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96Human Language: Nature Vs. Nurture
Many people debate over how language is developed. Is it formed naturally or created through nurture. I do believe most people would agree that it takes both nature and nurture for humans to communicate. Still, if we took a colony of infants, spoke...
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94The Michigan Accent & Michiganders' Slang Words
A guide on the Michigan accent and commonly used slang words (and their Michigan-style pronunciation) that Michiganders and other Midwesterners often use.
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91Canada: How does having two languages, French and English, affect neighbors, communities, government, work...
I am an English speaking Canadian that has lived in different parts of Canada and worked and travelled in Quebec so I feel somewhat qualified to voice my opinion but there are no simple answers to this...
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89Why Americans Don't Speak Other Languages
There’s an old joke that runs something like the following: A: “What do you call a person who speaks 3 languages?” B: “Uh, trilingual?” A: “Yes. What do you call someone that speaks 2 languages?” B: “Bilingual.” ...
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91Slang Around the World - What's Up With That?
Slang - the language of code words around the world. What's the shizzle, ferizzo?
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86Different Methods of Mind Control
Proud Member of the HubPages Apprenticeship Program and Team Member of the ScribeSquad. "Don't you dare think of a... pink elephant with a ballerina tutu on dancing." If you are like the rest of us reading the above even though I told you not...
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84Cryptographic clues from an unsolved mystery. FBI asks for help solving the Ricky McCormick Case.
Stuffed in the pocket of a dead man's clothes were two strange notes that not even the best of the best cryptanalysts can decipher. Although there is no reward for help in solving the murder case, or "cold case", the satisfaction of breaking the code is usually enough for amateur sleuths.
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85Natural Language Processing
Abstract Natural Language Processing is a procedure by which machines can turn into more human and in that way they reduce the distance among human being and the machine. For that reason in common sense...
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83Theorists on child language acquisition
This is a list of pyscologists/ theorists linked to children acquiring and learning language. I have an exam coming up on this subject in June. Many people who study English Language at A-level will have this exam too. By the way this is a way of...
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82Second language communication strategies
Rubin (1981, 1987) defines communication strategies as those strategies used by a learner to promote and continue communication with others rather than abandon it. They are strategies used by speakers when they come across a difficulty in their...
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