There are many aspects of the English language that can be hard to grasp for some students. By knowing how to effectively use this type of language, for instance, tentative language, things like academic writing and speech can be much easier. Use a tenta
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is due to give a speech on Monday which will reveal the state of the public finances and potentially prepare the ground for tax rises in the autumn. A Labour source told Sky News that the British public are "finally going to see the true scale of the damage the ...
Being firmly situated within speech act theory and language philosophy, research on speech act taxonomies (Searle, 1975) takes a second-order approach to distinguishing superordinate function types of utterances, thus largely ignoring first-order perspectives. First-order pragmatics, on the other hand,...
An adjective is a part of speech (POS), and parts of speech are incredibly important in writing. Each part of speech fulfills a purpose in a sentence, and not all parts of speech are created equal. Some parts of speech make our writing stronger while others make it weaker. So we must...
. This expression is a more informal and relaxed way of phrasing the question, where the standard 在 (zài) is dropped, resulting in either 你干嘛呢 (Nǐ gànmá ne) or 干嘛呢你 (Gànmá ne nǐ). Among these, 干嘛呢你 is often perceived as more natural in everyday speech. It’s ...
there is a feeling that it is not quite clear what the speaker's main point is. Research on discourse shows that this confusion in goals or in interpreting the main point of another's speech is caused by the fact that each side is using different principles of discourse to organize its ...
moments, for instance when drawing “tentative” conclusions, or characterising hypotheses as “possible” or “very likely”.Perhaps scientists’ long-standing fascination with numerical probabilities (Gigerenzer & Murray,1987), has made them neglect other facets and communicative functions of these ...
1) Why is it important to establish a regular schedule?2) What is the purpose of setting clear goals? Why is it important?3) What does “supplementing the work” mean in Paragraph2? Is it necessary to do this in language learning?4) Do you think it is helpful to notice others’ ...
A line where two pieces of material join together. To appear or give an impression. 9 Part of Speech Noun Verb 14 Usage Context Textiles, geology, construction. General impression, appearance. 12 Examples in Sentences "The seam of the dress was reinforced to prevent tearing." "He seems happy...
The event of one object coming closer to another Near Being on the left side; The near or nigh horse is the one on the left The animal's left side is its near or nigh side Approach A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; She rejected his advances Near Closely...