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https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/opinion/language-female-friendship-mothers.html

This article from the BBC needs to be read critically. Does British English really have a lot to fear from American English? http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170904-how-americanisms-are-killing-the-english-language?ocid=ww.social.link.email

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/27/technology/donald-trump-twitter-spelling.html

A large number of factors –– social, geographical, political, linguistic –– have been proposed to account for the number and range of languages in the world. One thing that is agreed upon is that there are a greater number of … Continue reading →

An analysis of Jane Austen’s language compared to that of novels published in the same period shows that she uses a higher proportion of intensifiers (quite, really), time markers (always), descriptions of states of mind (dislike, sorry), terms denoting women … Continue reading →

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/14/business/women-sexism-work-huffington-kamala-harris.html?_r=0

https://www.ubyssey.ca/features/larry-grant-finds-a-voice/

UBC’s own Eh-lab (Director Martina Wiltschko) and Derek Denis (Post-doc, Univ. of Victoria) are featured in this excellent article/interview on Canadian eh: http://www.cbc.ca/1.4115715

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/magazine/can-prairie-dogs-talk.html?_r=0

Here is an smart article “decoding” the meaning of some common words that Donald Trump uses frequently: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/07/bad-dudes-dumb-deals-trumpspeak-decoded-donald-trump-language?CMP=share_btn_link