New Criticism
New Criticism is a formalist approach to literary analysis that emerged in the early to mid-20th century, primarily in the United States and Britain. This movement emphasised the close reading of text...
Formalism
Formalism is a school of literary theory and criticism that focuses on the formal elements of a text —such as its structure, language, style, and use of literary devices —rather than its content, hist...
Structuralism and the Qualities of Literature
Jonathan Culler's Structuralist Poetics: Structuralism, Linguistics and the Study of Literature explores the qualities of literature through the lens of structuralism. He defines structuralism as a th...
Structuralism and Beyond
Structuralism, primarily associated with linguist Ferdinand de Saussure, is a theoretical approach that seeks to understand human culture by identifying structures that underlie all social phenomena. ...
Voiced and Voiceless Sounds
In linguistics, sounds produced in human speech are categorised into two main types: voiced and voiceless. These terms refer to the presence or absence of vibration of the vocal cords during articulat...
The Speech Mechanism
The speech mechanism involves a complex interplay of various anatomical structures and physiological processes. It can be broadly divided into three main stages:The initiation of speech
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The Organs of Speech
The organs of speech refer to the various parts of the human body producing speech sounds. These organs work together to manipulate airflow and create the sounds that form language.The LungsThe ...
English as Lingua Franca
English as Lingua Franca -ELF refers to the use of English as a common language of communication between speakers from different first language backgrounds. It is not the native language of any of the...
Pronunciation of Past Tense “-ed”
Correct pronunciation plays a crucial role in language learning as it helps learners effectively communicate and be understood by native speakers. In addition, proper pronunciation enhances listening ...
The Intrusive ‘r’ in Phonetics
Intrusive 'r' is a phenomenon in phonetics that occurs in some varieties of English where an /r/ sound is inserted between certain vowels in connected speech, even when it doesn't appear in the writte...