University of Michigan: Tweeted metaphors shape views about immigration. “People with strong political views about immigration can wield significant influence by crafting tweets laden with metaphors, shaping how others grasp this hotly contested issue.”
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Language use predicts depression and anxiety severity over time https://www.psypost.org/language-use-predicts-depression-and-anxiety-severity-over-time/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #LanguageUse #Depression #Anxiety #NegativeWords #MentalHealth
Language-related misunderstanding at work: What it is, why it occurs and what organizations can do about it
#Work #Jobs #Language #Workplace #Slang #Jargon #LanguageUse #WorkplaceCommunication #LanguageDiversity #PreventMisunderstanding #EffectiveTeams
https://the-14.com/language-related-misunderstanding-at-work-what-it-is-why-it-occurs-and-what-organizations-can-do-about-it/
Another little difference I enjoy is whether or not words like physics, politics, economics, maths are treated as singular or plural.
A poll! Plz RT!
Choose option for your choice, and for whether you consider yourself to use Hiberno-English or not.
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#Hi, I work on #ComputationalLinguistics (#CompLing): I develop models of human #LanguageLearning and #LanguageUse, and I test them on #RealWorldData. One focus of my work has been on #Lexical #Semantics, looking at how a word's #Meaning can be learnt from #Context, and indeed what kind of #MeaningRepresentation to use in the first place. This work is #Interdisciplinary, drawing on #Linguistics #PhilosophyOfLanguage #CognitiveScience #MachineLearning