Category: 2016-2020
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ISIS and its English Language Propaganda
This response and summary was written up following a Language and Popular Culture Lab presentation in February 2016.
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The ‘N’ Word: Semantic Change and Orthography.
Photo credit: cnn.com – by Jhelisa Graham There is no dispute that the ‘N’ word has become a widespread expression, often realised as a term of endearment within and amongst the black community. It is not necessary to discuss who should and should not be able to use the word (but if you find yourself…
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Linguistic Trust Issues
– by Farhana Bokth While it may be perceived by many that speech perception is typically auditory, it has been found contrary to popular belief, that visuals are just as important as audio. This multi-modal phenomenon is specifically known as the McGurk Effect. Psychologist McGurk and his assistant MacDonald accidentally discovered this illusion when the…
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Hello! Namaste! Ni Hao! Bonjour!
– by Sama Saraf and Andrea Lim It has been 1.5 terms, 5 months, 24 weeks and 168 days since we first set foot in London. After living here for a period of time we would like to share with you our experiences and observations thus far– from understanding the peculiar obsession with tea to…
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‘Speaking’ Spanish?
– by Luke Hoskisson ‘What do you study?’ ‘Linguistics’ ‘Oh cool, how many languages do you know?’ ‘Erm… I know a lot about English. Oh. And I know the International Phonetic Alphabet!’