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19 posts tagged "language"

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What makes an icon

Reyna Lim | Friday, December 2, 2022

There are a few words in my lexicon that have snuck their way into my lingo much to my woeful resignation. They say the way a person speaks tells you everything you need to know about them — I like to think that I can play at some meek facade of depth and intellect when

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Latin for fun and profit

The Observer | Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Salvete omnes qui aut forte aut sua sponte tempus die exceperunt adesse nunc mecum. Quod scripsi est ordini maximi et certe dignus legendo multitudinis discuplorum. Ego ipse pollicior.  Congratulations! You made it farther than many of your peers, who almost started reading this article but were deterred by the first word of the title or

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Students compete in Chinese Speech Contest

Megan Fahrney | Wednesday, March 30, 2022

This Thursday, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures will hold the 13th Annual Chinese Speech Contest. Student contestants will present essays they have written and will be judged by Notre Dame faculty on their pronunciation, intonation, fluency, grammar, style and content. The contest will be held in 140 DeBartolo Hall from 7 p.m.

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Can you speak louder?

Elizabeth Prater | Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Growing up, I was always the shy kid in the classroom. Even if I knew the answer or wanted to contribute an idea, my lack of confidence and spiraling thoughts would prevent me from communicating what I wanted to say. I suppose that’s why I turned to writing; documenting my ideas in a way that

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‘Language Matters’ panel relates language, race, immigration

Liam Price | Thursday, February 10, 2022

The Saint Mary’s College Faculty Affairs, Inclusion and Retention Committee hosted philosophy professor Andrew Pierce and global studies professor Nell Haynes Wednesday for a virtual panel discussing the role of language in issues of race and immigration. Chilean Immigration Propaganda Haynes began with an analysis of anti-immigrant memes on social media in northern Chile. Though

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To PC or not to PC

Alexa Schlaerth | Friday, January 28, 2022

When we discuss politically correct, or “PC” language, we inherently examine the culture and/or movements that have created the new and more progressive terminology. How do we approach topics like these while maintaining our values of tolerance, acceptance, equality and free speech? Generally speaking, the terms in this prompt reflect a trend toward non-gendered language:

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‘It makes you feel really powerful’: Native students comment on preserving their language, culture

Gina Twardosz | Monday, September 9, 2019

Meet the Notre Dame students who are trying to ensure their Native culture, heritage and language doesn’t become a thing of the past. Alan Mychal Boyd, junior For Lakota student and Notre Dame junior Alan Mychal Boyd, “one of the biggest linchpins of culture is language.” It’s a link to the past, he said, and

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Ope, defined

Ann Curtis | Thursday, April 11, 2019

Have you ever accidentally bumped into somebody on the sidewalk and said, “Ope, sorry about that”? Have you ever run into someone’s shopping cart at the grocery store and said, “Ope, I just need to sneak right past you to grab some Ranch”? Have you ever fumbled the handoff while turning in a paper to

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The beauty of language differences

Stephen Hannon | Thursday, October 25, 2018

For me, one of the most interesting parts about coming to college and making new friends from across the country and around the world is the differences in dialect. I may tease my friend about his “Lwoong Island” accent, but I actually find the uniqueness of speech to be fascinating. Thanks to seemingly minor factors

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Dasserghyans: Gwenno’s ‘Le Kov’ and the Cornish Revival

Carlos De Loera | Friday, April 6, 2018

A few weeks ago I was listening to All Songs Considered’s New Music Friday podcast and about midway through it, host Robin Hilton introduced an unidentified song by the artist Gwenno. It opened with a spacey synth which was met with a prolonged drum fill and then accompanied by a choir of strings; it was

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