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Syria: The Sovereignty of the Revolution Lives in the Bodies of the People in Struggle
Syria. Uttered in Arabic, we hear Sou-ree-ah. What is the meaning of this word today? Its utterance produces shivers, sighs, perhaps sparks of hope along with the horror. And of course fights. There i… more →
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wrote 12 hours ago: What is the link between The emperor’s new clothes and language science? Find out in a wonderf … more →
Pragmatics – it ain’t easy
wrote 16 hours ago: Communication can be a tricky little bitch – especially if you’re suffering from mental illness (in … more →
Who Are the Homeschoolers? A Literature Review
wrote 1 day ago: The movie Mean Girls, which was released in 2003, tells the story of Cady, a teenage girl who was ho … more →
POLITENESS
wrote 3 days ago: POLITENESS Definitions of Politeness Politeness refers to how languages express the social distance … more →
The New Typography of Irony
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wrote 5 days ago: Another interesting article. This one, from the May issue of The Atlantic, explores digital version … more →
App Review: Toca Tea Party
wrote 5 days ago: Name: Toca Tea Party Basics: Animate the table as if you are having a tea party; drink some tea, eat … more →
Pub(l)ic notice
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wrote 6 days ago: Posted by Jonathan Stover on Facebook: Well, it might or might not be genuine, but it’s entert … more →
How 'bout them Cubbies?
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wrote 6 days ago: Today’s Zippy: So the strip is “about” hair(s), but it’s also “about … more →
Listen to me
wrote 1 week ago: Today’s Dilbert: There are many cartoons on men not listening to their female partners or kids … more →
politeness
wrote 1 week ago: POLITENESS Definitions of Politeness Politeness refers to how languages express the social distance … more →
"Dialogue" beyond Liberal Illusions: from a-Political Surrender to a Hermeneutics of Resistance
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wrote 1 week ago: Liberals love dialogue. They think that if we just sit down together over tea and coffee, and talk o … more →
Sarcastic and literal
wrote 1 week ago: Yesterday’s Dinosaur Comics: T. Rex maintains he just wants to warn people about doors hitting … more →
CONVERSATIONAL STRUCTURE
wrote 1 week ago: CONVERSATIONAL ANALYSIS presentasi grup 4 baru CONVERSATIONAL STRUCTURE Definition of Conversation A … more →
Politeness Resume
wrote 2 weeks ago: POLITENESS Definitions of Politeness Politeness refers to how languages express the social distance … more →
Conversational Analysis
wrote 2 weeks ago: CONVERSATIONAL ANALYSIS Conversation is a way of using language socially, of ‘ doing things with wor … more →
And I'm Just, Like Writing a Blog Post, Okay?
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wrote 2 weeks ago: The original lexical meaning of the word just was to mean ‘deserved’; as in: He got his … more →
Punch & Judy politics?
wrote 2 weeks ago: Manchester linguist James Murphy has had his research featured in the Telegraph and on Radio Manches … more →
Implicature
wrote 2 weeks ago: Implicature is meaning which isn’t within the literal meaning of the utterance, the opposite being e … more →
CONVERSATION ANALYSIS (GROUP 4)
wrote 2 weeks ago: CONVERSATIONAL STRUCTURE Introduction Conversation is a daily routine which people do toget any mi … more →
