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Computers Speaking Icelandic Could Save the Language From 'Stafrænn Dauði' (T... - 0 views

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    The publication provides insight into how people in Iceland are recording their language to help keep it alive. Icelandic is suffering from something known around the world as "digital minoritization", where the overwhelming amount of online language use is in a different language (ex. English worldwide, pushing out smaller minority languages). It stresses the importance of the language to the country's identity and how the recordings will help keep the history of the country alive today.
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Effects of COVID Lockdowns on Child Language Learning - 0 views

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    This article includes new information about how the coronavirus lockdowns have negatively impacted children's speech and language skills. It has small anecdotes of real families with young children where their language progress was practically stalled during the lockdowns but able to bounce back through rigorous language assistance schools. It even touches on how by adulthood, "four times more likely to struggle with reading, three time more likely to have mental health issues, twice as likely to be unemployed and have social-mobility issues, " if someone has issues with language in childhood.
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Why do people sometimes copy what other people say? - CSMonitor.com - 1 views

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    A short article raising questions about why people mirror their texts and language styles to others. It discusses why certain people adjust speech/texts and who is more likely to make those changes.
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Bilingual Education: 6 Potential Brain Benefits : NPR Ed : NPR - 0 views

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    This article discusses six benefits to bilingualism. It touches on matters like: increased attention/flexibility in learning; better understanding fo social cues; lower risk of dementia; smoother assimilation into schools; and better school performance and enjoyment. It cites current and past bilingual studies from UC Riverside, Harvard, and other top universities.
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