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Learning Language

In essence, Chomsky believes that the way in which children acquire their native language is hardwired into the brain and present ...

Language And Syllogisms

and the Internet could well be viewed as a foreign language. For example, consider the word mouse which is a creature, and undesir...

Chivalry

for both of these elements are indicative of the distinction between ordinary love and that which extols virtue, honor and courage...

Critical Period Hypothesis - Second Language Acquisition

knowledge and skill in a different way? The critical period hypothesis regarding acquiring a second language is not new. This hyp...

Effective Communication and Language Barrier

these people as humanitarian gestures. This signaled to these people that other nations, despite differences in culture and langua...

Relationship Between Language-Based And Learning Disabilities

Beyond that, however, is the fact that any student who is struggling with language will not be able to read and write as well as a...

Psychological Article Reviews

article acknowledges the perceived weaknesses within a particular culture; however, it also identifies the fact that all students ...

Language Acquisition, Early Childhood & SLI

development of language skills, an abnormal frequency of errors, and (also) errors that are uncommon in children with normal langu...

Second Language Learning

contrastive analysis studies in the 1950s and 60s consisted of "comparing pairs of languages" in order to find their areas of diff...

Language Acquisition Principles: Immersion

the article Dual Language Immersion by Jennifer Esposito, published in April 2006 by the periodical District Administrator. Langu...

McWhorter/Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue

Another feature that is unique to English is the way in which English uses the that "-ing thing" (McWhorter 2). In English, the pr...

How Computers Weaken Language Skills

a poem as well as a human being, the real problem is not skill, but in ideology. That is, many people tend to rely on computers an...

Problems in Communication

iPhone as a result of a new app I had downloaded. This appears to be an easy conversation, but it did not go smoothly. The first...

Articles on Body Language

Brian Clost seems to provide an overview of the general thinking on body language. Clost says that the eyes are sometimes called t...

Emerging Standard of XML

In fifteen pages this paper examines the Standard Generalized Markup Language SGML in terms of its origins and also considers the ...

Language Arts Instruction of the Twenty First Century

the disagreement of those who argue that the more conventional direct flash instruction of phonics is most beneficial and those wh...

Overview of Natural Language Searching

In five pages this paper examines natural language searching in terms of definition, uses, and development with the significance o...

Social Boundaries, Reality, and Language

In three pages this research paper discusses how social boundaries are established and examines language's role in constructing th...

Language that is Gender Biased

order to assign gender an equal number of times throughout the paper. While this seems to be an equal and viable way to split the...

Controversy on Language of Animals

In five pages this paper discusses language and how it has evolved in a consideration of animals and why they have no apparent nee...

Sociolinguistic Ethnography

In twenty pages sociolinguistic ethnography or the relationship between language and society are examined within the context of Cr...

Amelie, A Film Review

understand the main thrust of the film without subtitles, as it follows Amelie from childhood to adulthood, showing the main event...

The Shift from Latin to Vernacular Language Use

This resulted in a gradual shift, and reflected not only the lower level of influence of Rome, but also the declining influence of...

Specific Language Impairment Article Review

language abilities develop. The languages themselves may be different, but the underlying acquisition processes appear to be the s...

Children with Specific Language Impairment and the Relationship between Working Memory and Language Learning: An Experimental Analysis

diagnosed with SLI than in the hearing-impaired children. In other words, a diminished functioning of complex working memory may ...

COBOL and Chase Manhattan, A New Way?

The programming language COBOL is discussed in relation to modern corporations, particularly Chase Manhattan Bank. One of the firs...

Issues of Qualitative Research, Language, and Ethnography

In six pages the issues that pertain to qualitative research, language, and ethnography are examined within the context of the art...

Language and Thinking

A major debate for decades has focused on whether or not language shapes thoughts. Can language influence thoughts so much as to s...

Parts of Linguistics

Linguistics is the study of language and how people make and understand the meanings of 'utterances.' There are numerous component...

Shame and Respect Expressions

In six pages this paper considers the relationship that exists between shame and respect social norms and language as represented ...