4th Assignment

Qs for Language and Culture 1/ Illustrate by giving enough examples how language use is a cultural act! 3/ Show How cultural meaning is generated though the actions and interactions of speakers within a social context. 3/ Choose a number of verbal exchanges and show how meaning is created through verbal, non-verbal and paraverbal signs? U may look at the introductory scene of Harold Pinter’s Homecoming and comment how these various signs draw or construct an image of certain speakers! U must attempt two of three with best wishes

Qs for Poetry. 1/ Taking Moniza Alvi’s Presents from My Aunts, how can we study the poem as a commentary on identity crisis and what picture does she draw of her native homeland? 2/ How does Nissim Ezekiel challenge colonial authority in poems like The Patriot and Enterprise? How does he use English to serve his own purposes?

U should attempt both Qs in Poetry. 3/Short Story. Answer of the following: Look carefully at the setting of The Lagoon. How does it’s description reinforce the story’s theme? How suitable is it for its kind of story? OR Pay attention to some specific instances or passages to show how deeply Arsat is mentally disturbed. U may talk about his relationship to Tuan and how involved or detached he is from his disturbing narrative!