Universität Stuttgart Institut für Linguistik: Anglistik HS Topics in Middle English Syntax Dr. Thomas McFadden WS 2007/2008 14/11/2007 Christine Pöhler The influence of French in Middle English Syntax In contrast to Scandinavian‚ French did not change the OE phonology or syntax but its vocabulary: French became the “most substantial source of new words in written Middle English.” (Blake: 423) Why did French have this kind of impact on English and its lexis? - The number of the conquerors
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In the excerpt‚ “My Name” from Sandra Cisneros’ novel‚ “The House on Mango Street”‚ she uses specific diction‚ syntax‚ and imagery to create tone. The best example of this is in paragraph 3 when Esperanza talks about her grandmother. Using imagery for example‚ Cisneros paints a picture by saying‚ “My great-grandmother. I would’ve liked to have known her‚ a wild horse of a woman‚ so wild she wouldn’t marry. Until my great-grandfather threw a sack over her head and carried her off. Just like that
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Silas Jones was a young black boy in times that there was still segregation between colored and whites. He was forced to meet young Larry Ott when his mother and Larry’s Father tried to start driving to school together. Then when Mrs. Ott stops that interaction‚ and the boys are told not to see each other again‚ they start playing in the woods again. Later when they get older‚ they no longer speak to each other and Larry is the strange book worm and Silas is a star baseball player. Silas was
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Year of Magical Thinking: Syntax and Synthesis Syntax: Joan Didion uses many syntax devices to emphasize the important emotions or tones she is trying to create. One device that she uses throughout the book is parenthetical aside. On page 5 and several other places she writes “And then—gone” (Didion 5). One of the struggles Didion faces is the fact that her husband is actually gone and how it was so unexpected. The parenthesis aside created the dramatic effect showing how everything was as expected
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Silas Deane‚ son of a poor blacksmith‚ was an ambitious man. After his first wife died‚ Deane married the granddaughter of the former governor of Connecticut. A thriving businessman‚ Deane entered politics. He was on Connecticut’s Committee of Correspondence and as a delegate to the first and second Continental Congress. On September 22‚ 1789 Silas Deane booked passage on a ship‚ the Boston Packet. While with the ship’s captain‚ Deane suddenly complained of dizziness and stomach pain. Right away
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Time series analysis (Session – I) Commands and syntax for data analysis using STATA 1. Open and Run the STATA application • Click on the Data on the task bar and open Data editor • Copy the data from Excel sheet and paste it on the data editor • Preserve the data • Close Data Editor 2. Type “describe” in the command space- Software will show the description of the data set. 3. Graphs i) To Draw a scatter plot of variables
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Based on Ali G’s video about human rights on YouTube and the article by Peter L. Patrick entitled Jamaican Creole Morphology and Syntax‚ in terms of pronunciation‚ Jamaican Patois speaker as mentioned in the article normally substitute the /th/ sound to /d/ or /t/ sound. Hence‚ the word “them” will be pronounced as “dem”. Phonologically‚ /ðɛm/ is pronounced as /dɛm/. However‚ in the video‚ we noticed that the word “think” is pronounced the way the native speaker of English would pronounce. His pronunciation
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Acts chapter eighteen Paul‚ Silas and Timothy at Corinth; Paul symbolically turns from the Jews‚ to go to the Gentiles at Corinth (vv1-6); Paul starts a work with Crispus‚ a Jew‚ who believes along with his house; many Corinthians believe and are baptised (vv7-8); Paul continues to teach at the Corinthian church for eighteen months (vv9-11); Paul departs and teaches in the synagogue at Ephesus (vv18-20); Paul strengthens the disciples in Galatia and Phrygia (v23); Apollos at Ephesus; shown more truth
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don’t know. "What were ye doin’ there?" 3. Read the following paragraph from John Muir’s "The Calypso Borealis" and pay close attention to the words in bold. In one paragraph of three to five sentences‚ explain Muir’s use of diction and the mood his choice of words creates. Use proper spelling and grammar in your response. But when the sun was getting low and everything seemed most bewildering and discouraging‚ I found beautiful Calypso on the mossy bank of a stream‚ growing not in the ground but
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Emily Dickinson: Poetry Essay One of the most acclaimed American poets‚ Emily Dickinson—the reclusive‚ heartbroken genius—asserts her position among such greats as Walt Whitman through her extremely individual style. Her unconventional meter‚ heavy-handed employment of dashes‚ and seemingly random capitalization are the trademarks of a body of poetic work notable for its deeply sensitive exploration of the human condition. By avoiding the flowery and romantic style of poetry common during her
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