Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida
"We got down from the car and went inside."
"We got down from the car and went inside."
Social Sciences
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Recent research conducted at Georgia State University shows that native language affects how people convey information from a young age and hints at the presence of a universal system of communication.
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2023
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A study from Concordia's Applied Linguistics Lab suggests that most people are usually overly harsh on themselves when speaking in a second language.
Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2023
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English serves as a convenient, common language for science. However, this practice poses insurmountable barriers to those whose first language is not English—the majority of people around the world.
Social Sciences
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English is now considered the common language, or 'lingua franca', of global science. All major scientific journals seemingly publish in English, despite the fact that their pages contain research from across the globe.
Social Sciences
Dec 29, 2016
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This week we look at migratory stars, communicative children and how to make the best cup of coffee, as well as examining some of the latest COVID advice.
Pronunciation accuracy may not be the most important thing for making non-native English speakers easier to understand, but rather it is their fluency, including fewer pauses, restarts and speech rate, according to research ...
Social Sciences
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Researchers have created an application that enables cell phones and other portable devices to translate foreign-language food menus for English speakers and could be used for people who must follow restricted diets for medical ...
Computer Sciences
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Chat rooms play a positive role in motivating students and encouraging an independent approach to learning English as a foreign language.
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2015
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English-speaking AI robots will be helping out in some 500 Japanese classrooms from next year as the country seeks to improve its English skills among both children and teachers.
Robotics
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