Vocabulary Mastery: Definitions for Enhanced Understanding
Vocabulary Definitions
Sublime – Such excellence or beauty as to inspire great admiration.
Potentate – A person who possesses great power as a ruler.
Requisition – An authoritative or formal demand.
Adjuration – An earnest request; an oath or promise.
Cessation – A temporary or complete stopping.
Supplicatory – Asking humbly and earnestly.
Implacable – Relentless; unstoppable.
Admonitory – Cautioning of something; warning.
Obstinacy – Stubbornness.
Aphorism – A pithy observation that contains a general truth.
Read MoreBaroque Poetry and Language Varieties: An Analysis
The Baroque: Poetry
Historical and social characteristics of the Baroque (seventeenth century)
Period of political decline and economic crisis, atmosphere of insecurity and disappointment. New world view: deformation of the ideal Renaissance and new mysticism. Imbalance that is manifested in the artistic and literary expressions:
- Evolution of Renaissance forms and content, emptying them of meaning. Moral stance against decay.
- Complicated and aspiration to art for art.
Search the new and difficult. Ease
Read MoreSlavery Representation in Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko
Representation of Slavery in Oroonoko
During the 17th century, as England became one of the most powerful nations, it began creating a vast empire. The English colony in Suriname, where Oroonoko’s story is primarily set, was founded in 1650 and soon began importing slaves to supplement the low number of indentured servants coming from England to work the sugar plantations. Aphra Behn’s account of the lives of slaves through Oroonoko opened a claim for the abolition of slavery. Thus, this essay
Read MoreUnderstanding Language Skills and Intercultural Competence
Why Language Skills Are Interconnected
We cannot separate language skills, particularly listening and speaking, for several reasons:
- Interdependence: One skill often requires another. For example, speaking in a conversation necessitates listening.
- Integrated Use: Individuals frequently use multiple skills when engaging with the same subject. Someone listening to a lecture might take notes (writing), discuss it with friends (speaking), or read related articles (reading).
- Listening and Speaking: These
14th Century Spanish Literature: Hita & Don Juan Manuel
Mester de Clerecía and 14th-Century Innovations
The Mester de Clerecía (Ministry of Clergy) signifies a shift. The issues addressed are no longer exclusively scholarly, i.e., derived solely from books, but also originate from life experiences. Another major innovation in 14th-century literature is the birth of narrative prose authored by figures like Don Juan Manuel, known for El Conde Lucanor (Count Lucanor).
Hita: Juan Ruiz, Archpriest of Hita
Juan Ruiz, the Archpriest of Hita (in Guadalajara),
Read MoreSocial Varieties of Language and the Generation of ’98
Social Varieties of Language: Cultivated, Colloquial, and Vulgar
This document explores the different social varieties of language, focusing on the characteristics of cultivated, colloquial, and vulgar registers. It also examines the literary movements of Modernism and the Generation of ’98.
Cultivated Language
The cultivated level is the most stable and rich form of language, used to express complex ideas in depth. Key features include:
- Phonetics and Phonology: Careful pronunciation, avoiding the elision