Linguistics

Simply Typed Lambda Calculus question - Beta Reduction 1. The problem: Under the assumption that BETA is a closed term show that (λx.α)(β)...

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What does the phrase "decision-making" mean?

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In the field of linguistics, is reading a creative process like writing?

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What is the difference between a mental and physical action verb?

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In the newspaper article "Barack Obama visits Jordan amid red faces at King Abdullah's comments," why does the writer describe the participant...

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Is the following statement about language translation true? "Translating idioms and proverbs is one of the main difficulties encountered by...

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Give two examples of male and female speech-linguistic variations.

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What is lexical and grammatical gender?

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How can it be proven that allomorphs are morphologically conditioned? please include examples?

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 Please explain why allomorphs are different phonemic realizations of the same morpheme with examples?

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What is the difference between a word and a morpheme ?

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What is meant by the statement "experiences of CLT in differant context"?

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what are the connotation of the words: *rancorous *encomium *filial *exemplary *contrive

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What are the three main senses of words?

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What is the essence of suffix "-al" in the words pedantic and pedantical, tyrranic and tyrannical, semantic and semantical? Does -al make a...

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What is the notion of scope in syntax? Describe the scope bearing elements in English.

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Can you explain briefly the etymology of word pedantic/pedantical?

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Using Michael Halliday's framework for transitivity analysis, analyse this text within this webpage: "[I]f we were going to have a wet day, we...

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in a linguistics environment chart when you compare columns to determine phoneme-phoneme or phoneme allophone. what am i looking for to make...

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Explain the following sentence: The people who are closest to us are often the most difficult to get along with.

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What are bases, roots and stems in English language?Please explain with examples.

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What is code switching and why does it occur?Applied linguistics

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Outline the sign theory of Language as propounded by Saussure highlighting its specific features.

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What is  "Sign" in terms of Saussure and what are the fundamental assumptions for it?  

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Please explain conceptual meaning and give a few examples.Examples would be appreciated.

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Noam Chomsky claims that children are born with an innate readiness to learn language. What evidence relates to this claim?

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Write note on language as a system of systems.

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Language originWhat is the origin of language? Do you agree with the conventionlists and naturelists's point of view regarding that matter?

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What has been the major influence of English on other languages?

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Write note on The Affective Fiter Hypothesis.

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Why has it become necessary to develop applied linguistics?

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Discuss the development and the role of applied linguistics (or educational linguistics) in language teaching.

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Discuss the general framework and basic issues that a theory of SLA will need to consider in order to be viable.

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What does the linguistic turn in history mean? I have looked it up but none of it makes sense to me.

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Considering the problems of conducting empirical research into language teaching, how might linguistics be of benefit in this specific...

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Why are some morphemes are called '' Lexical morphemes''?

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Who/What is an applied linguist?

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What are the implications of Stephen Krashen's Monitor model for the classroom?

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Discuss Krashen's model of second language acquisition called the monitor model.give answer in detail

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Why it is necessary for a language teacher to have a good grounding in linguistics?

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Discuss the relationship of Linguistics and ELT.

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Can you explain "Language as a system of systems"?

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I need help writing a note on Age Differences in Second Language Aquisition.

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What is the difference between First language(L-1) and Second Language(L-2)?

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What is some information about the direct method of language teahing?

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What does it mean to have "proficiency in a social language," and what are the various views that have been proposed by scholars?

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Discuss in detail Lamendella's Neurofunctional theory.

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What is a neurofunctional theory of SLA?

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What was the influence of Latin on the English language?  

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What is common to the meangs of the terms  SINGLISH, HINGLISH, TAGLISH, YINGLISH, CHINGLISH AND SPANGLISH?my feeling is that this is an...

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