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Difference between Competence and Performance

What is the difference between competence and performance?  Competence and performance are two important ideas in language. Competence means knowing a language....Continue

Give a brief account of satire in the eighteenth century with reference to Pope, Dryden, Defoe, and Swift.

Give a brief account of satire in the eighteenth century with reference to Pope, Dryden, Defoe, and Swift. The eighteenth century/The Neo-classical...Continue

Comment on the symbols used in Hopkins’ poems

Comment on the symbols used in Hopkins’ poems. Symbols are objects or ideas that represent deeper meanings. G. M. Hopkins (1844-189) used...Continue

How does Hopkins combine the themes of nature and religion in his poems?

How does Hopkins combine the themes of nature and religion in his poems? Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844-1889) was a poet and a...Continue

Critically appreciate the use of imagery in Arnold’s poems.

Critically appreciate the use of imagery in Arnold’s poems. Imagery is a literary device that uses descriptive language to create mental pictures...Continue

Robert Browning’s view of Art and Life in his poems.

Write what you know about Browning’s view of art and life. Or, write a note on Browning’s attitude to art and life....Continue

Tennyson is a Pictorial Artist

 “Tennyson is at his best in his lyrical and descriptive poems.” Explain with illustrations. Or, Tennyson is a pictorial artist. Or, Discuss...Continue

What are the differences between dialect and register?

What are the differences between dialect and register?  Language, a human communication system, is diverse. The two key aspects that contribute to...Continue

What is sociolinguistics?

What is sociolinguistics? Discuss the different varieties of sociolinguistics. Sociolinguistics is the study of how language interacts with society. It explores how...Continue

Write a short note on LAD

Write a short note on LAD.  The Language Acquisition Device (LAD) is a concept introduced by Noam Chomsky in the 1960s. It...Continue

What is the difference between acquisition and learning?

What is the difference between acquisition and learning? Acquisition and learning are two ways of gaining knowledge or skills, especially in language....Continue

Write a note on Universal Grammar. 

Write a note on Universal Grammar.  Universal Grammar (UG) is a linguistics theory that suggests humans are innately able to learn language....Continue

Explain coherence and cohesion.

Explain coherence and cohesion. Imagine you are building a bridge. The bricks (ideas) must be strong as well as must also connect...Continue

What is phrase structure grammar?

What is phrase structure grammar?  Imagine a sentence like "The red car zoomed past the house." Phrase structure grammar helps us understand...Continue

What is semantics?

What is semantics? Semantics is the study of meaning in language. It examines how words, phrases, and sentences convey meaning. The roots...Continue

What is a morpheme?

What is a morpheme? Distinguish between free and bound morphemes.  A morpheme is the smallest unit of meaning in a language. It...Continue

What is elision?

What is elision? Elision is omitting one or more sounds in a word or phrase. It often makes speech easier or quicker....Continue

Define phonetics

Define phonetics. Phonetics is the branch of linguistics that studies the sounds of human speech. It explores how sounds are produced, transmitted,...Continue

Difference between Language, Langue, and Parole

Discuss the difference between language, langue, and parole.  Language, langue, and parole are vital linguistic concepts. In his Course in General Linguistics,...Continue

Why is linguistics considered as a science?

Why is linguistics considered as a science?  Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It emerged as a distinct field in the...Continue

What is language?

What is language? In what sense language is arbitrary? Language is a communication system that uses symbols, sounds, or gestures to convey...Continue

Cardinal Vowels and Show their Position Through a Diagram

Describe cardinal vowels and show their position through a diagram.  A Cardinal Vowel is a vowel sound produced when the tongue is...Continue

Nativist Theory of Language Learning

Discuss critically the Nativist Theory of language learning.  Noam Chomsky's Nativist Theory of Language Acquisition is a fundamental and influential linguistics and...Continue

Interlanguage Development in a Language Learner

Write a note on interlanguage development in a language learner. Interlanguage is a concept introduced by linguist Larry Selinker in 1972 in...Continue

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