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Jenni Young

Slate, you're doing it wrong - 0 views

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Language Part 1 USA Language use Asian Non-native speakers

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    Article which corrects a Slate.com map which shows the top language in each state other than English or Spanish. Asian languages are more used than shown on the Slate map.
  • Jenni Young on 16 May 14
     
    Article which corrects a Slate.com map which shows the top language in each state other than English or Spanish. Asian languages are more used than shown on the Slate map.
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By Using Language Rooted in Andes, Internet Show's Hosts Hope to Save It - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...guage-rooted-in-the-andes.html

Language Part 1 Language Death Mass communication Part 2 Internet Indigenous languages

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    Kichwa, a variant of the South American language Quechua, is the tongue in which a weekly program is broadcast by speakers who are striving to sustain it.
  • Jenni Young on 16 Aug 14
     
    Kichwa, a variant of the South American language Quechua, is the tongue in which a weekly program is broadcast by speakers who are striving to sustain it.
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IPI International Press Institute: 'Use With Care' handbook on 'loaded language' - 0 views

www.freemedia.at/...handbook-available-online.html

Mass communication Part 2 Journalism Israel-Palestine Connotations Bias News

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    "Use With Care: A Reporter's Glossary of Loaded Language in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" is a handbook for journalists of language to avoid when reporting on the conflict, to avoid implying support for one or the other side.
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    "Use With Care: A Reporter's Glossary of Loaded Language in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict" is a handbook for journalists of language to avoid when reporting on the conflict, to avoid implying support for one or the other side.
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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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Helping Hands? - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...helping-hands.html

Language Language Death Sign Language

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    article about American Sign Language being used instead of local sign languages
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Fighting to save the Welsh language Ymladd i achub yr iaith Gymraeg - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...fighting-save-welsh-language

Language Part 1 Welsh Language Death UK

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    Children are still taught Welsh in schools but few use it socially in adulthood. However, some proud Welsh speakers are doing their best to keep their language alive
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Steven Pinker: What our language habits reveal | Talk Video | TED.com - 0 views

www.ted.com/...pinker_on_language_and_thought

Language Part 1 Communication Language use Meaning

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    In this TED talk, Steven Pinker looks at language and how it expresses what goes on in our minds - and how the words we choose communicate much more than we realize.
  • Jenni Young on 28 May 14
     
    In this TED talk, Steven Pinker looks at language and how it expresses what goes on in our minds - and how the words we choose communicate much more than we realize.
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Language Varieties Website - 0 views

www.hawaii.edu/...index.html

Language Part 1 Varieties of English Dialects Pidgin Creole

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    This site is about varieties of language that differ from the standard variety that is normally used in the media and taught in the schools. These include pidgins, creoles, regional dialects, minority dialects and indigenized varieties.
  • Jenni Young on 20 Oct 13
     
    This site is about varieties of language that differ from the standard variety that is normally used in the media and taught in the schools. These include pidgins, creoles, regional dialects, minority dialects and indigenized varieties.
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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

www.theguardian.com/...uld-be-on-the-a-level-syllabus

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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Another Japanese Company Tells Employees, 'Speak English' - Businessweek - 0 views

www.businessweek.com/...-tells-employees-speak-english

Language Part 1 Global English Japanese

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    Bridgestone, the Tokyo-based, global leader in tire sales, is adopting English as its official language, joining a small group of Japanese companies using language to declare their global ambitions (October 2013)
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The French protect their language like the British protect their currency - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...language-french-identity

Language Part 1 Culture Identity Global English French

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    A row over using English in universities has blown up in France, where language is at the heart of the national identity
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Comment is free The Welsh language is not nearing extinction, but it needs to be put to... - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...welsh-language-extinction-use

Language Part 1 Language Death Welsh UK Minority languages

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    Its study has been compulsory in schools since 2000, yet the number of speakers has dropped. It's time to siarad yn Gymraeg.
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US Census Bureau Language Mapper - 0 views

www.census.gov/...language_map.html

Language Culture Identity Bilingualism

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    Map that shows where in the United States people speak certain foreign languages
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Chester Nez, 93, Dies; Navajo Words Washed From Mouth Helped Win War - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...ped-to-win-a-war-of-words.html

Language Part 1 Indigenous languages Code Talker Navajo

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    Mr. Nez helped fashion from his Navajo language a military code so impervious that it helped the United States secure victory in the Pacific in the summer of 1945.
  • Jenni Young on 07 Jun 14
     
    Mr. Nez helped fashion from his Navajo language a military code so impervious that it helped the United States secure victory in the Pacific in the summer of 1945.
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More than words - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...language-voice

Language Part 1 Gender Identity Idiolect

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    The language we use, and even the sound of our own voice reveals much more about us than we may think.
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In Gaza, Epithets Are Fired and Euphemisms Give Shelter - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...nd-hide-behind-euphemisms.html

Language Part 1 Power Euphemism War Bias

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    In a clash of narratives, officials from both Israel and Gaza advise supporters on the language and images that should be used on social media platforms.
  • Jenni Young on 21 Jul 14
     
    In a clash of narratives, officials from both Israel and Gaza advise supporters on the language and images that should be used on social media platforms.
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Saying that a killer "snapped" is not an explanation for domestic violence - The Washin... - 1 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...lanation-for-domestic-violence

Language Part 1 Power Mass communication Part 2 Gender Bias Journalism Domestic violence

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    Too often the language the media uses to explain domestic homicides falls short - or worse, makes the murders seem less shocking.
  • Jenni Young on 22 Jul 14
     
    Too often the language the media uses to explain domestic homicides falls short - or worse, makes the murders seem less shocking.
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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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Zeroing In on the Female Traveler - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...in-on-the-female-traveler.html

Language Part 1 Gender Labels Women

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    Article about hotels marketing to female travellers also looks at the language used to define single childless women.
  • Jenni Young on 04 Aug 14
     
    Article about hotels marketing to female travellers also looks at the language used to define single childless women.
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