ABSTRACT: This study explores wh-in-situ in CamE within Chomsky’s (1998) Theory of Attraction.Following the ideas presented in previous works on in-situ CamE(Sala 2003, Ndzomo 2013, Epoge 2015 and Fongang 2015), it is shown that the LF movement analysis applies to CamE, with the wh-element moving at LF to check the Q-features carried by COMP. We also argue that both the optional intonational particle naah, which can be inserted in ex-situ and in-situ constructions,and the Q-features in COMP mark
importance is overestimated. For instance, Herbst (1994, 44-45) notes that it may be useful to take the sounds into consideration during the process of translation, especially thinking of lip synchrony. However, the translation should not be based only on the sounds that can be potentially problematic but rather on those sounds which are actually articulated with conspicuous lip
Hegemony of the English Language in India When Rita Kothari mentioned the certain culture gap in her experience with the things she saw in her day to day life and the things mentioned in her academia, I remembered the raging debate I had when I was little – should I call my mom ‘Amma’ or ‘Mummy’? should I enjoy an ‘aam’ or a ‘mango’? I still vividly remember the day, clutching my dad’s hand, sitting in front of my future school principal reciting ‘Twinkle twinkle little star’ even though I had heard
economic, and political? The Puritans were a group of English Reformed Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England from all Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England was only partially reformed. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some of the returning clergy exiled under Mary I shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England. Historically, the word
This can also be seen as a reaction against the Romantic belief in the poet as a special human being. Anti Romanticism: The reactionary mood of the Movement is not limited to Modernist and the poets of the thirties but similar attitude is expressed towards the poetry of the forties also. These poets gave a strong expression
in the Age of Exploration began in 1497, when the Italian-born explorer John Cabot, sailing for an English claims in North America.” (Grassi). Exploration doesn’t have to be an actual adventure, it can be a metaphoric adventure. Embarking on his own metaphoric voyage of discovery, Shakespeare explored the heights and depths of new writing pieces. Through redefinitions of forms and new uses of English, the poets of England, strong enough to, influence writers across the
time. Feminism is a range of movements and ideologies that share a common goal to define, establish, and achieve equal political, economic, cultural, personal, and social rights for women. This includes seeking to establish equal opportunities for women in education and employment. The word “feminism” originated from the French word “feminisme” created by the utopian socialist Charles Fourier. It was first used in English in the 1890s, in association with the movement for equal political and legal
concept of freedom of religion, but where did our strong affinity for freedom originate? One can look to the turmoil in 16th century England. Under the reign of Elizabeth I of England arose a denomination of Protestants known as the Puritans who not only shaped the course of England but the history of the United States as well. They were a resilient group who truly believed in what they were doing and survived by adapting to a society that rejected them. The Puritans held their own set of Christian
they all reflect a fact to us – the importance of racial issue in American society. By analysis the times they were made, we can also know the racial situations of particular time periods. The New World tells how the English settled in Virginia, and how the native helped the English but were eventually betrayed by them. It also portrays the love between Pocahontas and John Smith. The film received notability for its cinematography, music score, and newcomer Kilcher’s performance. Moreover,
deep impression on Indian – English writings. The long period from the Vedic era to the twentieth century saw the gradual deterioration of the position of women from a state of respect and honour to one of complete subjugation and slavery. However, towards the middle of the twentieth century, the slow but steady changes in cultural, social and economic patterns of life expanded and altered the reality of women’s situation. The emergence of socio – religious reform movements further improved lot of women