iconicity as a metalanguage; (3) iconicitycatalysing the release of energy through a “fusion of words and world”. For pur-poses of illustration, this paper uses examples from Wordsworth’s The Preludeand from Zen discourse.1. IntroductionWordsworth himself is aware of the powerof language, be...
verbal energy, the present article concentrates on three particular issues: (1) accumulative homology (i.e., structural or semantic likeness permeating various linguistic levels); (2) iconicity as a metalang...
Part of speech, lexical category to which a word is assigned based on its function in a sentence. There are eight parts of speech in traditional English grammar: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, conjunction, preposition, and interjection. In lingu
and television led to institutional and culturalinnovationsthat permitted efficient and rapid communication between a few individuals and large populations; these media have been responsible for the rise and social power of the new phenomenon ofmass communication. (See alsoinformation theory;information pro...
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But here are 10 types of non-inclusive language that help you avoid MOST of the pitfalls. 1. Gender It’s still a man’s world (unfortunately). And our language is full of non-inclusive gendering. Take the use of “man” — we still use the term man in job titles (Anchorman, Cha...
all I did is to persist in practice, since I was convinced that the more I practice, the better my English will become. I hold this belief due to the profound influence by Li Yang, a legend in the circle of English teaching and learning. To illustrate this, I propose three personal e...
Examplesof this sort might be quoted in hundreds. 这样的例子可以举出数百个. 《现代汉英综合大词典》 It would be an endless task to cite such livingexamples. 这样的实例举不胜举. 《现代汉英综合大词典》 Insofar as possible, ourexampleswill be drawn from Chinese. ...
Special Notes on Female Body Language: Before we dive into the cues we need to make a big special note. Every female is different – yes there are some general female body language cues that tend to be true for most women, but not all of these cues apply to every woman. And while th...
These lines are narrative, describing events as they happened. They are not full of poetic language, rather, thetoneis language is straightforward and clear. The speaker is relaying events to the reader how she experienced them without her husband’s emotional influence. ...