Essays and Research Papers on Linguistics

This 3 page paper discusses basic English grammar rules including compound and complex sentences; how to use semicolons and how to use possessives. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 9 page paper which looks at a textbook for English language learners in the hospitality industry, with reference to Guy Cook's discourse theory. The bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page analysis of Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction: An Example of the Interaction Between Language and Memory by Elizabeth F. Loftus and John C. Palmer. Bibliography lists 2 additional source.

This 3 page paper discusses Rogerian argument—what it is, and how it can be used to help people find common ground, even when their views are diametrically opposed, or even hostile. Bibliography lists 4 sources

This 5 page paper examines language challenges in the nation of South Africa. Setting up a business there is mentioned. The focus is on the languages utilized there. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page overview of ebonics, how it originated in one segment of American society and is spreading to others. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper uses rhetorical techniques to analyze Martin Luther King’s letter from Birmingham jail. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper analyzes the lecture Al Gore gave on climate change when he won the Nobel Prize. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 15 page paper explores caló or the curious blend of Spanish, English, and slang that is more commonly referred to as “pachuquismo” or “pachuco”. Bibliography lists twenty sources.

This 7 page paper looks at the concept of the language, what it is and how it is used to this the validity of the concept in the 21st century, discussing whether or not it is still seen, considering the way it may emerge and influence audiences. The paper includes a number of examples of ...

This 15 page paper looks at the way in which speech discrimination testing may take place, identifying the purpose and aims of speech discrimination testing and assessing a number of different tests that are found in common usage, including Wepman's Auditory Discrimination Test (WADT) and Goldman-Fristoe-Woodcock Test of Auditory Discrimination. The utilization of the tests, ...

This 4-page paper covers presentation of quarterly sales figures to multiple stakeholders. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page lexical study of the word "up," as well as a description of other words, which often change lexical categories. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page research paper that examines the issue of whether semiotics should be considered a science and then addresses its application and importance to graphic art design. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper provides a response to the question of whether the United States has an official language. This paper argues that the US does not have one, but needs one. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper is a reaction to the book “Everyone Here Spoke Sign Language” by Nora Ellen Groce, about the deaf on Martha’s Vineyard. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the inseparability of language and culture, concentrating on American slang. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper considers and responds to a research article by Benasich and Tallal (2002) examining the link between specific language impairment in infants and later language development problems. The contents of the article are discussed, including its strengths and weaknesses. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the factors influencing oral language development. Specifically, this paper looks at strategies for teaching oral and emergent language skills. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 5-page paper discusses terms construing misuse of the English language including cliche, hyperbole and idiom. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4-page paper is a model of a speech given before a graduating class at Fort Gordon, the home of the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

This 3 page research paper defines and discusses 10 examples of figurative language. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 3 page paper provides an overview of language acquisition processes, with a particular view of the way in which primary and secondary language interacts. This paper can be applied to views of teaching English Language Learners (ELLs). Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 6 page research paper offers a comprehensive overview of stuttering and dysarthria as communicative disorders. The writer describes clinical features, etiology, and treatment/invention approaches. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 4 page research paper/essay considers the implications of what it would be like if English were the only language spoken globally and, also, the implications if English were extinct. The writer then discusses these 2 perspectives and concludes by discussing the body of knowledge that is required for ELL instruction. Bibliography lists 3 sources. ...