Like Drugs, Talk Therapy Can Change Brain Chemistry - 0 views
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Check out this article to learn more about the impacts of talk therapy in relation to psychotropic medications, in addition to the controversy that often comes with the supposed effectiveness of talk therapy.
Does Talk Therapy Really Work? | Psychology Today - 2 views
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Check out this article to learn more about the impacts of talk therapy, both on a psychological and neurological level. This article also delves into the specifics of psychodynamic therapy, which targets introspective thinking and its application to our daily life.
The Influence of Texting Language on Grammar and Executive Functions in Primary School ... - 4 views
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I like this article because it also has a statistics at the bottom representing the influence of texts on primary school kids
- Document - Learning English: strange as it may seem, new evidence shows it's better t... - 1 views
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Check this article out to see why experts think it's beneficial to be bilingual, but learn math in English
Corpus analysis of the language of Covid-19 - 1 views
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Check this article out to learn more about how our own language and our Top 20 keywords in the Oxford Corpus has changed since the beginning of the pandemic. While some words are not uncommon, two new ones come to mind. These are "social distance/social distancing" and "self-isolate/self-isolation." We can see the impact of the coronavirus by seeing which words are now used more frequently.
When Language Goes Viral | JSTOR Daily - 4 views
How Coronavirus has Infected our Vocabulary - 0 views
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/emotions/singing-happy1.htm?scrlybrkr=0c7b7db7 The New Yorker discusses how the language of the virus has engulfed our daily lives and how it ...
Physical effects of Singing - 5 views
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/emotions/singing-happy1.htm?scrlybrkr=0c7b7db7 This article shows how singing can influence parts of the body, connecting singing not only to ...
Internet Slang Is More Sophisticated Than It Seems - 4 views
https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/08/how-internet-slang-makes-people-better-writers/595858/ This article talks about how the usage of internet slang actually displays a sophis...
How the internet changed the way we write - and what to do about it - 3 views
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/booksblog/2017/dec/07/internet-online-news-social-media-changes-language?scrlybrkr=fef4ba53 This is about how language hasn't really changed that much even w...
Want to Learn French? Italian? Russian? There's No Time Like the Present - 1 views
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I wanted to bookmark this article, because even though it's not that informative, it talks about how there is no better time than right now to learn a new language. It gives resources on how to learn a new language online!
Our Ever-Expanding Virus Vernacular - 1 views
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This New York Times article was very interesting. It talked about the effect that the corona virus has on our language, and how the stay at home order is causing a plateau in the English dictionary.
A Drudge of Lexicographers Presents: Collective Nouns | Merriam-Webster - 0 views
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This article discusses English's complicated rules for naming groups of animals. One fun example is "an exaltation of larks." The article details the history and madness behind these fun names. It also discusses whether or not these terms of venery deserve entry into the dictionary if they aren't regularly used. What do you think?
A defense of the word sucks. - 0 views
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This article looks at the way the meaning of the word "sucks" has changed over time and asserts that it should remain a part of our modern-day lexicon. Beyond arguing about the lack of an offensive past meaning, the article also looks at our word economy, and the desire to have short and simple words.
The Influences of Indigenous Heritage Language Education on Students and Families in a ... - 0 views
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This paper is about the Hawaiian language in the form of education in our islands. It analyzed how attending a Hawaiian language immersion school affects students. After interviewing students who attend Papahana Kaiapuni (a Hawaiian immersion school), they found that students were more invested in practicing traditional Hawaiian values, and influenced cultural pride among family members. Attending the school also positive community views and about both Hawaiian language and cultural revitalization efforts.
Language and emotions: Emotional Sapir-Whorf hypothesis - ScienceDirect - 2 views
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This essay looks at the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which is that that the structure of a language determines a native speaker's perception and categorization of experience. This essay looks at how emotional differences in language are tied to the grammar and mechanics and they can't be shared borrowed across languages
The Importance Of Being Fluent In The Language Of Texting - 1 views
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This article ultimately explains that texting is simply the next form of communication. It isn't something to be bashed, but rather celebrated. While it has a loose etiquette, texting can help a myriad of people (as this article elaborates on).
Here's The Phatic Expression You Should Never Say To Remote Employees - 0 views
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While the title is somewhat unrelatable, the premise of the article is. Essentially, it explains how using a phatic expression like "how's it going?" won't amount to anything beyond a one word answer. The article further supports this claim by elaborating on the fact that if you ever need to check up one anyone, the question should be phrased more accordingly. There's also this great video by Tom Scott explaining more about this linguistic device (https://youtu.be/eGnH0KAXhCw).
We're on 'coronacation' while we wait for 'lexit': How coronavirus is changing our lang... - 1 views
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This article talks about how coronavirus is changing our language. In this article, new lingo appropriate to the coronavirus. However, the new lingo takes more of a humorous tone that explores the new words as novelties rather than everyday slang. One funny exam was the word "covidiot" referring to someone who doesn't comply to coronavirus restrictions.
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