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Jenni Young

Oxford Dictionary Recognizes: YOLO, Amazeballs and Hot Mess - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Oxford Dictionary New words Neologisms Slang

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    The online dictionary added new terms inspired by popular culture and online usage.
  • Jenni Young on 16 Aug 14
     
    The online dictionary added new terms inspired by popular culture and online usage.
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BBC News - Koreas: Joint dictionary aims to bridge cultural divide - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Korean Dictionary Culture

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    North and South Korea work on a joint dictionary to reunite a common language divided by different political systems.
  • Jenni Young on 24 Mar 14
     
    North and South Korea work on a joint dictionary to reunite a common language divided by different political systems.
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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
  • Jenni Young on 29 Apr 14
     
    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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Who Speaks Wukchumni? - Video - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Culture Language Death Language Revival Indigenous languages

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    This short documentary profiles the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni, a Native American language, and her creation of a comprehensive dictionary.
  • Jenni Young on 19 Aug 14
     
    This short documentary profiles the last fluent speaker of Wukchumni, a Native American language, and her creation of a comprehensive dictionary.
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Sexism and misogyny: what's the difference? - 0 views

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Language Gender Sexism

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    An Australian dictionary has changed its definition of misogyny to reflect the fact that it is now used to mean 'entrenched prejudice against women', not just hatred of them. Six feminists tell us what the term means to them (Guardian)
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And the Word of the Year Is... Selfie! : The New Yorker - 0 views

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Language Language change New words Mass communication

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    Silvia Killingsworth explores the history and culture surrounding the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year for 2013: "selfie" (blog)
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How Do You Say 'Blog' in German? - 2 views

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Language Part 1 Language change Global English German New words

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    The editors of the German Duden dictionary added 5,000 words to the 26th edition, many of them English or of English origin. Some Germans aren't happy (NYT Op-ed)
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Varieties of English - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Varieties of English Blog

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  • Jenni Young on 03 Dec 13
     
    Oxford Dictionaries blog - lots of different entries about different varieties of English, from American English to Philippine English, the use of 'bro' as a prefix, and many more...
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Infographic: a closer look at 'selfie' - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Language change New words Written Tasks

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    From Oxford Dictionary blog: Word Trends and New Words
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What would be your Word of the Year for 2013? - 0 views

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Language Language change New words Written Tasks

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    From Oxford Dictionary blog: Word Trends and New Words
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The rise of the portmanbro - 0 views

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Language Identity New words Language change Blog

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  • Jenni Young on 03 Dec 13
     
    How an abbreviation of brother became a word-forming dynamo (from Oxford Dictionary blog: Word trends and new words
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May the odds be ever in your favour: the language of The Hunger Games - 0 views

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Language Vocabulary Hunger Games Blog

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  • Jenni Young on 04 Dec 13
     
    A look at the language that brings the world of Suzanne Collins's trilogy to life (Oxford Dictionaries blog)
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Selfie is Oxford Dictionaries' word of the year - 0 views

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Language Language change New words

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  • Jenni Young on 19 Nov 13
     
    Ubiquitous noun for social media self-portraits faces down newly discovered cute mammal the olinguito in annual contest
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