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The language is a system of communication that is used by a particular community of speakers. It has literal and …

The metaphor is a figure of speech which makes an implicit, implied or hidden comparison between two different things that …

Listening is the ability to identify and understand what others are saying. This involves understanding a speaker’s accent or pronunciation, …

The language is a means of forming and storing ideas as reflections of the reality and exchanging them in the …

In linguistics, phraseology is the study of set or fixed expressions, such as idioms, phrasal verbs, and other types of …

The mobile phones and the short-text messaging service are two social phenomena much marvelled at and commented upon by most …

Discourse can be considered as a process of oral communication in real life, in which the important role is played …

The slang is, probably, one of the most difficult aspects of the English language because it has many variations in …

“Speaking” in traditional methodologies usually meant repeating after the teacher, memorizing a dialogue, or responding to drills, all of which …

The vocabulary of a language is enriched not only by words but also by phraseological units. A phraseological unit is …

In linguistics, inversion is any of several grammatical constructions where two expressions switch their canonical order of appearance, that is, …

Discourse analysis is a general term for a number of approaches to analyze written, vocal, or sign language use or …

The subject matter of the present research is Americanisms and American Slang. Americanisms are defined as lexical units peculiar to …