Essays and Research Papers on Linguistics

A 4 page paper which examines language and prejudice, focusing on how people are often prejudiced, based on someone’s use of language, without truly being aware of their prejudice. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper explores the topic and concludes that morphology certainly enhances knowledge and should definitely be taught in schools. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page analysis and synthesis of Amy Tan’s Mother Tongue and James Baldwin’s If Black English Isn’t a Language, Then Tell Me What Is. No additional sources cited.

10 pages in length. Virtually no element of understanding human function goes without challenge; language processing is no exception. Pitted against each other for the struggle to attain superiority, connectionism and motor theory have come to represent the two primary aspects associated with speech perception. Simply defined as learning by doing (connectivism) ...

In thirteen pages this paper examines whether or not there is evidence to suggest that children’s knowledge of syntax changes or develops over time and if so considers the nature of this evidence. Nine sources are cited in the bibliography.

A 3 page summary of the article by Elaine Tarone. Tarone analyzes interlanguage speech production as it occurs among second language learners. No additional sources are listed.

This 13 page paper examines the models that may be used for translation. The paper starts with an examination of Newark’s model of semantic translation, with examples, and then compares this model to Nida's concepts of formal and dynamic equivalence models of translation. The bibliography cites 2 sources.

A 3 page review of the article by Elaine Tarone and Betsy Parrish. The authors suggest that both the communicative function of a task and the linguistic environment influence gramamatical accuracy for non-native speakers.

This 4 page paper takes the phonological view to explain why it’s difficult to distinguish between Korean alphabets; between human and animal sounds; and the difference between vowel and consonant sounds. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page research paper that discusses language acquisition and specific language impairment, focusing specifically on children having difficulty with “wh-questions,” that is, using and understanding “what, when, where, why,” etc. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of an article published in the TESOL Quarterly entitled he Production of Speech Acts by EFL Learners. Bibliography lists 1 source.

5 pages in length. In today's globalized society, there is no social downside for children to acquire another language beyond their mother tongue; to have the ability to speak two languages in the world's multicultural environment serves as a solidifying component for raising a more worldly and accomplished child. From a linguistic standpoint, ...

A 4 page paper which examines what the most important trait of a leader is based on George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant and Politics and the English Language. No additional sources cited.

A 7 page paper which examines the ways in which Puerto Ricans have adjusted their language upon living in the United States. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

In ten pages this paper compares and contrasts the approaches of rhetorical persuasion advocated by Cicero in De Oratore (On the Orator) and Longinus in On the Sublime. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.

A 3 page research paper that discusses the early syntactical developments of first language acquisition and the theoretical perspective of Noam Chomsky. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines how language is used in different cultures and reflects culture and worldviews. The paper also focuses a bit on Amy Tan’s Mother Tongue. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper explores the way language evolves and changes in the U.S. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4-page paper discusses cultural and sociological aspects concerning different languages through stories written by Amy Tan, Gloria Anzaldua and Roberto Fernandez. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the linguistic concepts Zora Neale Hurston and Toni Morrison use in their works. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 página de documento en el que se examina la forma en que los puertorriqueños han adaptado su lenguaje a los que viven en los Estados Unidos. Bibliografía listas 5 fuentes.

A 5 page essay that offers analysis of Mandela's rhetoric in the "I am Prepared to Die" speech. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the definition of the word defeat. No sources cited.

A 3 page example essay/research paper that, using tutorial language, offers a pre-service ESL teacher advice on how to respond to questions posed in an online discussion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

In four pages (3 pp. + 1 pg. outline) this paper presents a speech based on the speech newly sworn-in 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy made at his inauguration on January 20, 1961. Three sources are listed in the bibliography. TGjfkinaug.rtf