This article talks about how social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and Reddit have helped researchers track the dynamic of a relationships of people who have broken up. There are signs you might be able to detect when a relationship is about to end, even before either person consciously aware of this. The subtle changes in language leading up to a breakup, such as the use of "I"-words, talking more about other people than ideas, and referencing their partner quite a bit (because their identities are still so strongly knit), for example, can be seen as evidence of an impending split.
This article talks about the relocation of the cockney accent from east London to Essex. The cockney dialect is thought of as a white, working class accent originating in London, but the culture has spread to Essex because of migration due to poverty, overcrowding, deindustrialisation in London and development in Essex. Similar to second-generation immigrants or mixed race people, this has resulted in a confused sense of identity for Essex-born and Cockney-speaking individuals.
This article discusses the integration of coding classes in schools, and how some lawmakers want to take it a step further and allow coding to be a substitute for foreign language requirements. Coding is the upcoming language of the 21st century, and will be useful in the future because it can lead to very lucrative jobs. Simultaneously, the value of foreign language acquisition seems to be decreasing, especially when kids are only learning it for 2-4 years in high school. Educators, on the other hand, disagree with this proposition because they believe that exposure to foreign language opens the door to a greater appreciation of culture and a wider breadth of knowledge for more well-rounded students.
This article talks about the theory from John Gray's book, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, that men and women fundamentally differ in the way in which they use language to communicate. It not only addresses innate reasons why this may be, but also learned cues that men and women have deemed acceptable ways to communicate with the world around them based on their gender.