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← Previous revision Revision as of 10:21, 12 November 2009 Line 38: Line 38: == Grammatical cohesion== == Grammatical cohesion== - In [[linguistics]], grammar refers to the logical and structural rules that govern the composition of sentences, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology...  
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Call for chapters (deadline for abstracts: 1st March 2010) Linguistics for intercultural education in language learning and teaching Editors: Fred Dervin Adjunct Professor in sociology (University of Joensuu Finland) Adjunct Professor in Language and Intercultural Education (University of Turku Finland) Anthony J. Liddicoat Professor of Applied Linguistics (University of South Australia...  
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For students wondering what goes on in the minds of politicians, a UC Berkeley linguistics professor may have an answer. George Lakoff gave a lecture Thursday titled "The Brain's Language and its Politics" to an audience of about 80 people in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library, followed by a question-and-answer session and a book signing.  
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French & Applied Linguistics, General Linguistics: PhD Student, University of Illinois, USA Institution/Organization: University of IllinoisDepartment: FrenchWeb Address: http://www. french. illinois. eduLevel: PhDSpecialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; General LinguisticsRequired Language( s) : French( fra) Description:The Department of French during a University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign offers rarely rival, personalized investigate...  
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Carleton Alumnus and Author Lecture Addresses 'Invented' LanguagesCarleton College NewsAs a linguistics major and graduate of the Carleton College Class of 1992, Okrent was drawn to language at a very young age. She earned an MA in Linguistics ...  
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Tamy from 3 Sides of Crazy comes to us from Northern Michigan where she writes about crafts, cooking and home but today she's got her walking shoes on as she guides us around Michigan's Upper Peninsula. *** Hubby and I moved to the upper peninsula Michigan from the west coast a couple of years ago to work on an investment house. Long story short, we're still here, but hoping to return home soon. We have taken the time to explore the area though and have found many wonderful things with LOTS of history to do in the area. Yoopers Here in the Upper Peninsula, ... Read Full Story
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Happy Halloween "A paraprosdokian (from Greek "παρα-", meaning "beyond" and "προσδοκία", meaning "expectation") is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part." - Wikipedia Read Full Story
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Harvard mathematicians have found that words evolve in a concise manner directly related to frequency of usage. The research looked at the evolution of the English language over the past 1,200 years and found that it’s the infrequently-used words with the habit of changing. Apparently, just as genes and organisms undergo natural selection, words are also subject to a similarly intense pressure to "regularize" as the language develops. The researchers quantified this trend and compare it with biological evolution "Mathematical analysis of this linguistic evolution reveals that irregular verb conjugations behave in an extremely regular way- one that can yield predictions and insights into ... Read Full Story
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Morphological Productivity: Structural Constraints in English Derivation (Topics in English Linguistics, 28) On the basis of a survey of a wide range of English derivational affixes it is proposed that the productivity and combinability of a given affix are primarily the result of its individual structural, i.e., phonological, morphological and semantic, properties and not due to more general mechanisms of the various kinds proposed, for example, by proponents of Lexical Phonology/Morphology. This point is further developed in an in-depth structural analysis of the rival verbal affixes -ize, -ate, -ify, en-, em-, be-, -en and conversion. First, the productivity of these processes is assessed, using ... Read Full Story
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Here are some tips for improving your results learning Spanish.  You can have the best Spanish language learning program available, but if you don't use it right, or don't have good study skills, your progress won't be as fast as it could be.  Follow these tips: LISTEN A LOT:  Do lots of listening, especially on tapes, DVDs, etc - and, most importantly, don't read while you are listening!!  You need all your attention on what you are hearing.  Listen to a passage as many times as possible.  Then listen and repeat, also multiple times, and, again, without reading. BE INTERACTIVE:  Language is not math:  ... Read Full Story
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