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[nani @kyroosgf]

the rebel or yankee quiz was fun to take and reminded me of the external factor of geography for linguistic changes #fa25e211o2

[nani @kyroosgf]

Anglo academia and linguistics is the standard and the result of codification #fa25e211o2

[nani @kyroosgf]

my middle school teacher basically scrutinized me and my peer’s grammar by implementing the latin based prescription of “me” and “I”. I still hypercorrect myself till this day in fear of him hearing me lol #fa25e211o2

[nani @kyroosgf]

here’s an article regarding linguistic acquisition and AI

https://t.co/GHpkaXAmFc

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[nani @kyroosgf]

I didn’t know there were more sign languages and not just ASL. #fa25e211o2

[nani @kyroosgf]

the first step of language acquisition being imitation make sense because that’s what babies do- it sounds like babbles but that’s how their speech is relayed. i also found it fascinating that adult like grammar is acquired after 5-6 years #fa25e211o2

[nani @kyroosgf]

linguistic acquisition is innate #fa25e211o2

[nani @kyroosgf]

I want to research and compare how linguistic development is at home and how it can be challenging and even detrimental for a child #fa25e211o2

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I want to include the active involvement of linguistic development from the perspective of teachers but also the students/children learning #fa25e211o2

[nani @kyroosgf]

My research topic is on the early stages of linguistic development, specifically how it is shaped in the classroom.
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[nani @kyroosgf]

I appreciate how the myth didn’t criticize people for not learning or retaining “speaking english” but rather varieties of English. Separating elements of language and users. #fa25e211o2

[nani @kyroosgf]

Conducting spelling tests and/or anything adjacent can be detrimental on self esteem and make children not want to go to school in fear of being “dumb”, or being belittled in front of the entire class like what was mentioned in the myth.
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[nani @kyroosgf]

@aramirez_life words changing overtime support how humans and time evolves. if language did not change, then communication would be difficult and hard to associate with what’s new.

[nani @kyroosgf]

Point 3 “Word meanings evolve as we use words differently”, immediately reminded me of Myth 1. I liked how words were compared to currency, and how their value and use changes over time #fa25e211o2

[nani @kyroosgf]

Polysemy makes sense, especially when given an example like in the video. You can associate the meanings, like the head is one of the most vital parts of the human body, where head of a company is the most vital person. #fa25e211o2

[nani @kyroosgf]

@suttok3 Outdated is the perfect word to describe this myth. However, the text was published in 1998, so it makes sense the author included this myth. Holmes does a good job of debunking it. I was peeved reading the different comments and visual stereotypes about women.

[nani @kyroosgf]

Myth 6 explores the stereotype of women “talking too much”. I can relate to the part explaining how women won’t necessarily speak on things they’re not aware about, but provide listening ears. I do the same and typically respond with “ohh” or “mmhmm” in those convos. #fa25e211o2

[nani @kyroosgf]

Myth 5 taught me that there are actually 20 vowels. I was only aware of the ones taught in elementary school- a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y. It makes me ponder if I should stop signing that apples and bananas baby song to my god brother. #fa25e211o2

[nani @kyroosgf]

@Nathalym418 I agree and I think that because journalists have a limit to what they say- it can be seen as deceiving and “sloppy”.

[nani @kyroosgf]

Myth 4 revealed French being “the logical language” that only “rational minded” people use. I found it illogical that the structure s+v+o makes the language superior, even when other languages incorporate that structure. #fa25e211o2