Language Unity, Variety, and Oral Communication
Unity and Variety in Language
A historical language is a language that exists up to a specific point in time and is identified as such by its speakers, distinguishing it from other languages. Each historical language comprises a set of functional languages, which invariably exhibit differences.
Diatopic Varieties
Diatopic varieties refer to the geographical variations within a language, manifested across the areas where it is spoken. In Castilian Spanish, several dialects can be distinguished:
- Within
18th-Century Spanish Literature: Trends and Authors
Social Background: 18th Century in Spain
Trends in Literature
Poetry (Anacreontic, Pastoral, and Fable). Authors and trends in the second half imposed Neoclassical or illustrated poetry. There are two schools of poetry: Salamanca (Cadalso, Jovellanos, and Meléndez Valdés) and Madrid (Nicolás and Leandro Fernández de Moratín).
- José Cadalso cultivated all literary genres; he published his poems under the title Pastimes of My Youth. His sonnets noted the power of time and renounce love.
- Gaspar Melchor
Oroonoko’s Otherness: A Study of Aphra Behn’s Novel
7. ENCOUNTERS WITH THE OTHER IN OROONOKO
Oroonoko’s Otherness: A Study of Aphra Behn’s Novel
This essay aims to explore the ways in which Aphra Behn’s Oroonoko develops the concept of “the other” through the depiction both mental and physical of its main character, Oroonoko.
First and foremost, it is important to be aware of the context in which this piece of work was written. Oroonoko is set in the 17th century, a time in which British domination and colonization had a massive impact on the
Read MoreMedieval Spanish Literature: 13th-15th Centuries
Mester de Clerecía
Mester de Clerecía refers to works of the 13th and 14th centuries. These works are characterized by:
- Narrative, religious, or heroic character.
- Moral or didactic intention.
- Authors express their knowledge by referring to written sources.
- Written in rhyme, regular meter, and the cuaderna vía (four-line stanza with a single rhyme).
They were used for reading individually or collectively and were conveyed by minstrels.
Anonymous Works of the 13th Century
In cuaderna vía:
- The Book of Alexandre
- The
Fahrenheit 451: Sieve and Sand – A Detailed Analysis
Analysis of “The Sieve and the Sand”
While Millie and Montag are reading, Clarisse’s profound influence on Montag becomes obvious. In fact, Montag points out that “She was the first person I can remember who looked straight at me as if I counted.” However, Millie and Montag have forgotten—or are ignoring—the danger of their situation. They hear “a faint scratching” outside the front door and “a slow, probing sniff, and exhalation of electric steam” under the doorsill. Millie’s reaction is, “It’
Read MorePre-Modernist and Modernist Poetics
Pre-Modernist Poetics: Romantic Experimentation
Texts by Wordsworth and Keats
- Is common life the typical content of romance?
No, common topics were court, mythology, or religion. - What kind of language does the author intend to use in his poetry?
A language that presents ordinary things as unusual aspects shall be used in poetry according to Wordsworth, making common life appear interesting through language, coloring it. Not necessarily through ostentatious language, but through excitement. - Is this poetics