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Jenni Young

Gambia To Drop English As Official Language For A Local Language - ModernGhana.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 English Gambia Nationalism Colonialism

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    Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Friday shocked many with a disclosure that the West African nation wants to implement a policy change that would drop English as the official language
  • Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14
     
    Gambia's President Yahya Jammeh on Friday shocked many with a disclosure that the West African nation wants to implement a policy change that would drop English as the official language
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Linguist Finds a Language in Its Infancy - 2 views

www.nytimes.com/...a-language-in-its-infancy.html

Language Language Death Language change New languages

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    A linguist has concluded that a new language, with unique grammatical rules, has come into existence, created by children in a remote area of Australia (NYT article)
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ushing Science's Limits in Sign Language Lexicon - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...s-broaden-science-lexicon.html

Language Language change Sign language

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    New sign language for scientific terms
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Stephen Fry Kinetic Typography - Language - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language change Language use Language deterioration

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    Stephen Fry's essay on pedants who complain about 'incorrect' use of language, transformed into kinetic typography animation.
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Jafaican it? No we're not - 3 views

www.theguardian.com/...mind-your-language-jafaican

Language Identity Accents Language change Part 1

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    Blog. Comedians might play the patois of multicultural Britain for laughs, but spoken English has been drawing on influences from other languages and dialects for centuries
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How language is literally losing its meaning - 1 views

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Language Language change Meaning Part 1 Literally

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    The Oxford English Dictionary has accepted a new definition for the word literally - and it's not the only word changing beyond recognition. It's enough to, like, make one despair
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    The Oxford English Dictionary has accepted a new definition for the word literally - and it's not the only word changing beyond recognition. It's enough to, like, make one despair (Blog)
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Like, if You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em? - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...-you-cant-beat-em-join-em.html

Language Part 1 Culture Language change Usage USA

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    Letters to the editor in response to article, "Like, Degrading the Language? No Way", about the increasing use of "like' and 'totally' in everyday speech (NY Times opinion pages)
  • Jenni Young on 11 Apr 14
     
    Letters to the editor in response to article, "Like, Degrading the Language? No Way", about the increasing use of "like' and 'totally' in everyday speech (NY Times opinion pages)
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What should be on the A-level syllabus? | Books | theguardian.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language change Education UK Curriculum Written Tasks Blog Opinion

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    Is including Russell Brand in the reading list a "rubbish" idea or total genius? Tell us what you think should be on the reading list for UK language and literature course (Guardian Blog)
  • Jenni Young on 08 May 14
     
    Is including Russell Brand in the reading list a "rubbish" idea or total genius? Tell us what you think should be on the reading list for UK language and literature course (Guardian Blog)
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The First Time - spoken word - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Racism Taboo Insults Spoken Word Written Tasks

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    March 26th changed the way Nick Gilyard looked at the world. Hate crimes were something that was only seen in books and movies, but that all changed on his walk home. Spoken word.
  • Jenni Young on 05 Jun 14
     
    March 26th changed the way Nick Gilyard looked at the world. Hate crimes were something that was only seen in books and movies, but that all changed on his walk home. Spoken word.
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Stephen Fry shares his love of language in Fry's Planet Word - 0 views

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Language Language Change Identity Culture

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    Review of TV series Planet Word
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8 pronunciation errors that made the English language what it is today - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...iation-errors-english-language

Language Part 1 Language change English Pronunciation

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  • Jenni Young on 12 Mar 14
     
    David Shariatmadari: Think hyperbole rhymes with Super Bowl? Don't worry, it could be the start of something beautiful (Comment is Free, Guardian.com)
  • Jenni Young on 12 Mar 14
     
    David Shariatmadari: Think hyperbole rhymes with Super Bowl? Don't worry, it could be the start of something beautiful (Comment is Free, Guardian.com)
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America's fabulously mongrel language is a model of immigration reform - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...guage-model-immigration-reform

Language Part 1 Language change Loanwords

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    Nativist efforts to force immigrants to learn 'proper English' are unintentionally hilarious: our very vernacular is a melting-pot
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Have we literally broken the English language? - 1 views

www.theguardian.com/...en-english-language-definition

Language Language change Meaning Part 1 Literally

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    Opinion on the re-definition of "literally"
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    Opinion on the re-definition of "literally"
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Twitter users forming tribes with own language, tweet analysis shows - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...ribes-language-analysis-tweets

Mass communication Part 2 Language change Language use Twitter Technology

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    Analysis of millions of tweets finds more precise use of social media which seems to contradict idea that Twitter users want to share everything with everyone
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Like, Degrading the Language? No Way - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...ading-the-language-no-way.html

Language Part 1 Culture Language change Usage USA

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    Casual American speech is becoming more polite and more subtle.
  • Jenni Young on 06 Apr 14
     
    Casual American speech is becoming more polite and more subtle.
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    Casual American speech is becoming more polite and more subtle (Opinion from NY Times)
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Why not study Russell Brand for A-level English? Language evolves - get over it | Laura... - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...level-english-language-evolves

Language Part 1 Language change Education UK Curriculum Written Tasks Opinion

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    Laura Barton: Those who mock the inclusion of modern cultural references in the syllabus are misguided to think English was a once-fine structure now at risk (Guardian Online - Opinion)
  • Jenni Young on 08 May 14
     
    Laura Barton: Those who mock the inclusion of modern cultural references in the syllabus are misguided to think English was a once-fine structure now at risk (Guardian Online - Opinion)
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The Journey From 'Colored' To 'Minorities' To 'People Of Color' : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Race Language use

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    The words used to describe race and ethnicity are ever in flux. A favored term one decade becomes passé the next and not nice soon after that. But, the motivation for change remains constant: Respect.
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    The words used to describe race and ethnicity are ever in flux. A favored term one decade becomes passé the next and not nice soon after that. But, the motivation for change remains constant: Respect.
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    The words used to describe race and ethnicity are ever in flux. A favored term one decade becomes passé the next and not nice soon after that. But, the motivation for change remains constant: Respect.
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Why should married women change their names? Let men change theirs | Jill Filipovic | C... - 1 views

www.theguardian.com/...hanging-your-name-when-married

Language Part 1 Names Identity Gender Marriage

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    Jill Filipovic: Your name is your identity. The reasons women give for changing their names after marrying don't make much sense (Opinion)
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English to English: 'translating' a cultural divide | Media | theguardian.com - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...sh-translating-cultural-divide

Language Part 1 American v British Vocabulary Culture

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    Our Tumblr project has explored over 400 US-UK cross-cultural topics. As the Guardian continues to reach a global audience, the nature of 'translations' is changing
  • Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14
     
    Our Tumblr project has explored over 400 US-UK cross-cultural topics. As the Guardian continues to reach a global audience, the nature of 'translations' is changing
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