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Jenni Young

How Code-Switching Explains The World - 1 views

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    In linguistics, "code-switching" means mixing languages or patterns of speech in conversation.This NPR blog interprets code-switching more broadly, as a dialogue that spans culture, race and ethnicity.
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Sometimes Getting Along Comes Down To How You Say 'Gravy' : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

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    A recent study on immigrant job-seekers in the United Kingdom reminds us again of the importance of code-switching: Unwritten cultural codes in conversation can have far-reaching impacts.
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    A recent study on immigrant job-seekers in the United Kingdom reminds us again of the importance of code-switching: Unwritten cultural codes in conversation can have far-reaching impacts.
Jenni Young

Code Switch - 2 views

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    In linguistics, "code-switching" means mixing languages or patterns of speech in conversation. But this NPR blog looks at code-switching a little more broadly.
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A Code-Switching Tour Of L.A.'s Chinatown - 0 views

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    Calvin Ho, a graduate student at UCLA who studies immigrant communities, visualizes code-switching.
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The Golden Arch Of The Universe Is Long ... : Code Switch : NPR - 1 views

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    A look at the way McDonalds has targeted black consumers from 1972 to 2008. Check out the link to Dave Chappelle's spoof of the 'Calvin' commercials. (NPR Code Switch)
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    A look at the way McDonalds has targeted black consumers from 1972 to 2008. Check out the link to Dave Chappelle's spoof of the 'Calvin' commercials. (NPR Code Switch)
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Breaking down Obama's English - 0 views

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    A discussion of Obama's ability to switch language codes
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Speaking in tongues - 1 views

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    "This voice I speak with these days, this English voice with its rounded vowels and consonants in more or less the right place-this is not the voice of my childhood." Writer Zadie Smith discusses "voice adaptation" or code-switching, and Obama's English.
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What's New And Not New About Jason Collins Coming Out - 0 views

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    Jason Collins, a veteran NBA center, has become the first male professional athlete in the four major American sports leagues to come out as gay. Collins wrote a first-person account posted Monday on Sports Illustrated's website. (from Code Switch, and NPR blog)
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On Behalf Of [BLANK] People Everywhere ... - 0 views

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    Cleveland prosecutor Victor Perez stepped into the familiar ethnic spokesman role when he distanced the city's Puerto Rican population from Ariel Castro, who is accused of kidnapping several women (from Code Switch, an NPR blog about race, culture and ethnicity)
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Crunching The Numbers On Blacks' Views On Gays - 0 views

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    from Code Switch, an NPR blog
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How Different Cultures Handle Personal Space - 0 views

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    from Code Switch, an NPR blog
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Will Spanish Thrive Or Decline In The U.S.? - 1 views

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    from Code Switch, an NPR blog
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Who Gets To Be A Superhero? Race And Identity In Comics - 0 views

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    Artist Orion Martin recently posted several images reimagining X-Men characters as people of color. This touched off a conversation about race in comic book worlds, and how these comic book depictions relate to real life (from NPR's Code Switch)
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That Cute Cheerios Ad With The Interracial Family Is Back - 0 views

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    The first TV spot featured an adorable, curly-haired moppet named Gracie who had a black father and a white mother. The ad for Cheerios prompted a storm of protest and counter-protest last summer. Now, the cereal-maker is back with a sequel (NPR Code Switch)
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Code-switching/Talking white - 0 views

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Code Black - 0 views

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    Of course Obama talks differently to different groups. So do most politicians (Slate.com)
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Asian-American Contestant, 'Villain' Of 'Jeopardy,' Set To Return : Code Switch : NPR - 0 views

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    Arthur Chu's aggressive playing style on the game show Jeopardy! led to a four-day winning streak and has stoked racist comments on social media. He is set to appear on the show again on Monday.
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Does It Taste As Sweet To Say 'I Love You' In Another Language? : Code Switch : NPR - 2 views

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    When it comes to cross-cultural and bilingual relationships, not everyone speaks the same language of love. The language with the deepest emotional resonance tends to be the one that was spoken by each romantic partner at home when they were growing up.
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