10 Benefits of Teaching English Abroad
Here’s why teaching English abroad is a great job. Every job has its pros and cons. Of course, some jobs …
Suprasegmental Features of Stress and Intonation in English
You can think of vowels and consonants as segments. These segments make up syllables. On top of syllables, there are …
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Lexeme Example
If you are wondering what a lexeme is, you have come to the right place. In this article, I give …
Evidentiality in linguistics
What is evidentiality in linguistics? In his book Semantics, John Saeed sates that evidentiality is the speaker’s attitude about the …
Types of antonyms (with examples)
Did you know there are different types of antonyms? In this article I’ll quickly go over the different types of …
What is Deixis? (Definition with examples)
When speaking or writing you are constantly using deixis, but what is deixis? Wikipedia defines deixis as “words and phrases… …
Language branching
One of the most difficult things for me when starting to learn Chinese was figuring out where to put relative …
Practicality, reliability, and validity – three things all good tests must have
What makes up a good assessment? Any good assessment will be practical, reliable, and valid. In this article I’m going …
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Norm referenced vs criterion referenced tests
When the issue of grading tests comes up, there are two general approaches: norm reference and criterion reference. In this …
What is tone sandhi?
You may or may not have heard the term “tone sandhi” before. It involves how tones change in tonal languages. …