Contents contributed and discussions participated by Jenni Young - DP English A Language and Literature

A Culture Clings to Its Reflection in a Cleaned-Up Soap Opera - 1 views

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Language Culture Mass communication Language loss

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"Baktun," made entirely in the Mayan language, might be the cleanest telenovela in Mexico.

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Jeremy Lin - journalism guidelines on race - 2 views

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Mass communication Race Asian Media coverage Part 2 Jeremy Lin

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Media coverage on Jeremy Lin and race

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Linguist Finds a Language in Its Infancy - 2 views

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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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No English! - 1 views

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Language Identity Culture Expatriates

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My expat child doesn't want to speak my native language.(blog)

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Russian Nationalists Say 'Nyet' to Foreign Words - 0 views

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Language Global languages Loanwords Language change

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Sprechen Sie Denglish? - 0 views

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Language Global languages

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All languages are enriched by borrowing foreign words. But some believe that, with the international spread of English, the process has gone too far. Can the Germans, the French and others halt the Anglo-Saxon tide?

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Seeing Pictures of Home Can Make It Harder To Speak a Foreign Language - 0 views

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Language Identity Foreign languages

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Study shows immersion is the best way to become fluent in a foreign language

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UK department store bans retouching of models' photos - 0 views

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Mass communication Advertising Image Gender

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'We have a moral obligation to ban the airbrush': Debenhams vows not to retouch model shots... and calls on others to follow suit

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Little-Known Guide Helps Police Navigate a Diverse City - 0 views

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Language Culture

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A manual designed to help officers bridge the cultural divide with immigrant groups (NYT)

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Cheerios Exec On Ad Featuring Mixed Race Couple: 'We Were Reflecting An American Family' - 0 views

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Mass communication Advertising Racism

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Racist reaction to commercial featuring mixed-race couple

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Sam Leith's most hated online abbreviations - 2 views

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Language Mass communication Internet Language change

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opinion column about LOL, IMHO, etc

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Text message slang 'invading GCSEs and A-levels' - 0 views

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Language Language change Spelling Grammar

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Teenagers are abandoning basic grammar and punctuation and resorting to text message slang in A-levels and GCSEs, examiners have revealed

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Does spelling matter? - 0 views

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Language Spelling Language change

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English professor says spelling doesn't matter (NYT article)

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Emma - 0 views

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Mass communication Advertising Gender WT2

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French commercial - English version

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At School Papers, the Ink Is Drying Up - 0 views

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Mass communication Journalism Technology

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Fewer resources, lack of interest and the Internet have led to fewer high school newspapers in New York city's public schools.

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Journalism's Louboutin Problem - 1 views

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Mass communication Gender Sexism Jounalism Part 2

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Article about how women in the news are judged by the shoes they wear.

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From 'Groovy' To 'Slacks,' The Words That Date You - 1 views

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Language Identity Culture Language change

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Never judge a book by its cover - 0 views

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Mass communication Advertising Stereotypes WT2

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Are Apostrophes Necessary? - 0 views

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Language use Grammar

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Samsung's 'Evolutionary Husband' Angers Men-Is it Sexist? - 0 views

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Mass communication Advertising Gender Sexism

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Men are upset over a Samsung ad which depicts them as morons.

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