but of course then they changed overtime." Jonathan Harrington, a linguist(语言学家) in University of Munich, is interested in how accents first get started. But because of global communication, most communities are no longer linguistically isolated, and recording equipment didn't e...
For one, it means that people perceive accents as coherent collections of different linguistic features. Hearing accent features X and Y tells people to expect accent feature Z, because they know X, Y and Z go together. But it’s not just that people passively know things about others’ acc...
I completely agree that people should not comment on accents, especially when the other person can communicate well. I’ve found that people who have learned another language are much less likely to make that kind of comment – it’s only people who speak their native language and nothing els...
While most people will insist they do not treat anyone differently on the basis of how they speak, there is growing evidence that foreign accents are discriminated against. Studies in the past few years have shown someone speaking with a non-native accentcan find it harder to get job, and m...
felt when people have to operate within a different and unknown cultural or social environment, such as a foreign country. It grows out of the difficulties in assimilating the new culture, causing difficulty in knowing what is appropriate and what is not. This is often combined with a dislike...
Why do we write? Nonfiction and fiction writing has been an instrumental way for people to connect to one another in the real world. Stories are about change, and by reading and watching them we, ourselves, can change for the better. But do people write for different reasons, and are ...
and affirmations feel empty if people are clapping for your bravery instead of openly drooling in your comments like they do for Megan Fox or Michael B. Jordan." Only onNaked Attractiondo I see public, vocalized desires for different bodies — and yes, that includes cover model bodies, ...
Many people assume that the hardest part of learning Chinese must be the characters or the tones, but it turns out that most learners struggle more with listening comprehension. Why is that, and what can you do about it? Characters and tones stand out because most students have not encountere...
During a 2022 interview with Apple Music’s Southern Accents Radio, McEntire said, “You don’t call Dolly, you fax her. You fax your people and your people talk to her people. That’s the only way I know to get ahold of her.” While she may not have an affinity for texting, ...
Fragrances have different compound concentrations. While many people use the termsparfum, cologne, and eau de toilette interchangeably, they actually have important definitions, where each term refers to a particular concentration of aromatic compound relative to a matrix, like water. These concentrations...