ENG502 - Introduction to Linguistics

Total Marks 5 Starting Date Monday, January 13, 2020 Closing Date Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Status Open Question Title Graded Discussion Board Question Description Graded Discussion Board (GDB) Graded Discussion Board for Introduction to Linguistics (ENG502) will be opened from January 13, 2020 to January 14, 2020. Give your views on ONE of the given topics. The topics for the GDB are: Pro-longed long marches and Jalsas have been a very important part in the history of Pakistani politics. All these activities create a discourse of protest all over the country. Discuss the positive and negative influence of such discourse of protest that the country faced during and after the protest. OR Maxim of manner creates an environment where one tries to be as clear, as brief, and as orderly as one can in what one says, and where one avoids obscurity and ambiguity. How would a person get influenced if he/she violates maxim of manner in daily life. Read the following instructions carefully before posting your comments: Write your own views about the topic. Your comments should NOT exceed 150-250 words. GDB carries 2% weightage in your final assessment. Your comments should be clear, concise, and relevant to the topic. Creative and original ideas written in correct English will be highly appreciated. Any queries related to Graded Dis cussion Board (GDB) will not be entertained on Regular MDB. For questions or queries related to the topic, you may send email to eng502@vu.edu.pk. Do not send your comments via e-mail or regular MDB. The comments posted on regular MDB will not be graded. Do not post your comments twice. No marks will be awarded for plagiarism. Best of luck!