Quoted speech
Quoted speech Substituting for A That So-clause in Conversational Responses (A) A: Is Anna from Peru? B: I think so. (So = That is the form Peru Ana) (B) A: Does Judy live in Dallas? B: I believe so (C): A: Did you pass the test? B: I hope so. (D) A: Do you want to come with us? B: I do not know. I guess so. Think, believe, and hope are frequently Followed by so in conversational English in response to a yes / no question. They are an alternative to yes, no, or I do not know. So Read more [...]
Morpheme
English Morphology Morphology is the study of morphemes which both have the same root ‘morph’ (shape). Morpheme is something related to minimal distinctive unit that is the smallest unit that can be distinguished in some systems of classification. It is known as the grammar of word Morpheme There are several ways in which words are formed in English i.e. Adding to the beginning or end of the word Example: Happy à unhappy (opposite Read more [...]
Syllables, Construction and Ellision
English Phonology Introduction to Linguistics Syllables, Construction and Ellision Phonology : the study of the function and patterning of sounds. Phonologist strives to describe the sound patterns of individual languages à people have knowledge to use the patterns. Syllables Made up of phonemes as the basic unit of English pronunciation The core element of a syllable is a vowel à a peak of a syllable Sound is not necessarily letter The element Read more [...]
Phonetics and Phoneme
Phonetics and Phoneme Phonetics The study of human speech sounds It focuses on how speech sounds are produced by means of human speech organs Phoneme The smallest element of sound in a language The name given to the symbol representing the sound Phonology The study of speech sounds, focusing on the sound patterns of a given language Air and Sound Sound is a short form of sound waves involving the vibrations of the air Air + vibration ? sound The air comes from lungs pushed into speech organs Read more [...]
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Quoted speech
May 18th, 2012 
krezz
Quoted speech
Substituting for A That So-clause in Conversational Responses
(A) A: Is Anna from Peru?
B: I think so. (So = That is the form Peru Ana)
(B) A: Does Judy live in Dallas?
B: I believe so
(C): A: Did you pass the test?
B: I hope so.
(D) A: Do you want to come with us?
B: I do not know. I guess so.
Think, believe, and hope are frequently Followed by so in conversational English in response to a yes / no question. They are an alternative to yes, no, or I do not know.
So Read more [...]
A Walk to Remember conversation
April 24th, 2012 krezz
A Walk to Remember conversation
A Walk to Remember is a 2002 American romance film based on the 1999 romance novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Shane West and Mandy Moore, was directed by Adam Shankman, and produced by Denise Di Novi and Hunt Lowry for Warner Bros. The novel is set in the 1950s while the film is set in 1998. The conversation below...
- Is he here yet?
- No.
- You scared him.
- I gotta take a massive piss.
Dude, any excuse for you
to pull that thing Read more [...]
Morpheme
March 13th, 2012 krezz
English Morphology
Morphology is the study of morphemes which both have the same root ‘morph’ (shape).
Morpheme is something related to minimal distinctive unit that is the smallest unit that can be distinguished in some systems of classification.
It is known as the grammar of word
Morpheme
There are several ways in which words are formed in English i.e. Adding to the beginning or end of the word
Example:
Happy à unhappy (opposite Read more [...]
Syllables, Construction and Ellision
March 13th, 2012 krezz
English Phonology
Introduction to Linguistics
Syllables, Construction and Ellision
Phonology : the study of the function and patterning of sounds.
Phonologist strives to describe the sound patterns of individual languages à people have knowledge to use the patterns.
Syllables
Made up of phonemes as the basic unit of English pronunciation
The core element of a syllable is a vowel à a peak of a syllable
Sound is not necessarily letter
The element Read more [...]
Phonetics and Phoneme
January 28th, 2012 krezz
Phonetics and Phoneme
Phonetics
The study of human speech sounds
It focuses on how speech sounds are produced by means of human speech organs
Phoneme
The smallest element of sound in a language
The name given to the symbol representing the sound
Phonology
The study of speech sounds, focusing on the sound patterns of a given language
Air and Sound
Sound is a short form of sound waves involving the vibrations of the air
Air + vibration ? sound
The air comes from lungs pushed into speech organs Read more [...]
