Linguistics Essays

Linguistics and The Evolution of Human Language
Example essay. Last modified: 29th Oct 2021
Introduction: Humans are the only animals that have a formal vocal language. They instinctively realize that their language is unique among all the forms of biological communication, but what do they mean by that?...

Stephen Krashen and Second Language Acquisition
Example essay. Last modified: 21st Sep 2021
Introduction: Linguist Stephen Krashen was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1941. Krashen is well known for his second language acquisition theories. According to Dr. Kathy Escamilla and Elizabeth Grassi of the University of Colorado, Krashen was a close follower of the works of linguist Norm Chomsky....

The Importance of Sociolinguistics
Example essay. Last modified: 11th Aug 2021
Introduction: Sociolinguistics is the study of the relation between language and society. The objective of Sociolinguistics is to study the consequences of the language used on societies, in many theoretical perspectives, it has been observed that language and society are mutually constitutive....

Nature and Nurture in Language Acquisition
Example essay. Last modified: 3rd Aug 2021
Introduction: There is a constant debate about the impact nature and nurture has on language. One of the topics is how children learn a language. I intend to answer the question: How do children learn and acquire language through nature, nurture, or a combination of both?...

Costs of Language Switching in Bilingual Sentence Processing
Example essay. Last modified: 27th Jul 2021
Introduction: This study aims to determine the cognitive costs of language switching in bilingual sentence processing....

Sentence Processing in Chinese-Amercan Bilinguals
Example essay. Last modified: 27th Jul 2021
Introduction: The main topic of the study is how bilinguals process sentences in terms of structure and function....

Why Is English Considered a Global Language?
Example essay. Last modified: 22nd Jul 2021
Introduction: This project aims to show us why the English known as a global language and why other languages do not have this ability. Also introduce some other languages such as Chinese that can be replaced with English and their capability of being a global one....

The Change Kaleidoscope
Example essay. Last modified: 21st Jul 2021
Introduction: The Change Kaleidoscope was produced by Hope Hailey & Balogun (2002) to be a method for pulling together and arranging the extensive variety of logical highlights and usage choices that require thought amid change. In this sense Change kaleidoscope is even more a model than a strategy, however it is usable instrument for conceptualizing the way of progress....

Analyze the Public Speaking Skills of Presenters
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Analyze the Public Speaking Skills of Presenters  This week assignment is based on analyzing two educational presentations that interested me.  I was able to view two ...

Language Teachers’ Conceptions of Assessment: A Chilean Perspective
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Chapter One Introduction   The purpose of this chapter is to present the current study. This introduction has been divided into four sub-sections: overview, aims of the study, ...

Linguistic Case Study of Adriana
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Introduction    The Spanish language is currently spoken by almost 500 million people. This includes native speakers and individuals that speak Spanish as a second-lan...

Realisation of Vowel Sounds in Different Australian Languages
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Describe how an aspect of grammar (eg. phonology, transitivity, tense, possession, noun classes) is realised in three Australian languages, comparing their similarities and differences. ...

Rhetorical Evaluation of President Trump’s Attack on the Four Congressional Women
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Abstract  President Trump recently came under fire due to some controversial tweets made July 14, 2019, in which he insinuated that four Democratic Congresswomen of color, three of ...

Interlanguage & Developmental Sequence Analysis
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Part 1: Developmental Sequence Developmental Sequence of Focus: Question Formation Line Statement Developmental Stage ...

Literacy and Discourse In Our Society
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: Literacy and Discourse In Our Society  Something often overlooked in the world around us is the effect literacy has on people’s lives. Literacy is often defined as someone’s...

The Influence of Accent Familiarity on Rater Behavior in L2 Speech Assessment
Example essay. Last modified: 18th May 2020
Introduction: INTRODUCTION Rater training has long been considered the panacea for variance in speech assessment ratings. For decades, large-scale language testing organizations have used human raters...

Impact of Linguistic Imperialism
Example essay. Last modified: 9th Feb 2020
Introduction: The imposition of the colonizers’ language on the natives has been instrumental in the colonial process. In this essay, my aim is to explore how the English language was intrinsic to the expans...

Regional Differences in English Accents
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: INTRODUCTION Foreign learners of English go to the United Kingdom to practice their knowledge; but when they are there, they realize that it is not the same pronunciation they have learn...

Comparison of South African and Jamaican English
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: This essay will give brief linguistic descriptions of two varieties of English, one that formed in the South of Africa and the other located in Jamaica. The English of South Africa start...

Does Babbling Have a Linguistic Purpose?
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Babbling has no linguistic purpose and is merely motor activity resulting from the opening and closing of the mouth and jaw. Examine this claim in light of cross-linguistic evidence, paying parti...

Garden-path Model Andlexicalist Constraints-based Model of Sentence Processing
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: What are the main claims of the Garden-Path Model and the Lexicalist Constraints-Based Model of sentence processing? How are these claims supported by empirical evidence? Introduction ...

Neuroprocessing, Linguistics, and Cognitive Approach to Deciphering Whistles
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Abstract Of the thousands of languages in the world, the whistling language is one of the most fascinating forms or langauge. The whistling langauge is an antient practice of communicati...

The Origins of Human Language & Communication
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Language has been an ever changing tool used by animals, humans specifically, to communicate and express thoughts, desires, and notions throughout the world dating back to the earliest moments of...

Role of Speech-Language Pathologists in Treatment of Individuals with Craniofacial Syndromes/Anomalies
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Speech therapy that is successful for children with cleft lip and palate involves collaboration among the speech-language pathologist (SLP) (e.g., school, hospital, private clinic, etc.), the cle...

Study on Orthographic Markers at the Beginnings of Words
Example essay. Last modified: 8th Feb 2020
Introduction: Study on Orthographic Markers at the Beginnings of Words  Abstract The disyllabic verbs which have iambic stress and nouns which have trochaic stress in context of Australi...