Idioms Denoting Parts of Body

In the field of Modern Languages and Linguistics, words are of great importance. A language’s phonology (study of how sounds are organized and used), morphology (study of the form and structure of words), syntax (study of the rules that govern sentence structure), semantics (study of meaning of words, sentences, and expressions), pragmatics (study of aspects of meaning and language use and context), and phonetics (study of human speech sounds) all play an important part in everyday life. These have a major impact in understanding the intent of what is spoken or heard. Due to the importance of communication, literary elements such as metaphors (which are defined as a figure of speech in which a word or phrase

Metaphors are the comparison of two unlikely things by saying that one of them is the other. Metaphors are used to clarify and lighten the meaning of our words to our audience. For example, when someone says “Time is money” they are trying to get their point quickly and using the time wisely. Just like in a work environment bosses will tell you that expression meaning to do your work faster and more efficiently. Author would use metaphor to hide thing make things interesting for the reader. “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is an ironic story about a whole village that plays a game of lottery. It’s a tradition that being going on for a while in which the winner of the lottery gets the ultimate prize which is death, which where everyone stones the

Mental lexicon holds information about words relationship, meaning, and part of the language. Words can be related by synonyms and antonyms. Words have meaning if when you perceive a word a mental picture comes to mind related to that word. The part of the language of any words deals with its conjugation; whether the word is a verb, noun or adjective.

Miner’s 1956 ‘Body Ritual Among the Nacirema’ is an account of a fictitious tribe which displays negative dispositions of the human body and how it is regarded as sick and hideous. Miner describes how the entire ritualistic practices of the Nacirema revolve around this core issue of the body and “an example of the extremes to which human behaviour can go” (Miner, 1956). Vanity and self-image are evident throughout the account, the “Nacirema” people are using body modification from the “holy-mouth man” and “medicine men” to alter their self- image. “The human body is so bland and unexciting… just as we possess no natural weapons or protective armour, so too must we resort to techniques of our own invention in order to be visually striking.” (Polhemus and Morenko, 2004). This suggests the body is central to the ‘I’ who speaks and it is also fundamental to how we are recognised by others. Sometimes aspects of the body only appear important to us when things go wrong but, hence the tribe’s continual visitation to these “medicine men” because as humans they are trying to modify their self-image.

Have you ever wondered how we speak? How about why our communication is considered a language and other animal’s communication is not considered language? A wide range of beliefs exist on what defines language. Thus, by exploring the definition of language and lexicon, evaluating language’s key features, the four levels of language structure and processing, and the role of language in Cognitive Psychology, an understanding of what language is becomes clear. Let us begin by defining language and a term named lexicon.

The phrase “social construction” is difficult to define as it encompasses a multitude of elements, but despite that, conventionally, social construction shows ways society has conceptualised expectations and ideals which can be related to specific sociological interested areas, such as the body. Social action has been shown to have an effect on the transformation of a biological individual, although bodies appear to be simply natural - eye colour, body shape, size of feet etc - a deeper context reveals that many social situations and factors contribute to the construction of bodies. How are we to make sense of people’s bodies? Theoretical traditions which highlight socially constructed bodies have been put forward by theorists such as Elias, Foucault, Goffman and Bourdieu, however, an alternative strategy of viewing socially constructed bodies could be to link these apparently contrasting theories together. This essay will focus upon ways in which the body appears to be a social construction, paying particular detail on the length individuals endure to perform socially constructed ideals with reference to gender and class.

“the body” in a few ambiguous ways. So, why does he use “the body” so

Idiom is a group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words. Which basically means having a own saying. In the 4th paragraph, a phrase “jump down my throat” was used by the write to react angrily to something that someone said or did.

Positioning the body in such a way that it actively participants in the consumption and reproduction of dominance as well as subordination allows a framework through which to view the body as a text. Functioning as an agent of cultural production, possessing the power to define cultural constructions, practices, and perceptions, inevitably acting as a form of social control. Susan Bordo in her article, The Body and the Reproduction of Femininity from

There are many companies in the world today that put an idea of this perfect female body into the heads of women. These images lead to a faulty standard men hold of women and their bodies and that women strive to become. Margaret Atwood addresses the issue of the way men view the female body by writing her essay in the viewpoints of a male so the reader can better understand how the expectation men have of the female body is unrealistic. First, she uses an allusive comparison to show the male expectation of the female body and how it is objectified as if it were a doll that comes with accessories. Next, she uses an anecdote with defamiliarization to show how the way the father views a Barbie doll and the way it portrays the female body to young girls is hypocritical. Lastly, Margaret Atwood uses insidious diction to talk about how men not only view the female body as a product but how they also use the female body as a product which can be sold amongst businessmen. In The Female Body, Margaret Atwood uses many rhetorical devices to convey how the female body is viewed through the eyes of men.

Embodying Martial Behaviour in the Eighteenth Century, by Joanne Bailey explores the symbolic and functional attitudes regarding the body. Bailey highlights both the enduring and evolving gender stereotypes that permeated European society beginning in the late 17th century extending into the 19th century. In addition, Bailey identifies the association between gender differences and the effect it had on societies perception of crimes of physical abuse. Throughout the 18th and 19th century the body was at the apex of martial balance of power. The body was utilized to express both love and hate in a marriage. The body was a symbol of devotion and worship to one’s partner in matrimony. However, the body was and still remains a weapon for violence.

Name some of the idioms in this story. How do you think the use of idioms enhances this story?

Metaphors are a useful literary device that help enhance the readers interpretation of the author 's intent and they provide clarity to the context.

Language is a cognitive function that most of us take for granted. It starts from early on, some say at conception, and it develops in complexity as we get older. It is an essential part of communication and without it its development would be greatly hindered. This natural process requires complex structures and reasoning, the bringing together of sounds and words to develop concrete ideas and thoughts. In this paper we will discuss the components of language and how it relates to cognitive processes.

Threads similar to the above rendition of (impudent) stylistic interpolation continue throughout the Symposium, and often center particularly around questions (and imagery) of ‘the body’ as an ambivalent object of discussion, description, and desire. Diotima’s espousal of an ascendancy—arguably Plato’s ‘philosophical climax’—from bodily desire for the physical beauty of a young boy (“devot[ion] to beautiful bodies”) to a singular beauty that is eternal (“just what it is