at the end of the programme, the students should demonstrate, by their writing of a dissertation, their appreciation of the concepts, modes of analysis and theoretical approaches in the area of language pedagogy, including second language learning theories and teaching methodologies. 160 through the courses offered in the programme, the students will be able to assess various approaches and perspectives concerning the nature/nurture debate in language acquisition studies, theories of how language is mentally represented, as well as the psychological and social factors contributing to their acquisition and use. The students enrolled in this course will have completed core courses and optional or recommended courses for their own chosen path of ma applied linguistics and language pedagogy by the time they complete their dissertation. By conducting a project on a topic of their choice approved by the convener and supervisor and writing a dissertation on it, the students will demonstrate their knowledge and intellectual capacity that they have acquired in the programme. One dissertation of 10,0 words due on 15 september 100% we have provided the selection of example linguistics dissertation topics below to help and inspire you. If you need help with the topic and titles for your own dissertation then our writers are avilable to help.

The issue of focus placement is thus explored as the essence of this thesis and speculation is made of changes that are likely to occur over the next twenty to thirty years in the two sample languages. A systematic review of van valin jnr's work over the last thirty years is undertaken and an analysis is provided as evidence for the basis of this academic speculation. 'focusing on focus: a comparison of functional grammar, role and reference grammar and systemic functional grammar', language sciences, vol.

the inter relation between cornish identity and cornish dialect: a case study of two cornish octogenarians and two cornish twenty year olds. a region with a strong separate and separatist identity, cornwall has lent to the wider lexicon of english numerous words, such as 'buster' someone mischievous and 'mind' as in, 'mind you come tomorrow'. This dissertation explores the extent to which the everyday use of cornish dialect but not use of the cornish language per se informs the identity of cornish people, and whether such identity has suffered greatly as a result of a media driven, national construct of english. The volunteers chosen have not previously travelled beyond the border of cornwall and believe themselves to be representative of their age and social position. Extensive conversations on various matters are recorded to track their natural use of cornish dialect, and interviews on the participants' view of their cornish identity are undertaken.

Cornish lexicography in the twentieth century: standardisation and divergence', bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquée, vol. the extent of bilingualism in the gaspé peninsula, québec. nominally, canada is a bilingual country yet such bilingualism tends to be confined to major cities such as montréal and ottawa. Regions such as prince rupert in the western province of british columbia, however, do not report such wide adoption of national government policy. This paper investigates the converse of prince rupert, in the gaspé peninsula, in the province of québec, after a period of decline and stabilisation in the numbers of anglophones locally. An empirical analysis is undertaken of not only the percentage of anglophones to francophones, but the level of fluency in the second language. Additional research is undertaken through interviews with language teachers in the region, as well as surveys sent to twenty non government employers of ten or more people, to determine their minimum qualification and usage of the secondary language.

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'language and ethnolinguistic identity: the bilingualism question', international journal of the sociology of language, vol. 'bilingualism and language maintenance in the gaspé peninsula, quebec, canada', anthropological linguistics, vol. Language contact and change in quebec', the canadian journal of linguistics/la revue canadienne de linguistique, vol. the use of metaphor as motivator for change: differences in obama's rhetoric between the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. the use of metaphor, not only by barack obama, but also by aides and spokesmen and in his publicity material, over the course of his two presidential campaigns is examined in this thesis. Obama uses metaphor persuasively to reach differentiated sectors of the american electorate, and such use is both deliberate and consistent.

Particular attention is paid to race or slavery related metaphor as a means of mobilising the 'black' vote in the obama campaign. Additionally, the dissertation notes the use of metaphor by journalists in describing obama's policies and objectives and speculates on the extent to which journalistic support in this form contributed to obama's success in 2008. 'metaphors in press reports of elections: obama walked on water, but musharraf was beaten by a knockout', journal of pragmatics, vol. changing linguistics and dialectic tones: a comparative case study. the issues of linguistic usage, intonation and voice training are closely inter related. This dissertation evaluates the changes in each undertaken by two 'women of our age' her majesty the queen and baroness margaret thatcher.