We analysed NZ Twitter users’ language during lockdown – with surprising results
The grammar of persuasion can be subtle – but pro-lockdown tweeters tended to be more direct and less conciliatory than those they opposed.
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Our emotions and identity can affect how we use grammar
A better understanding of language and its neuroscientific basis would help us handle linguistic issues throughout our lives.
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5 ways to teach the link between grammar and imagination for better creative writing
It isn’t a matter of choosing between teaching grammar or teaching students to use their imagination in their writing. In fact, it makes sense to show them how grammar can enhance their creativity.
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To succeed in an AI world, students must learn the human traits of writing
Our children should no longer be taught formulaic writing. Writing education should encompass skills that go beyond the capacities of artificial intelligence.
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Saying more with less: 4 ways grammatical metaphor improves academic writing
Grammatical metaphor is different to what we understand to be "metaphor". It's a way of converting words and shortening clauses, so more information can be packed into fewer characters.
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4 ways to teach you're (sic) kids about grammar so they actually care
Grammar is a set of tools to make meaning rather than a set of rules to follow. The difference is in how we teach it.
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Why emojis and #hashtags should be part of language learning
The conventions used in texting and tweeting are fundamentally altering how people communicate, but many language apps still rely on old-school English-language grammar.
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Five common words we're all using incorrectly
Pedants should reach for their red pens now.
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From 'opening the kimono' to 'incentivizing', the war against corporate buzzwords rages on
Organisational twaddle is everywhere. It's time to climb the 'strategic staircase' and incentivise our corporate leaders to abandon it.
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Future tense: how the language you speak influences your willingness to take climate action
Research suggests that speakers of "present-tensed" languages such as German and Finnish - in which the future can be describe in the present tense - are more likely to support stronger climate policies.
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Our ability to recognise letters could be hard-wired into our brains
New research gives weight to Noam Chomsky's idea of a universal language ability.
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