Lexicology Essays

  • Discourse Analysis In Linguistics

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    as has actually been mentioned before (Yule 1983: 1). Levels of analysis Crystal (1997: 15) mentions a few levels of analysis which are highly important for a detailed analysis of a text. Each level represents one area of linguistics such as lexicology or phonetics and phonology. On the basis of these areas different levels of analysis can be distinguished: phonetic and phonological, graphological, grammatical, lexical. Verdonk mentions importance of pragmatics and claims that “pragmatics is

  • Rhetorical Devices In Obama's Speech

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    Rhetorical Analysis of Obama’s Victory Speech Barack Obama was re-elected as the president of the US on November 6, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. This paper will throw light and analyse various rhetorical Barack Obama, who is known to be good orator and is known for his high impact speeches, has used his charisma to portray his political ideology to audiences through his speech. What Is Rhetoric? “... the art of using language so as to persuade or influence others; the body of rules to be observed

  • Gender And Soccer Argumentative Analysis

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    Sports and soccer are social practices which provide us with a wide range of social interaction with passion and emotion. If we think about English soccer and fandom, most people would picture a man drinking beer and supporting the team he is passionate about. Actually, this image is common, according to Tofoletti, female fans are more or less ignored; indeed, “historical studies have demonstrated the exclusion of women from many sports and their highly restrictive participation in others” (2013:

  • Rhetorical Analysis Of Barack Obama's Victory Speech

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    Rhetorical Analysis of Obama’s Victory Speech Barack Obama was re-elected as the president of the US on November 6, 2012 from Chicago, Illinois. This paper will throw light and analyse various elements Barrack Obama is using to portray his political ideology to audiences through his speech. I intend to focus on the rhetorical effects of the speech. By using various form of rhetorical tools such as Tautology or Anaphora, President Obama gives a speech which focuses on the idea of American life