LIFE AND LITERATURE

                                                                        TWELFTH NIGHT                                                                                                          - WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE INTRODUCTION TO THE AUTHOR :        He was born on 26 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. His father was a successful local businessman and his mother was the daughter of a landowner. Shakespeare is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". William Shakespeare is widely considered the greatest dramatist of all time as well as the most influential writer in the history of the English language. He originated hundreds of words and phrases that English speakers use to

                                                                      ADVERBS                                         An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (he sings loudly), an adjective (very tall), another adverb (ended too quickly), or even a whole sentence (Fortunately, I had brought an umbrella). Adverbs often end in -ly, but some (such as fast) look exactly the same as their adjective counter.  Adverbs are words that describe verbs. In these two examples, the adverbs tell us how the verb is performed:                                             EXAMPLE :  He walked quickly. (In this example, "walked" is the verb, and the adverb "quickly" describes how the verb was done.)                                                                 She talks loudly. (Here, "talks" is the verb, and the adverb "loudly" describes how the verb is done.) Did you notice that both adverbs ended "-ly"? Lots of adverbs that tel

  SIR PHILIP SIDNEY                             Sir Philip Sidney was Born at  Penshurst Place ,  Kent , of an aristocratic family, he was educated at  Shrewsbury School  and  Christ Church, Oxford . He was the eldest son of  Sir Henry Sidney  and  Lady Mary Dudley . His mother was the eldest daughter of  John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland , and the sister of  Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester . His younger brother,  Robert Sidney  was a statesman and patron of the arts, and was created  Earl of Leicester  in 1618. His younger sister,  Mary , married  Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke  and was a writer, translator and literary patron. Sidney dedicated his longest work, the  Arcadia , to her. After her brother's death, Mary reworked the  Arcadia , which became known as  The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia . Literary activity:                     Like the best of the Elizabethans, Sidney was successful in more than one branch of literature, but none of his work was publi

                                                        BRANCHES OF LINGUISTICS           Linguistics aims to discover the science of languages, how they originate and evolved and further how our mind perceives them to communicate. For those who love learning new languages, this area of study is specifically of interest as it can help you learn the roots and history of any language thus unravelling the whole world of even the simplest language or dialect. Linguistics is a broad area of study and encompasses varied specializations for students to choose from. This blog brings you a detailed list of major branches of linguistics, their key features as well as how you can make a successful career in linguistics.  ★Phonology Sounds in a speech in cognitive terms  ★Psycholinguistics Psychological aspects of Language & Linguistics  ★Sociolinguistics Study of the impact of society on Language & Linguistics   ★Historical Linguistics Study of evolution and origins of Languages   ★Compu