Category Archives: Language

Anything to do with language, linguistics, grammar, translation, and the mechanics of language processing.

Spain, tourism, and flamenco

Posted on August 16, 2011 by John Moore

Spain often is marketed as the land of passion, bullfights, flamenco, sun, and sand.  Blurring significant regional diversity, an almost comic-book version of its southern region, Andalucía, has been promoted as the public face of Spain – it has all … Continue reading →

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Handwriting and Vocabulary Growth

Posted on July 21, 2011 by KateGladstone

Here’s an unexpected, unintended consequence of pouring precious classroom time into cursive … according to this study from the Journal of Education Research, the longer a student has been taught cursive/required to use cursive. the smaller the vocabulary of that … Continue reading →

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PubWages Review

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Peppergum01

Pubwages is an amazing site similiar to hubpages where you can post pubs, check other comments, and look at reviews. If you liked hubpages then you’ll LOVE pubwages. Check pubwages everyday and get many views and comments. New things will … Continue reading →

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