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Re: The English Language Newspaper Articles and Examples Thread
« Reply #45 on: January 24, 2014, 09:35:32 pm »
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Why is it so hard to find recent articles :O
And why does no one update this much?

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« Reply #46 on: January 25, 2014, 01:09:04 pm »
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You could go on news websites and search metalanguage like 'euphemism' or 'language' and look at recent articles, you'll often get a few good examples. I can also think of a few examples you could talk about, like Jennifer Lawrence and her 'armpit vagina'. You could think about how shows like The Project airing at 6:30PM are happy to use the word 'vagina' now that Jennifer Lawrence has used it. Do actors control how language changes? Do Americans have greater influence over language use in Australia? You might also want to consider how squirmy people were about the use of the word 'vagina' in an ad about tampons in 2012 and how last year, an ad was rejected because it used the word and then was rejected again even when they replaced it with 'down there'. (I found those by searching websites!)

Also, the NSW government promoted calling a 'king hit' a 'coward's punch' earlier this month. You could check out if the label has caught on in a few months time. I also remember that The Age had the phrase 'king hit' in the title of one of their articles but then a few hours later changed it to 'coward's punch', so do internet users control language change? Do regular people have more influence on language change than they used it?

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Re: The English Language Newspaper Articles and Examples Thread
« Reply #47 on: January 24, 2015, 05:16:02 pm »
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Thought I would update this since no one has posted in a while :)

http://www.theage.com.au/world/stockbroker-sacked-for-joke-tweet-think-i-just-hit-a-cyclist-but-im-late-for-work-so-had-to-drive-off-lol-20150106-12j7ck.html
This article could be used to look at the influence of language used in social media - how offensive language on the Internet leads to consequences. Could also provide some insight into semantics/pragmatics by looking into how a 'joke' becomes offensive. Although the example is not Australian, international examples could be relevant when it comes to the Internet and social media.

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/we-all-have-our-inner-fascist-why-its-important-to-have-the-right-to-offend-20150121-12upiq.html
Could potentially be an insightful article to quote from when studying offensive language in unit 3.

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/charlie-hebdo-hypocrisy-offensive-speech-demands-scrutiny-not-censorship-20150119-12t5m4.html
Another one about offensive language and free speech.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/01/is-the-innanet-ruining-teh-english-language_o/
Great article about E-communication and its influence on the English language.

http://thestir.cafemom.com/tweens_teens/180523/internet_slang_acronyms_meaning
Here is a list of teenage and Internet slang and abbreviations which can be used as examples.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/the-things-aussies-apologise-for-overseas/story-fnndib5x-1227188211341
Good article to look at and quote from when looking at Australian English and culture in unit 4.
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Re: The English Language Newspaper Articles and Examples Thread
« Reply #48 on: February 01, 2015, 12:02:29 pm »
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Thought I would update this since no one has posted in a while :)

http://www.theage.com.au/world/stockbroker-sacked-for-joke-tweet-think-i-just-hit-a-cyclist-but-im-late-for-work-so-had-to-drive-off-lol-20150106-12j7ck.html
This article could be used to look at the influence of language used in social media - how offensive language on the Internet leads to consequences. Could also provide some insight into semantics/pragmatics by looking into how a 'joke' becomes offensive. Although the example is not Australian, international examples could be relevant when it comes to the Internet and social media.

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/we-all-have-our-inner-fascist-why-its-important-to-have-the-right-to-offend-20150121-12upiq.html
Could potentially be an insightful article to quote from when studying offensive language in unit 3.

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/charlie-hebdo-hypocrisy-offensive-speech-demands-scrutiny-not-censorship-20150119-12t5m4.html
Another one about offensive language and free speech.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2015/01/is-the-innanet-ruining-teh-english-language_o/
Great article about E-communication and its influence on the English language.

http://thestir.cafemom.com/tweens_teens/180523/internet_slang_acronyms_meaning
Here is a list of teenage and Internet slang and abbreviations which can be used as examples.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/the-things-aussies-apologise-for-overseas/story-fnndib5x-1227188211341
Good article to look at and quote from when looking at Australian English and culture in unit 4.

Thanks for these! Very useful  ;D
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Re: The English Language Newspaper Articles and Examples Thread
« Reply #49 on: January 25, 2016, 01:22:11 am »
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUqr4P7P3gM

This isn't really an example, and it's certainly not a newspaper article, but I wanted to share it. It speaks of the impact of euphemism on society. I encourage you to watch it even if you're just lurking and don't do EngLang.

And if you do study EngLang, you could potentially use something from this video on a discussion on euphemism. The use of euphemism in a number of areas, including politics (always poignant), is often telling. There's always more to words than we think.

Cheers. :)

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« Reply #50 on: February 06, 2016, 09:16:26 pm »
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Re: The English Language Newspaper Articles and Examples Thread
« Reply #51 on: March 17, 2016, 10:10:02 pm »
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Hi there,
I found this interesting article while browsing Reddit the other day. Might not relate specifically to 'human' language and interaction but thought it might still be worth posting in case anyone is interested   :P
Link: http://phys.org/news/2016-03-syntax-unique-human-language.html
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Re: The English Language Newspaper Articles and Examples Thread
« Reply #52 on: December 06, 2016, 11:58:00 am »
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According to recent research, women now swear more than men.

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The research found that in the early 1990s men said f--k 1000 times per million words, compared to just 167 times for women. But the preliminary results of the latest survey reveal men's use of the expletive has dropped to 540 times, while women now break out the f-bomb 546 times per million words.

Full article here: http://www.smh.com.au/national/when-it-comes-to-swearing-women-set-tongues-wagging-20161122-gsutpw.html

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