Language In Literature: The Relationship Of Language And Literature

It has always been said that the tongue is man’s most powerful weapon but, perhaps it is the words that the tongue speaks or the power behind the words spoken. Literature is a body of written works. Literature can be anything from a speech to the lyrics of a song. Something new is always learned from literature even if it is minute. Depending on the message being sent, words have the power to provoke, calm or even inspire.

“Intrinsic arguments describe the English language as providential, rich, noble and interesting. Such arguments tend to assert what English is and what other languages are not”. As mentioned previously, notwithstanding that the english language is widely-spoken around the world, diversity is important and for many individuals language is the basis of their culture. Making english the global language is essentially

English has become the most widespread and powerful language on Earth. The imperial English Empire spread English across the globe; from America to Asia. English’s position in the world was cemented by US cultural and diplomatic dominance; evident in American movies, fast food, and clothing. English has proven it is not moving anywhere anytime soon, as English only grows in use over time. Thus a debate has arisen: Should English be the official Universal Language? On one hand, English can harm other cultures, international relations, and scientific development; however, English is very flexible and widely used, making it the perfect candidate for a global language.

Although Ms. Wallraff wants the English Language to be the universal language and wishes everyone to speak the language, she seems skeptical about the implementation of the language and wonder if everyone would be able to understand the language. No doubt, English is a globally-recognized language, but it seems

Yet the role of communicative skills and languages is pivotal to accomplish the cultural interaction and understanding. Accordingly, since the use of English language dominated the globe, it can be used to maintain a relativist approach and a mutual intercultural

With the globalization, the English Language became the main language of the communication in the world. In this perspective, Dennis Baron discusses in his article Who Owns Global English” the omnipresence and the prevalence of the English in today’s society. For Dennis Baron, English has become the key success in the world platform.

Literature is the main path to life and an opportunity to reflect your own character in many forms of art. Literature has made a major impact on my life as it changed the way I speak, think and express myself. Encountering literature taught me how to develop and improve conceptual skills by reading and writing. These practices helped me experience emotions flowing from the piece of literature through words which then helps me to visualize what is happening in the story. Literature makes me forget about reality only to live in another world in which I get to explore in my mind. These forms of art allow us to illustrate images in our minds and focus on what the piece of literature is trying to tell us and how to relate to it. In addition, literature can convey many

The summary of the first four chapters in, “The Real World Reader”, was very informing. It was the desire to reach the reader and the writer and influence the person that is reading and a writer through different types of strategies of rhetorical reading and writing. Rhetorical literature is strategizing to create the best piece of literature for the reader through the steps of focusing on the writer’s plans and goals.

There are different forms of literature which can include essays, poems, novels, reports and more. The one thing all forms of literature have in common is that they all have meaning, purpose and form, but how it is expressed is all different, the question is how. Most of the times authors have a reason to convey such messages, and how the messages are delivered is up to the author as well. The author uses the form, it’s aesthetics to send the readers an image; what kind of literature it is. The authors also send the readers a blatant message, the message is sent through the text of the literature. Through the text on the literature the author portrays purpose, and with the form of the

Nowadays, the roles of English around the world have changed rapidly. English only served as the first or the second language of certain countries some years ago. Recently, English has a new role as a language which is used as a means of communication between people with different

The English Language has been in existence for many years. This is thanks to many early conquers who spoke the language. As a result, today English is used by “at least one out of every seven human beings around on the globe” (Lederer 216). With that many speakers, the reality in Lederer’s words that “half of the world’s

Literary texts such as short stories, poems, and dramatic texts are usually read for pleasure and entertainment. They may be a haven for some who want to take a break from reality. When one reads, he or she plunges into a new space, or a new world, created by the author’s imagination. At the same time, the reader is also seeing life and reality through the author’s eyes. Literature reflects the human life and condition in a way that it enables readers to relate with the characters and their situations. It depicts how humans try to cling to life and search for its meaning and purpose. However, life is truly meaningless and humans just create the illusion of desire to justify their own existence.

Globalization has also contributed to an increasing interest in English-language education worldwide. In response to the emergence of English as a world-linking, global language, an increasing number of schools have stepped up English–language requirements, even at undergraduate levels. The argument is that a universal teaching language is necessary as a natural consequence of globalization.

     “In the world were over seven thousand languages have exisisted, one language had become dominate. This dominant language is English.” “In the majority of countries throughout the world speak English as their second or first language, no longer just America or England.” English has taken many forms, American English, the Queen’s English, Australian, Canadian English, and several others. Even American English has taken several types of English, Jersey English, East Coast English, West Coast English, Southern English, slang English, and Ebonics. All of these languages have major variants between them, but are all of them are still understood aboard. Without English the world couldn’t operate,

The history and culture of English literature are profound in the literary writings from the beginning of the Periods of Old English, Middle English, Elizabethan, Romantic, and the Modern. All of these periods are named purposely by intellectual, political movements, historical events, and artistic styles that are evident in the literary writings during their respective timeframes. As an example, it is during the Old English Period (Anglo – Saxon) where the English language is born. The epic poem Beowulf is for certain the most influential literary work of this period and possess national epic status in England. The poem Beowulf draws on Christianity to change the pre-conversion myth by elucidating the many things that cannot be explained by science or the laws of nature, including things characteristic of or relating to ghosts, gods, or things beyond nature, turning into a lesson on faith. Adversely, it is the Middle English period where the influence of Norman language (drawn from the French Romance language), culture and literature take shape. This period starts with the Norman invasion in 1066, where we learn of a woman in the federal aristocracy, marriage viewed as a political act and the introduction of courtly love.