RedborneEnglish
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The piece in Feb emag by @BarbaraBleiman & @EngLangBlog tries to offer a steer for AL Lang & Lang/Lit students on using linguistic terms in writing about texts – not for its own sake but to explore meanings. Do share with students when it's published! englishandmedia.co.uk/e-magazine
@RobDrummond @DrBronwenEvans @accentbias @gerryhowley @Refinery29UK Important research. I’ve written here about the myth that some accents, dialects & languages are more beautiful than others. Some language varieties may have social prestige but that’s nothing to do with inherent linguistic qualities. thetimes.co.uk/article/love-f…
“You Were Attractive Until You Opened Your Mouth”. Good article on accent bias, with comments from @DrBronwenEvans and reference to @accentbias and @gerryhowley. @Refinery29UK refinery29.com/en-gb/accent-b…
"Don't Believe a Word," @parul_sehgal writes, "delves into the riddles of language: the opacities, ambushes, dead ends, sudden ecstasies. It’s a brisk and friendly introduction to linguistics." nyti.ms/2QzPZtL
Really insightful read for those returning to Jekyll and Hyde: the origin of the term 'Jaggernaut.' Interesting to note the negative spin for what was not originally a negative term. Reminds me of the story behind 'tyrant.' blog.oup.com/2017/08/origin… @Team_English1 #teamenglish
Here's a lovely thing written by a lovely man... Jon Favreau on Taika Waititi’s ‘Jojo Rabbit’ – Variety #utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=social_bar&utm_content=bottom_amp&utm_id=1203446180" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">variety.com/2019/film/awar…
Believe in yourself. This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. #Hamlet
