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Is Grammar Overrated?
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If you had asked me this question in my snobby teen years, I probably would have told you that no, grammar is absolutely undervalued, and peoples' lack of attention to their grammar and spelling ruins the quality of discourse. Typos should be avoided at all costs, and to make a mistake somehow suggests a lower validity of an argument, or even a lower intelligence. Good grammar, essentially, is ... ...more
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English Major Leagues: What's in an Accent?
"You talk funny." "You're not from around here, are you?" "What a weird accent!" Do any of these sound familiar? Regional accent discrimination can be difficult, and especially when the accent that you have acquired over a lifetime of experience and exposure has a certain negative connotation. For example, here in the USA, the 'Southern' accent has traditionally been associated with a lack ... ...more
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Linguistic Database CLICS Just Got a Huge Update
Those immersed in the study of linguistics have at least heard of the database CLICS, or Database of Cross-Linguistic Colexifications. That's a big name to describe a very simple purpose: one place where colexifications are contributed, studied, and standardized. Researchers can now use the tool on a larger than ever scale in the ever-evolving study of language. What are colexifications? ... ...more
