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The paper examines the views of post-structuralists Foucault and Cixous on categorisation expressed in their work 'The Laugh of the Medusa' arguing whether our language communication takes place through the intersection of discourses rather than through the categories constructed by the language, and whether silence could be considered as a form of discourse.
The paper examines the language of the characters in E.B. White's children's novel 'Charlotte's Web' reflecting on the telling names, scientific words, etc. Speech characteristics of Wilbur the pig, Templeton the rat, Dr Dorian, etc. are discussed analysing their play on words and word meanings.
The paper examines the attempts to overcome the difficulties of the English spelling tracing the history of the English language, and the development of its pronunciation ('great vowel shift', etc.) and spelling system. Arguments in favour of and against the spelling reform are reviewed.
The paper examines various meanings of the term 'grammar' and explains the links and polarities between different approaches to the concept of grammar. An overview of the Chomskyan theory of grammar is provided contrasting his ideas with those of Halliday and evaluating both approaches.
The paper examines the confusion of the American and British meanings of the word 'pants' tracing its semantic origin to the French 'pantalone', and showing how the changing of the meanings occurred through the middle ages on to the present time.
The paper examines the differences between verbal and non-verbal communication reviewing the theory of Mehrabian, outlining communicative codes of the dress, body language, etc. Theoretical underpinnings of the domination and positive/negative attitudes in verbal and non-verbal communication are discussed.
The paper examines the male, female and age related characteristics of language use discussing the features of Call Centre workers, the connotations of male/female alternatives, the scope of vocabulary related to gender and age, paralinguistics, etc. The issues of sexism and feminism are addressed.
The paper addresses the issues of second language acquisition (SLA) reviewing related behavioral, nativist, cognitive, interactionist theories, etc. Examples of language acquisition vs. language learning are analyzed.
The paper examines Wittgenstein's theory of proposition analysing the language meaning with reference to the external world and arguing the forms of mental (logical) representations of reality. Criticism of the picture theory is reviewed.
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