Entries from Group 4 Language Blog tagged with 'Pete Obourn-Psych 440-From the Field Entry'

Yes or no!?

As I was skimming through the language log, I found an entry that caught my eye. It was â??yeah noâ?? by Mark Liberman. He discusses how people often say â??yeah noâ?? when answering questions. His example is, â??Did you like...

Loanwords

Due to our recent class discussions concerning language differences across societies, I researched articles concerning translation and how it affects understanding between cultures. I found a very interesting article by Kevin Heffernan regarding English movie titles being translated into Japanese....