Henry Sweet speaks of three principles of classification: form, meaning, and function. lHowever, the results of his classification of parts of speech into nominative and particles is a division based on form. lOnly within the class we can see the operation of the principle of function...
This book demonstrates the presence of literature within speech act theory and the utility of speech act theory in reading literary works. Though the founding text of speech act theory, J. L. Austin's How to Do Things with Words, repeatedly expels literature from the domain of felicitous speech acts, literature is an indispensable presence within Austin's book. It contains many literary references but also uses as essential tools literary devices of its own: imaginary stories that serve as examples and imaginary dialogues that forestall potential objections."
Phonics 4 Babies™ is an award winning DVD series designed specifically to engage babies and toddlers in early speech skills. Its unique blend of music and entertainment will introduce your child to the first 300 words and phrases, including: vowel and consonant formation, letter and shape identification, counting games, and basic manners. The series is developed in association with prominent clinical advisors from UCLA, speech pathologists and child educators.
English Parts of SpeechSince the present textbook is meant for students of English and prospective teachers of English, its aim is to provide an account of English morphology which would be both founded on theory and also applicable in practice. To meet both the academic and the practical demands, we based our text on the systemic approach as offered by R. Quirk and S. Greenbaum in their University Grammar of English, and supplemented it by drawing on less academic, but more practical grammars
A Genre Analysis of Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” and Its Use in the Asian EFL Classroom
In this paper, the author discusses the particular discourse features of Dr. Martin Luther King's historic speech, "I Have a Dream," delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., in 1963. The paper first begins with a brief description of the context, including the location, temporal setting, and the social and cultural circumstances in which the speech was delivered. Second, the author provides a discourse analysis of the specific literary and rhetorical discourse features that are unique to Dr. King's speech. The analysis focuses on genre, linguisitic structure and cohesion within the text.
