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Firstly, decide whether the pronouns in the text are inclusive or exclusive. Pronouns such as ‘you’ and ‘we’ can be used inclusively to involve the reader in the text. For example, imagine a poster with the ...

Original Writing – Short Story opening: Carbon Neutral They had all agreed that 18 was the right age. Cobalt had long since recognised the streaks of grey in her parents’ hair, the lines around their eyes, a...

The Innateness theory is based around the idea that children have the capability to acquire their first language naturally and easily. The theory was made popular by linguists such as Noam Chomsky who believ...

At work people may change their level of linguistic prestige - either to fit in with those around them, exert authority over subordinates , or impress a superior. Labov `s research regarding how gender affec...

To understand the way in which language varies between genders, you first need to look into the historical context of gender roles studies within society. Pamela Fishman (1983) found that women did more than...