Top answers


What is elision?

Elision is the omission or slurring of sounds or syllables e.g. gonna, wanna. This is often very useful in looking at transcripts for spoken language, and can be used to identify the tone of the text and the...
JK
5206 Views

Explain what a determiner is and highlight its two different forms.

It is a word that introduces a noun. e.g. The dog lay on the mat. Definite= the, Indefinite= a/an
HF
2810 Views

How does Charles Dicken’s use language to present the harm of industrialization through description of Coketown in ‘Hard Times’?

Coketown is a fictional industrial city in Charles Dicken’s novel, Hard Times . He wrote it as a protest against industrialization, which he considered harmful to nature and to the human spirit and imaginati...
MP
18695 Views

How would I go about analysing a newspaper article?

For analysing a newspaper article, there is a key yet simple structure that should be easy for you to follow: Firstly, you will want to identify G.A.P within your introduction (this stands for genre, audienc...
LB
7424 Views

What is a "concrete noun"?

A Concrete Noun is a word that signifies something that can be seen, heard and touched in the real world. For example; table, lamp, desk, and pen, are all concrete nouns. However in contrast to this, there i...
EM
12246 Views