An essay on language

Hill, Archibald A.

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“…Chukwu and Obuasi (2010) cite Edward Sapir who defines language as "a purely human and non-instinctive method of communicating ideas, emotions, and desires by means of voluntarily produced symbol". Hall (1968) sees language as "the situation whereby humans communicate and interact with each other by means of habitually used oral auditory arbitrary symbols". The key point in the above definitions is that language is a medium of communication.…”

Section: The Nexus Between Language Rhetoric and Literaturementioning

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Epideictic Rhetoric as a Means of Characterisation: An Example of Papa (Eugene) in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies Purple Hibiscus

Yakubu

Kinrin²

2015

International Journal of English Language and Literature Studie

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This article began with an introduction which gave the theoretical background by high-lighting epideictic as an aspect of rhetoric that was suitable for the analysis of the character of Papa in Contribution/ OriginalityThis study contributes to the existing literature as there is dearth of research in the area of rhetorical criticism. By using epideictic rhetoric as frame work, this study provides new insights into literary and linguistic criticism. Furthermore, it reveals new perspective in the analysis of characters in the novel.

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Epideictic Rhetoric as a Means of Characterisation: An Example of Papa (Eugene) in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies Purple Hibiscus

Yakubu

Kinrin²

2015

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ABSTRACTA panoply of researches have consistently isolated certain features that characterize the human language, one of which is the arbitrariness of linguistic forms (Sapir, 1921;Hall, 1968;Gimson, 1980;Eka and Udofot, 1996;Essien, 2006;Josiah, 2009 Lyons (1977;. In the end, the paper re-presents a tersely modified definition of language to emphasize its logical content, asserting that it is the latter that identifies man as a rational being capable of organizing thought that could shape up the society where he lives.

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Between Arbitrariness and Logic: Revisiting Universal Traits in Natural Languages

Josiah

2016

International Journal of English Language and Literature Studie

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A panoply of researches have consistently isolated certain features that characterize the human language, one of which is the arbitrariness of linguistic forms (Sapir, 1921;Hall, 1968;Gimson, 1980;Eka and Udofot, 1996;Essien, 2006;Josiah, 2009 Lyons (1977;. In the end, the paper re-presents a tersely modified definition of language to emphasize its logical content, asserting that it is the latter that identifies man as a rational being capable of organizing thought that could shape up the society where he lives. choices of symbols and their referent following the tacit agreement of members of the speech community involved, it equally stresses on the other, that from a functional perspective, the human language involves some forms of logic. This conclusion is drawn after examining some definitions of language in the light of earlier submissions vis-à-vis its meaning and usage. For its theoretical thrust, the work is anchored on the concept of logical semantics exemplified in Lyons (1968) and popularized in Contribution/ OriginalityThis study contributes to existing literature by originating a fresh definition of language as both logical and arbitrary entity; adopts logical semantics to explicate his standpoint; and then, provides evidence proving that at functional level, linguistic forms are not just arbitrary choices but also rational selection linguistic items.

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Sound Patterns of Spoken English

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2003

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An essay on language

Cited by 15 publications

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Epideictic Rhetoric as a Means of Characterisation: An Example of Papa (Eugene) in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies Purple Hibiscus

Epideictic Rhetoric as a Means of Characterisation: An Example of Papa (Eugene) in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies Purple Hibiscus

Between Arbitrariness and Logic: Revisiting Universal Traits in Natural Languages

Sound Patterns of Spoken English

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