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This study researches how AI may be used as a tool in the learning environment. It describes how pedagogy may evolve with new technologies, thus allowing AI to personalize learning to the student based off of digital footprint.

This paper discusses how scientists attempted to teach children with autism to understand sarcasm. Sarcasm is a prominent force in everyday social interactions, and thus enabling kids with ASD to pink up on these subtleties benefits their relationships. The experiment, though it had a small sample size, was successful, using rules and other forms of training to give autistic children guidelines to follow.

This website talks about ways to engage an audience (mostly for speakers, but some points carry over to other presentation mediums). It has some quick tips for relating to the audience, such as using humor and telling a story. It also has tips for content and clarity, such as announcing a topic first and making proper transitions.

This article discusses how with a lack of youth speakers, a language can quickly die out. However, it shows how some individuals are trying to bring back dead languages using things like old texts and diaries. Universities are even starting to offer masters with a focus on language revitilization.

This article discusses the process of language revitalization in Australia, and how the terms used to refer to that process, such as the difference between "dead" and "sleeping" languages, can have an impact on the success of reclamation and revitalization projects

This is an article debating on what was the "true" first language ever used in human history. Most historians and linguists somewhat agree that the oldest language is between Sumerian, Egyptian and Akkadian.

This article talks about the way that sarcasm is used in speech and the impact that it has on the meaning of messages and how it changes in different contexts.

This article discusses how texting and the internet have changed the way we use the English language on these platforms.