Copula Essays

Journeys are something to be documented. The trip that is taken to reach a destination is one that should be written down and told to the world. Whether it be through novels, television, or in this case- poetry. Mary Oliver and Charles Bukowski have both written immensely famous poems focusing on a specific journey. In “The Laughing Heart” the journey is to reach the potential offered in life. Whereas in “The Journey” the destination is far away from the troublesome situation depicted in the first

“Let the Copula Be” What is “good” English? What is ‘bad’ English? Do we all use “Bad English?” In the Essay “Let The Copula Be” by Sonja L Lanehart writes about the proper use in her opinion of “Good” English. Lanehart first believed that everyone speaks in-correctly. Growing up, Lanehart goes out of her way to correct people in there “Bad English”. Lanehart in her own words says “ I was a zealous crusader for “good” language.” Lanehart, S. L. "Let the Copula Be." American Speech, vol. 75 no

three famous songs, “Try Harder, Successful, and Shut It Down”, I can conclude that his way of using English contain the using of the third person singular without the conjugation of the present tense verb, which is without –s. Moreover, the form of copula is also incorrectly used throughout the songs.

Pericles’ Funeral Oration, written by Thucydides, is Pericles’ speech directed at the Athenians intended to persuade and encourage them to continue fighting through the Peloponnesian War. Pericles utilizes composition and division of declarative statements to convince the Athenians to keep faith in the ongoing war. As readers of Pericles’ oration, we can judge simple propositions to be true or false. Through Pericles’ use of simple propositions and conditional statements, the Athenian people are

However, if AAVE is exaggerated then it perpetuates stereotypes. So, in Princess and the Frog AAVE is appropriately used amongst their African American characters. It is evident that features such as zero copula and double negative aid in representing the vernacular form. It is a point of interest that Mama Odie heavily uses AAVE and represents the vernacular, but Tiana uses Standard English and Southern Standard English. A possible reason for this distinction

Siegel retells an event of a young boy, age 17, and a young girl, age 12. A young boy is accused of witchcraft for the young girl's vast change. As he is accused, he is named a witch. Sigel underlines the power of language, and copulas, specifically the copula in the grammar word “is”- “Is” meaning to be true- using the analysis of both synthetic and analytical statements. Referencing synthetic statements, the young boy can reject or accept the name his decision will recognize the power of

King crab is recognized for its aquaculture potential, but several biological and ecological aspects are still unknown from the species, including the ontogeny before the larval stage. It has been assumed that, like the others “spider crabs”, it exhibits sexual dimorphism and three stages of maturity, distinguishable by phenotypic differences: (I) juvenile, (II) intermediate and (III) adult. To address these assumptions, we performed morphometric landmark analysis on the carapace of 325 individuals

As an ethic variety in the USA, African American Vernacular English (AAVE) has been the topic of many language discussions. Regarding the ongoing debate between white and black culture in the US, this research has become even more significant. Sadly, speakers of AAVE must deal with discrimination and several disadvantages, already starting at a young age. Non-linguists believe that AAVE is ‘wrong’ English and that it has no rules. But is that true? Is AAVE simply ‘lazy’? This paper presents the

she wasn’t she would face even more discrimination. Steven Pinker in his video African American English is not Improper English discusses how what we deem as proper English is just the dialect of English spoken by the higher class. As well as that copula absence and double negatives that occur in AAVE are not wrong but actually have their own set of complex rules to use properly. In fact, AAVE is viewed as improper simply because it varies from Standard English which is generally accepted as the

The only light in the Pantheon was called the oculus and it is a circular opening of 8.3 meters at the top of the copula. The opening is the only source of light in the Pantheon. The interior of the Pantheon is made up in the same Egyptian granite but in a reddish hue13. Both concrete and bricks were used in the main walls; the foundation ring is 7.30 meters thick while

When looking at the history of art there are many different things to look at such as paintings, sculpture, jewelry, books, clothing, architecture and many different factors to take into account. The resources available, the culture of the people making the art and what was important to them. When there is written record of history, it makes it easier to understand the people and what their art represented. When we do not, it becomes more difficult. It then becomes a theory/educated guess based on

How children overcome grammatical errors when acquiring their mothertongue is an issue addressed by many researchers. The term negative evidence refers to information about the structures that are not allowed in a language, which comes in either indirect or direct form. The former includes all ill-formed utterances that don't usually occur in spoken language: no native speaker of any language would utter an ungrammatical sentence. On the other hand, a parental behaviour that informs the child of

and angel, with a nature landscape in the background. Leonardo creates a connection between the beauty of nature and the religious figures. Away from the usual, the figures are displayed in a cross rather than a triangle. The Holy Virgin serves as a copula from where the light descends to the rest of the figures on the painting. She is also the unifying character of the four. The rocky and rough background and landscape balances with the softness of the human figures. In this painting, da Vinci shows

Brunelleschi would have studied these domes in great detail. He would have been well aware that back in Florence construction was continuing on the Cathedral De Santa Maria del Fiore, started in 1296, which had in its design an enormous dome over the copula. He would also have been aware that no one in Florence at that time was

The Renaissance was a period of cultural rebirth in which western society revitalized its interest in classical ideals and expression. This period of rediscovery had origins in the late 13th Century and continued through the 17th century with the peak or “High Renaissance” occurring during the time of Michelangelo around 1500. The Renaissance brought several key characteristics of western cannon back to the forefront of society including an appreciation for the human form and human expression not

can speak it easier. The study admits that AAVE was not a creole but a reconstruction of the dialects that existed in the southern colonials . The main three factors that AAVE was never a creole are: First, plenty of attributes such as “negative copula/perfect ain't, invariant don't, negative concord” were absorbed into the AAVEE without the slightest change from settlers dialects. This also was the case with a few phonological letters for example , “of /n/ for /ng” in participles and gerunds

Introduction The notion of Cultural appropriation is a controversial notion. It is generally misinterpreted as a restriction on engaging with other cultures. This paper will try to dispel the myth behind the definition of cultural appropriation and address the notion of cultural appropriation in Hip-Hop as addressed in Rodriguez’s article. Rodriguez’s article argues that the notion of color blindness appropriates Hip-Hop, this article will extend deeper into concept and unearth the connection with