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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Cherie Kaanana

Cherie Kaanana

Secrets of Speaking with a Genuine Accent - 1 views

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    This article speaks of the ways people of different areas shape their mouths in order to speak. This is what particularly forms accents. For example, A cocky London accent could be replicated by elongating the mouth when saying "I". The muscles and ways the mouth is formed is different for each language and should be noted. However, beware not to fall into offensive stereotypes.
Cherie Kaanana

"Tip-of-the-Tongue" Syndrome: What It Reveals About Language - 0 views

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    Many people experience moments of which certain words are "On the tip of their tongue." This is actually quite common and caused by the meaning of words, and the words themselves being stored in different areas of the brain. Bilingual people are found to experience this twice as much, especially with the less dominant language.
Cherie Kaanana

The crayola-fication of the world: How we gave colors names, and it messed with our bra... - 0 views

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    Different languages have different terms for common colors. However, the distinction between specific colors is not the case for all languages. Some languages refer to certain colors by using the same word. For example, in Japan green and blue, until only recently, have both been called by the same name, Ao. The distinguishing of colors by language can show the thought process behind various cultures.
Cherie Kaanana

The emotional weight of 'I love you' in multilinguals' languages - 0 views

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    In various languages there are different ways to express the love for another. However, the article presented goes into the emotional weight that different languages carry. For example, in the Japanese culture, "I love you" is not often said, rather it is implied through actions. Where as in the Western culture, "I love you" is often said and may not necessarily carry as much emotional weight since it is something that is said often.
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