Skip to main content

Home/ Groups/ DP English A Language and Literature
Rss Feed
Sort By: Most Recent | Popular Filter: All | Bookmarks | Topics Simple Middle
1More

Should gender-biased language be outlawed? - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...ender-biased-language-law-poll Language Part 1 Gender
shared by Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13
     
    Washington is now the fourth state to remove gender-biased language from the law. No more 'freshman', 'fisherman' or 'clergyman'. That's 'first-year student', 'fisher' and 'clergy' to you. Do you think other states should pass bills banning gender-biased language?
1More

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
shared by Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13
     
    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
1More

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
shared by Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13
     
    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
1More

Is internet English debasing the language? Not IMHO - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...debasing-language-steven-poole Mass communication Part 2 Language change Internet
shared by Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13
     
    Some of the prose on the web is dreadful, but some is as good as anything on paper | Steven Poole
1More

One brain, two languages, many advantages - 0 views

www.strath.ac.uk/...BM-Presentation-long.pdf Language Part 1 Bilingualism
shared by Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13
     
    The benefits of bilingualism
1More

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
shared by Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13
     
    Its study has been compulsory in schools since 2000, yet the number of speakers has dropped. It's time to siarad yn Gymraeg.
1More

European and Asian languages traced back to single mother tongue - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...an-language-tongue-superfamily Language Part 1 Language families History of language
shared by Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13
     
    Eurasiatic languages from Portugal to Siberia form 'superfamily' with root in southern Europe 15,000 years ago, scientists claim
1More

The advantages and disadvantages of bilingualism - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...3inwelsh.shtml Language Part 1 Bilingualism Welsh
shared by Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13
     
    Bilingualism in Welsh and English is important for children in Wales: it will affect the rest of their lives, and those of their parents.
1More

Is bilingualism a problem? - 0 views

leap.tki.org.nz/Is-bilingualism-a-problem Language Part 1 Bilingualism Learning languages
shared by Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13
     
    There is still a widespread view that bilingualism is disadvantageous to learning.
1More

Can being bilingual make you smarter? - 0 views

www.telegraph.co.uk/...ilingual-make-you-smarter.html Language Part 1 Learning languages Bilingualism
shared by Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13
     
    Expat Linda A. Janssen explains why learning another language isn't just useful, but can help build a better brain.
1More

Why learn a foreign language? Benefits of bilingualism - 0 views

www.telegraph.co.uk/...-Benefits-of-bilingualism.html Language Part 1 Bilingualism Learning languages
shared by Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13
     
    Learning a foreign language is more than just a boost to your CV or handy for travelling. It will make you smarter, more decisive and even better at English, says Anne Merritt. Article from Daily Telegraph
1More

Polish becomes England's second language - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...comes-englands-second-language Language Part 1 Polish UK
shared by Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13
     
    Data from 2011 census reveals 546,000 people in England and Wales speak Polish
1More

Why languages matter to me: Eddie Izzard, Alastair Campbell and more - 0 views

www.theguardian.com/...eddie-izzard-alastair-campbell Language Identity Part 1
shared by Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13
     
    A group of high-profile linguists reveal the impact languages have had on their lives and what sparked their passion for learning languages
1More

It's National Punctuation Day - 0 views

www.newyorker.com/...-national-punctuation-day.html Language Usage Punctuation
shared by Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 25 Sep 13
     
    Celebrate National Punctuation Day - 24 September
1More

Dark is Beautiful - 0 views

www.darkisbeautiful.in Mass communication Part 2 Beauty Bluest Eye Part 4 Race
shared by Jenni Young on 24 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 24 Sep 13
     
    Dark is Beautiful is an awareness campaign that seeks to draw attention to the unjust effects of skin colour bias and also celebrates the beauty and diversity of all skin tones.
1More

Long story long - 0 views

www.newyorker.com/...long-story-long.html Language Part 1 Men Talk Cartoon Gender
shared by Jenni Young on 23 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Jenni Young on 23 Sep 13
     
    Reaction to a cartoon about 'women talk'
« First ‹ Previous 681 - 700 of 1153 Next › Last »
Showing 20▼ items per page