuses that mathematics and human language are very similar in structure and form because they can both be broken down into ever smaller functional units.

This paper discusses the effect of semantic relatedness on false memory formation.

A research paper exploring indirect directives and politeness in Mandarin
Chinese and English.

This paper explores linguistic politeness and how it determines patterns of language use.

A review of a book on the language of infants and toddlers by Roberta Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsch-Pasek, entitled "How Babies Talk: The Magic and Mystery of Language in the First Three Years of Life".

A review of Paul Bloom's book, "How Children Learn the Meanings of Words", on language acquisition in children.

A review of "The Classroom and the Wider Culture: Identity as a Key to Learning English Composition", written by the Chinese writer Fan Shen.

A creative writing piece in the form of a play, about the trial of a public high school teacher who is accused of "corrupting the youth".

An overview of the language phenomenon known as slang.

An in-depth look at human language.

An analysis of the negative stereotypes of stuttering and the sociolinguistic effect of stuttering on individuals.

This paper discusses linguistic profiling and its damaging ramifications.

An analysis of the evolution, flexibility and irregularity of the English language.

An analysis of the relevance of the Whorfian Hypothesis (WH) to language learning.

This paper studies the poem "Bilingual/Bilingue" by Rhina Espaillat.

A discussion regarding speech acts and implicatures.

A discussion regarding construction grammar and grammatical constructions.

A look at the challenges facing the English teacher when teaching students whose native language is not English.

A review of recent literature related to 'free word order' or 'scrambling' in Asian languages such as Japanese and Korean.

A discussion of the theory of grammaticalization as it is defined within current linguistic literature.

An analysis of the history of certain American English words that have their roots in Native-American languages.

A look at how language has evolved and the factors that influence these changes.

A discussion on the history and development of psycholinguistics.

This paper discusses the Basque language, Euskera, which is considered to be endangered.

A linguistic analysis of Moroccan Arabic prepositions.

A comparative analysis of the works of N. Chomsky, M. Stubbs and M. Halliday and R. Hasan on English as a second language (ESL) learning.

This paper discusses teaching methods for learning a second language and focuses on Stephen Krashen's theories on language acquisition.

This paper discusses the theoretical and descriptive application of linguistics and retextualization to the field of advertising.

This paper analyzes the structure and function of headlines by examining their grammar and vocabulary.

A look at language acquisition skills in children.

An analysis of the article "Paper, Rock, Scissors" by J. Kim.

This paper compares the communication theories of Sigmund Freud and Julia Kristeva.

A discussion on the effects of speaking English with an accent.

An analysis of Mandarin speakers' production and perception of English vowels and their mastery of the English language.

A grammatical study into the vowelization of God's name in the Hebrew scriptures.

Examines problems of number and gender transfer when translating "who" and "which" from Bulgarian into English.

This paper discusses important factors in teaching English as a second language in the United States.

This paper discusses how the English language has developed into a uniquely expressive language.

A literature overview of attrition and retention of second/foreign languages.

This paper discusses the application of Vivian Cook's second language user model to the acquisition of pragmatic competence in the teaching of second languages.

This paper discusses 'Christian hermeneutics', presenting both a definition of the term and an explanation of the purpose of hermeneutics.

An analysis of the pros and cons of Noam Chomsky's theory of universal grammar.

An overview and definition of the concept of prosody.

A review of Nancy Hornberger's article on biliteracy.

A discussion on linguistically diverse preschool children.

This paper provides an analysis of cultural language theories by comparing two pieces of literature.

This paper presents an interview with a person who grew up speaking more than one language.

This paper explores the possibility of speech in chimpanzees.

This paper explores the wonder of language acquisition in our lives.

An analysis of the perceived sexual orientation of a male by his voice.

A discussion of different social and linguistic values found in Canadian society, with particular emphasis on "Glocal English".

A review of teaching strategies for increasing language in young children.

A review of McGrath's view of the English language, modern slang and the linguistic evolution.

A discussion regarding the famous American phrase "Will it play in Peoria?" in relation to 'Contingent Work, Disrupted Lives: Labour and Community in the New Rural Economy'.

An overview of the history of the alphabet.

An overview of John Schumann's acculturation model.

An analysis of European colonialism as interpreted in the book "A Look at Modernity: An Introduction to Modern Societies."

Examines the evolution this combination of English and Spanish.

A look at the impact of police language and communication on society and the judicial system.

Examines the benefits of total physical response when teaching language through immersion.

Analyzes theories that were created post-Derrida.

This paper analyzes teaching methodologies that are effective for language acquisition.

This paper presents an argument supporting the usage of Ebonics in secondary education.

This paper examines the forms of English spoken in Central Canada.