English Language, Literature & Culture

Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2020

  • A Study of Verbs Related to Violence in A Tale of Two Cities

    Chen Cheng

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2020
    Pages: 1-12
    Received: 23 October 2019
    Accepted: 12 December 2019
    Published: 4 January 2020
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    Abstract: Almost every Englishman is aware, however slightly, of the wonderful novels of Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities, one of the historical fictions, set in the context of the French Revolution, begins with the miserable plight of the French people living under the exploitation of the aristocrats in the years leading up to the revolution and ends w... Show More
  • Vocal Piano Accompaniment: A Constant Research Towards Emancipation (1)

    Jose Maria Peñalver Vilar, Luis Valles Grau

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2020
    Pages: 13-24
    Received: 19 November 2019
    Accepted: 13 January 2020
    Published: 31 January 2020
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    Abstract: This article represents the first one in a series of two that investigate the evolution of vocal piano accompaniment through history and the role of the piano in its relationship with the voice. The research method used is musical analysis focused on the piano part, both in itself and its link with the text and the vocal part. The research method u... Show More
  • Vocal Piano Accompaniment: A Constant Research Towards Emancipation (2)

    Jose Maria Peñalver Vilar, Luis Valles Grau

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2020
    Pages: 25-35
    Received: 28 November 2019
    Accepted: 13 January 2020
    Published: 4 February 2020
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    Abstract: This is the second and last article in the series dedicated to the investigation of the evolution of vocal piano accompaniment through history and the role-played by the piano in its relationship with the voice. If the previous chapter focused from the beginnings of piano accompaniment to Franz Schubert, this one will take up again the analysis of ... Show More
  • The Aesthetics of Exhibitionism: Oscar Wilde as a Public Aesthete

    Yang Yu

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2020
    Pages: 36-44
    Received: 24 January 2020
    Accepted: 14 February 2020
    Published: 25 February 2020
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    Abstract: Oscar Wilde develops a unique way of critical arguments in which the critical discourse carries a special exhibition effect. Despite his condemnation of the contemporary tendency that literature appeals more to the eye, this visuality in language reveals his desire for self-exhibition in the public domain. Therefore, Wilde distinguishes himself fro... Show More
  • An Assessment of Cohesion and Coherence in Students’ Descriptive and Narrative Essays: The Case of Sodo Preparatory School Grade Eleven Students’

    Abebayehu Anjulo Alaro

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2020
    Pages: 45-52
    Received: 21 November 2019
    Accepted: 23 December 2019
    Published: 6 March 2020
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    Abstract: This study is aimed to assess the students’ use of cohesion and coherence in their descriptive and narrative essays. It was conducted at Sodo Preparatory School on grade 11 students. The descriptive research design was employed to achieve the intended aim of the study. In this study, 30 grade eleven students were selected as participants through si... Show More