Theory and Practice Writing Assignment

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Theorists have used the critical theory for a very long time to try to explain everyday practices that human beings take part in. The theories under this believe in the fact that human beings are completely liberated from any kinds of constraints and that they are the sole determinants of the form of life they live. Critical theory tends to borrow knowledge from humanities and social sciences and apply the same in reflectively assessing and critiquing society and culture with an aim of bringing change to the entire society. The reality of all these is brought to life through everyday practices that become best understood when interpreted from the lens of the theories. In this case, the paper examines and analyzes the practice of writing from the lens of the linguistics theory and psychoanalysis theory in order to understand the different insights that are gained from this. Generally, the linguistics theory uses the aspects of phonetics, phonology, semantics, syntax and morphology to offer an understanding of the practice of writing while psychoanalytic theory uses the analogy of the dream and novel, honest expression of all thoughts, writing as a neurosis for the authors. The linguistics and psychoanalytical theories give different approaches to writing that are based on the language use and the mind respectively.
The linguistics theory studies systems of knowledge that deal with language particularly its structure, acquisition, use and changes in the same. The linguistic aspect of phonetics deals with studying and understanding speech sounds while paying particular attention to the articulation of these sounds, the way speech signals are perceived and the physical features associated with these sounds of speech. In phonetics, phonetic symbols provided by the IPA are used as the standard for studying speech sounds. Writing as an art, pays great attention to phonetics through using symbols to represent the sounds of speech in a visual manner. In essence, writing entails using these signs and symbols in representing an emotion or language in a way that can enable communication. This includes showing stressed words that were spoken or using intonations. The signs and symbols in this case are the vowels and alphabets represented phonetically as recommended by IPA. Linguistics theory therefore enables us to understand writing through phonetics.
In linguistics, the element of phonology studies the idea that the relationship between sounds and letters has to be recognized. In phonology, sounds interact and function in a manner that is usually contrasting. In other words, this branch of linguistics deals with the processes that are required in order to increase the consciousness within people regarding the different elements that make up a word. This ability to recognize the sound elements consciously is what Erdogan (pg. 1509) refers to as phonological awareness and he suggests that this awareness skill is necessary in order for one to be able to develop their skills in writing. Ideally, the more an individual is able to recognize patterns of sound and their related meanings, the more they are able to communicate the same through writing.
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