Linguistics Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

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An Analysis and the Definition of the Word ‘Mad’ (606 words, 1 pages)

Mad As the generations progress throughout the years, words also progress into different meanings. As I began to think of a word that would fit into this schema, I listened to myself, and others around me talk in conversations. After much debate, I decided to use the word mad as ... Read More

An Analysis of Conflict in Canada Between the People Who Speak French and English (953 words, 2 pages)

The conflict in Canada between the people who speak French and those who speak English can trace its roots to Colonial times. Since Canada was originally a French colony, the majority of the people originally spoke French. In 1760, during the French Indian War, England gained control of Canada. This ... Read More

The Meaning and Significance of the Word Feminist in the Article What’s in a Name (889 words, 1 pages)

In the Article "What's In A Name", the meaning and significance of the word feminist is discussed. Writers of activists of feminism are analyzed and quoted to explore a conclusion to the depth, meaning, and truth of the word "feminism". This article goes beyond the simple term to conclude through ... Read More

An Analysis of Swear Words as Taboo in the English Language (574 words, 1 pages)

Fuck! Is that offensive to you? Why is the word censored such a taboo word in the English language as opposed to its definition of copulation? It would seem to make sense that if a word is offensive its meaning would be twice that. Strangely, sex is not an offensive ... Read More

An Analysis of Clean-Cut Issue of Capital Punishment (780 words, 1 pages)

The not so Clean-Cut Issue of Capital Punishment Former Mayor of New York, Ed Koch, writes about a New York man who while serving four life sentences in a New York prison for murder, effectively lured a woman corrections officer into an office where he then strangled her and mutilated ... Read More

The Changes in the Names, Pronunciation, and Writting Style of Sports and Games Terms in the English Language (604 words, 1 pages)

Present days English language has changed in many ways in the past 350 to 1600 years. The way words are pronounciated and written have changed the most. I have chosen the subjects of sports and games because both have altered in both of these manners. By looking at the words ... Read More

Linguistic Account of Understanding Socratic Search for Definitions (2003 words, 5 pages)

Background A problem for the Socratic search for definitions how do you know when a definition is correct? You have to (at least) understand the definition, i.e., you have to understand the terms in the definiens. But how do you do that? By understanding their definitions? This leads to either ... Read More

Analysis of an Introduction to Sociolinguistics (682 words, 2 pages)

Chapter five in An Indroduction to Sociolinguistics describes the longstanding dilemma of defining the term speech community as a social construct. Many linguists believe that without first having the knowledge of what community a speaker belongs to, one may not fully understand their language behavior. Therefore, sociolinguists have focused their ... Read More

A Semantic Analysis of the Word Fire (716 words, 3 pages)

If you play with fire, you're going to get burned. Fire originated fromthe Old English noun fyr and verb fyrian which meant a supply ofmaterial for burning. It stemmed off the Western Germanic word feuer andthe Dutch expression vuur, meaning heat and light. Today in the UnitedStates there are numerous ... Read More

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