There’s no feeling like finishing a book, and I’m proud of this one. In A Promised Land, I try to provide an honest accounting of my presidency, the forces we grapple with as a nation, and how we can heal our divisions and make democracy work for everybody.
Interested in the 'global spread' of English?
Lee and Choe explore this subject, using the example of South Korea.
Their article 'Modelling beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours regarding the spread of English' is free to access for 2 weeks.
https://t.co/f4ZLwOTtdy
In the latest issue of English Today Zhongyan Wan and Xuesong Gao examine attitudes and perceptions of English-medium and Chinese-medium pharmacology programmes in China https://t.co/GMgcInhG9R
Ever wondered why JAY-Z, NAS and 50 CENT don't rap like SNOOP, GAME and NIPSEY?
—It’s because they don’t speak the same.
Our #HipHopLinguistics research on this is out now in Language and Speech (https://t.co/F2TJYRXbXc)!
And here's a thread with the abridged version.
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Emoji aren’t just symbols. They’re an ever-evolving digital language of emotion.
@philipseargeant's new @digitaltrends feature is an interesting insight into the #language development of emojis.
Read it here: https://t.co/UtQI0V0xZz
Have a question about second language learning?
On 14 Nov (1-2pm GMT) @ELTResearch will be available to answer your #language queries.
Simply include #AskALinguist with your question!
FREE ACCESS: 'The Evolution of LGBT Labelling Words' from English Today is now free to access until the end of the month. Click here to read the article: https://t.co/M795N5ItVI
The Library of Congress has named Joy Harjo as the new U.S. poet laureate, the first Native American to be selected for the role https://t.co/wFJsmGExX7