Monthly Archives: October 2016

Speaking to an audience: a case study of Clinton’s speeches.

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Are song lyrics poetry? A Canadian English professor considers Bob Dylan.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/bob-dylan-is-the-most-important-literary-artist-of-our-time/article32360119/

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Maybe the period isn’t “dead”

Compare the June 11th post: http://time.com/4504994/period-dying-death-puncuation-day/

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What about those interruptions in the US presidential debate?

Deborah Tannen (Georgetown University) presents a linguist’s view of the interruptions: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-sexism-inherent-in-all-that-interrupting/2016/10/07/9ccdd2a0-8c9e-11e6-875e-2c1bfe943b66_story.html?utm_term=.80d9853ec140

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