MARKERS OF STYLE

Definition Markers of style are features of a discourse which enable us to identify or recognize its style. The markers of style are sometimes known as LINGUISTIC LEVELS. The markers of style are categorized into five Linguistic levels that are; Graphological/ graphitic level Phonological/phonetic level Grammatical/structural level Lexical level Semantic level 1. GRAPHOLOGICAL LEVEL This … Read more

LEVELS OF FORMALITY

LEVEL OF FORMALITY Level of formality is the choice of language according to different situation (context). Level of formality result to the different language styles such as follows: Frozen style – It is the style of language that follows strictly the rules of language of a certain field (domain). For example legal language, religious language, … Read more

STYLISTICS AND COMMUNICATION

THE CONCEPT OF STYLISTICS AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES Stylistic refers to the study of Language variations and styles depending on the social situation or context, whether is written or spoken. Language always varies. Stylistic aims at studying Language features or habits/characteristics and why such features are used where they are used i.e. in the newspapers, … Read more

10 BEST TIPS TO SPEAK ENGLISH

Here are ten questions to help you start speaking English. Each of these questions helps to begin or continue a conversation. The questions are in two categories: Basic Facts and Hobbies / Free Time. There are also a number of questions that can help you continue the conversation after the first question. Five Basic Facts … Read more

ARTICLES (A, AN & THE)

ARTICLES Articles are words that used together with nouns or adjectives.  They are regarded as a class of determiner and not a word class. The articles normally in most cases are placed before a noun. Example of articles are a, an, the and zero articles. Look the following examples (i)        The car Noun (ii)       A … Read more

SELF-RELIANCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Currently, the globe is faced with many socio-economic problems natural and manmade. These problems include climatic change, incurable diseases, unemployment and crimes. The major problem facing the LDC’s (Lowest Developed Countries) is unemployment. Many Youths and educated personnel are not employed because of lacking job opportunities. Thus, self-reliance and entrepreneurship knowledge has been designed by … Read more

LEADERSHIP ETHICS

Leadership ethics among of the political and government leaders in Tanzania For any national development depends on certain qualities such as good governance, transparency and accountability among of the government leaders as well as observance of human rights. But, these cannotoperate in vacuum also are in need of some leaders who follow some leadership ethics. … Read more

MORAL VALUES

Within a particular society, community, nation or a family, there is some behaviour, ethics or standard which are universally accepted by the members of such organization unit. But also some unaccepted behaviour can be a character in some members. These two elaborations pertaining accepted and non accepted behaviour produces the term moral values MEANING OF … Read more

LIFE SKILLS

Introduction                                                                     Human being is a peculiar creature in the planet Earth. His peculiarity depends on some techniques, ability, capability and knowledge he/she use to control nature different from other creatures. Besides, it is an organism which can think critically and solve complicated problems both physical and psychological one, using certain methods, ability, skills and technique, … Read more