Entries from The View From Carnegie 210 tagged with 'Language'
Slang Can be Scary in the Wrong Hands...
After watching the descriptivists recording language change yesterday, I thought this cartoon was appropriate. And, for more on the descriptivist vs. prescriptivist wars, browse the great category Prescriptivist Poppycock on the site Language Log. From Zits...
What are men doing when they talk/write/email?
Warning: This entry presents a compilation of ideas derived from a variety of articles in language and memory and is not meant to reflect an exhaustive or authoritative review of the literature! What are men doing when they communicate?...
Language as the Stuff of Thought
One of the books we will be reading this semester is Steven Pinker's most recent work, The Stuff of Thought. Pinker, a noted psycholinguist, made the transition into the mainstream media with his book The Language Instinct, and has...
Update! Music also improves language
Two weeks ago we discussed how music lessons can improve intelligence. Now, a recent study shows that music lessons can also improve reading and writing skills. ScientificAmerica.com summarizes the new study and highlights that the improvements may be the...
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