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Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...
Anecdotes and Traditions illustrative of Early English History and Literature from Manuscript Sources, Camden Society 1839. Stow's Survey of London (London, 8vo), 1842 ed. He prepared for the Early English Poetry series (Percy Society) The History of Reynard the Fox, 1844, (Caxton in 1481)
He then moved within the same university to become the Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, and held these positions from 1945 until his retirement in 1959. Tolkien was a close friend of C. S. Lewis, a co-member of the informal literary discussion group The Inklings.
English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world.The English language has developed over more than 1,400 years. [1] The earliest forms of English, a set of Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the fifth century, are called Old English.
Patrick Hanks (UK, 1940–2024) English language general, onomastic, and LSP; Johann Ernst Hanxleden (Germany/India, 1681–1732) Malayalam, Sanskrit and Portuguese dictionary; Orin Hargraves (US, born 1953) English dictionary of slang and rhyme; Alexander Harkavy (Belarus/US, 1863–1939) Yiddish and English bilingual
Vocabulary acquisition is a central aspect of language education, as it directly impacts reading comprehension, expressive and receptive language skills, and academic achievement. [4] Vocabulary is examined in psychology as a measure of language processing and cognitive development.
Technically, by definition, all migrants here illegally have broken the law. Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker indicates on CNN on Sunday that he will “stand in the way” of certain Trump ...
The Romantic movement in English literature of the early 19th century has its roots in 18th-century poetry, the Gothic novel and the novel of sensibility. [6] [7] This includes the pre-Romantic graveyard poets from the 1740s, whose works are characterized by gloomy meditations on mortality, "skulls and coffins, epitaphs and worms". [8]