The Morpho-Semantics of English Compound Words: Formation, Meaning and Productivity

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   School essay   |   12/17/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The ability to compound words in the English language has always been a very productive method of adding new words to the lexicon. Compound words are generally formed in one of two ways, as root compounds or synthetically. Whichever way they are...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Compound words in written form. Compound word lexical categories. The productivity of english compounds. References....»

A Common Tongue: A Bit About Dialects in a Language

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   School essay   |   05/21/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Dialect is a variety of language used by people from a particular geographic area. This language is a complete system of verbal communication with its own vocabulary and grammar ("Dialect").In America today, the common language is English. But...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduftion. Linguists according to a PBS article . Ebonics: The 'black speech'. Dr. Taylor the many forms of dialect. Conclusion. Works cited....»

La Politique Linguistique du Sénégal

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   School essay   |   10/23/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Le problème avec la colonisation est toujours là. La plupart du continent africain a été gouverné par un autre pays à quelque temps ou un autre. Le Sénégal est un de ces pays. Le Sénégal est situé à l'ouest du continent africain, entouré de l'océan...»

Synopsis abstract : «La situation. Le problème. Aspect Intéressant. La Conclusion....»

Are Theories Incommensurable Due to the Untranslatability of One Scientific Language to Another?

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   School essay   |   01/04/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The most famous exponent of the theory of incommensurability is Thomas Kuhn. To state his theory in the simplest form, incommensurability is simply the idea that theories within science are not compatible, and that the languages they use are, at...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Howard Sankey's book 'The Incommensurability Thesis'. The idea that most forms of the argument proposed by Kuhn involve examples. Putnam's idea. Putnam's arguments. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Does the Argument from the Systematicity of Thought to the Language of Thought Hypothesis Work?

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   School essay   |   01/04/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «One of the main arguments to support the language of thought hypothesis (LOTH), as proposed by Fodor (1975), is that of the systematicity of thought. This argument consists of the idea that the ability to entertain certain thoughts is linked to the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The theory put forward by Fodor and Pylyshyn. The idea that thought is not just systematic. The set of problems discussed by Robert Cummins . Conclusion. Bibliography....»

The Prominence of "ANIMAL for HUMAN" Metaphor

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   School essay   |   12/17/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The role metaphor plays in language is viewed differently by scholars in different fields. The extremes are the classical view based on Aristotle's writings about metaphor and the Romantic view. Those that follow the classical view see metaphor as...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The role metaphors plays in language. Classification of metaphors. Blending. Productivity of metaphor among other members of a chain. Example of the prominence of animal metaphor. Conclusion. References...»

Masking the Profound: Yeats and Nietzsche's Masks

Philosophy & literature   |   Linguistics   |   School essay   |   08/07/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Though it is impossible to measure the degree of influence that the work of Friedrich Nietzsche had upon William Butler Yeats, a definite change in Yeats' poetry occurred soon after the point in which the Irishman received a copy of Thus Spake...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The poet of 'Adam's Curse' and 'philosophers and friends'. Types of nobleness exemplified in Helen according to Nietzsche. The decline of the other lover. Yeats suggestion that he may be leaving Nietzsche's masks behind in 'A...»

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