Essays on Language and Linguistics

In the 21st century, English continues to be the dominant “world language” because it is the most widely spoken language in the world. A considerable amount of linguistic studies has been conducted on various aspects of English acquisition, and the number of learners of English as a second language is soaring in non-English-speaking countries like...

Dr.Martin Luther King JR. in his “ Letter from a Birmingham Jail [ King, Jr.]”, (16 April 1963), argues that it shouldn’t be illegal to resist racism in a nonviolent way, he wants racism to stop and wants everyone to be equal. He supports his claim by first whatever affects one directly, effects indirectly,(3) then...

In this essay, I will be rhetorically analysing the DreamWorks animation Shrek (2001) to show how it challenges the classical telling of a fairy-tale. The film represented a major turning point in the representation of fairy-tales; in fact, it opposes to the classical story of the damsel in distress saved by a prince, that of...

With the rapid rise of globalization all over the world, English language teaching and learning keeps spreading in education, trade and many other sectors; Bangladesh is not an exception in this regard. Since colonial period, the English language has been playing a crucial role, mainly in the education sector. However, the current perspective for teaching...

It goes without saying that nowadays the concept of bilingualism remains one of the most debatable issues among linguists and psychologists. According to the statistics, bilinguals constitute more than half of the world’s population. Due to globalization processes, it is envisaged that the number will be only mounting. During the twentieth century, bilingualism was believed...

Introduction: Literacy: Definition: “Literacy is basically the ability to read, write, learn and application of these abilities in a prolific manner.” Explanation: As Kofi Annan said, “Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a bulwark against poverty and a building block of development” (Annan, 1969) Literacy is the ability to recognize when...

As we all know that computers have a marked influence on linguistics.In near future computers would provide more help to linguists. Computational linguistics studies how computers are related to linguistics and also deals with techniques of computers that assist us in perceiving language. Aims/Purpose Of Using Computers In Linguistics To facilitate linguists to explore and...

Introduction Music video is a short film that integrates a song with imagery, and is produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Music videos use a wide range of styles and contemporary video-making techniques, including animation, live action, documentary, and non-narrative approaches such as abstract film. Some music videos combine different styles with the music, such...

Abstract— Sign language is a visual language that is used by people with hearing difficulties as their natural language of communication. Unlike acoustically conveyed sound patterns that most people use, sign language uses body language and manual communication to fluidly convey the thoughts of a person. It is achieved by simultaneously combining hand shapes, orientation...

There has been extensive research on anaphora resolution in different foreign languages and respective systems have been made available to online users. Investigation and experiments for anaphora resolution in Hindi had also been claimed by many researches but till now only one system ‘Anaphora Resolver for Hindi ver 0.5’ by Ministry of Electronics and Information...