Japanese has a large inventory of sound-symbolic or mimetic words, known in linguistics as idiophones. Sound symbolic words are found in written as well as spoken Japanese. They are popularly known as onomatopoeia. These ...

This paper analyzes the short story “Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams” written by Sylvia Plath using a Feminist approach. The short story is based on a strong element of fantasy, and is also noted for its graphic ...

Buddhist teachings and psychology overlap in theory and practice. Both Buddhism and Western psychology have been given various interpretations and analysis obtained by examining the human mind, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis ...

An idiom or an idiomatic phrase is an expression, word or unity of words that has been widely used since ancient eras. Therefore, it is quite obvious that idioms have been shaped and reinforces by the people of a particular ...

Collectivism refers to one of the four dimensions of culture; the concept of self which elaborates on individualism and collectivism. The thinking patterns, behavioral patterns and believes of Japanese and Sri Lankans are ...

A compound word is a combination of two or more words that function as a single unit of meaning. There are three types of compounds in English language: Those written as single words, with no hyphenation, are called ...

Language is one of the prominent resources that should be planned for the sociopolitical wellbeing of a multilingual and multiethnic country. This study intends to examine the consequences of adopting multiple language ...

Translation is a method of communication which creates a bridge between multiple communities in different countries where various languages are spoken. Literary translation can be defined as an artistic method of translating ...

The English article system presents many problems for non-native speakers of English, particularly when they do not have an equivalent structure in their first language. Researchers have employed different approaches to ...