Reference no: EM133237646

Discuss the text you chose, who wrote it, where it comes from, why you chose it, and what variety of English you believe it's in. Your thesis can be something like 'In this paper, I will provide an analysis of the parts of speech in [name of text]' - you don't necessarily have to make a strong claim like in other papers. The introduction shouldn't be too long--try to keep it under 2/3 of a page of text.

Body: Feel free to organize the body of the paper as you like, but I suggest 3 body paragraphs. It should ultimately flow from the introduction and into the conclusion. Focus on the answers to the questions below that turn out to be the most interesting or different from what you originally expected. In your paper, consider the following questions, and come up with your own questions and answers about parts of speech as well.

1) How difficult was it to identify parts of speech in natural data?

2) Which words were hardest to identify parts of speech for, and why?

3) Were there any words in your excerpt for which you were unsure on how to categorize it? Words, for example, that act 'sort of like an X, and sort of like a Y'? What category did you ultimately determine for these words and why? In the body of your paper, try to make sure you deal with at least five examples of words which were difficult to categorize, and explain your decision-making process. This should be the bulk of the analysis in your paper.

4) Are there any changes you would make to the categories (parts of speech) that we've learned? Are there any of the tests or rules that the Collaborative Textbook or the Parts of Speech guide provide that you disagree with, or that don't seem very reliable?

5) Is the text you chose in Standard English or some other variety? If it's in another variety, in what ways do the parts of speech differ (if they do at all?)

6) you think the author of your text was conscious of parts of speech while writing or composing this text, or do you think this was done subconsciously? Why?