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Category: Applied Linguistics

What is Conlang? How Constructed Languages are Changing the Way We Communicate

Posted on January 22, 2023February 14, 2023 By The Lingwist No Comments on What is Conlang? How Constructed Languages are Changing the Way We Communicate
What is Conlang? How Constructed Languages are Changing the Way We Communicate

Conlangs are languages that have been created by an individual or group, as opposed to natural languages that have developed over time through use by a speech community.

Applied Linguistics, English

How do babies filter noise from language?

Posted on January 17, 2023January 24, 2023 By The Lingwist No Comments on How do babies filter noise from language?
How do babies filter noise from language?

Babies Filter Noise from language. babies are able to hear a wide range of sounds, including speech sounds.

English, Applied Linguistics

ChatGPT and OpenAI: What is it? And how can you use it to learn Languages?

Posted on January 15, 2023January 24, 2023 By The Lingwist No Comments on ChatGPT and OpenAI: What is it? And how can you use it to learn Languages?
ChatGPT and OpenAI: What is it? And how can you use it to learn Languages?

ChatGPT, a large language model developed by OpenAI, has the ability to understand and respond to a wide range of natural language input.

Applied Linguistics

Malapropism and Mondegreens: Definition and examples

Posted on January 1, 2023January 4, 2023 By The Lingwist No Comments on Malapropism and Mondegreens: Definition and examples
Malapropism and Mondegreens: Definition and examples

A malapropism is the incorrect use of a word in which you mistakenly replace the correct word with a word that sounds similar.

Applied Linguistics

The best Memes and Puns of 2022

Posted on December 2, 2022December 29, 2022 By The Lingwist No Comments on The best Memes and Puns of 2022
The best Memes and Puns of 2022

2. The Bushes 3. Monday of My Life 4. The Confusion 5. Mr. Sophisticated 6. The Studpid 7. Smonday 8. Sarcasm 9. I love you 10. Pessimist 11. Facebook 12. The typo 13. The Philosopher 14. Tradition 15. Too Peopley 16. X and Y 17. The One Byte 18. Adult in the new age 19….

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English, Applied Linguistics

60 Funny Oxymorons you will certainly enjoy

Posted on November 27, 2022January 20, 2023 By The Lingwist No Comments on 60 Funny Oxymorons you will certainly enjoy
60 Funny Oxymorons you will certainly enjoy

On a daily basis, we use oxymorons but never thought how weird they actually are. Understanding their contradictions will make up laugh out loud. In fact, they’re quite common in everyday speech across multiple languages. What is an oxymoron? According to the Collins dictionary, an oxymoron is a figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas or terms are…

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Applied Linguistics, English

25 Funny Text Conversations that Will Make you Laugh

Posted on August 10, 2022January 21, 2023 By The Lingwist No Comments on 25 Funny Text Conversations that Will Make you Laugh
25 Funny Text Conversations that Will Make you Laugh

Many people also think that texting is bad because it makes us lazy in the way we speak, but sometimes it becomes funny and enjoyable. Here we list 20 funny text messages and conversations that will make you laugh. 1. The French Guy 2. The angry bird and the teaser 3. You are right! 4….

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Applied Linguistics, English

20 Most Inspiring Quotes of All Time Everyone Should Know

Posted on August 8, 2022October 25, 2022 By The Lingwist No Comments on 20 Most Inspiring Quotes of All Time Everyone Should Know
20 Most Inspiring Quotes of All Time Everyone Should Know

Inspirational and motivational quotes can significantly impact your life and future. It might affect how you think, feel, react, and interact with yourself and the world around you. In other cases, quotes and sayings can be used to impress others or as encouragement. Putting the meaning of true wisdom into words has been a pursuit…

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Applied Linguistics, English

20 Hard but Useful Homographs you Should Add to your Vocabulary Immediately with Examples

Posted on July 24, 2022July 24, 2022 By The Lingwist No Comments on 20 Hard but Useful Homographs you Should Add to your Vocabulary Immediately with Examples
20 Hard but Useful Homographs you Should Add to your Vocabulary Immediately with Examples

Homographs are words with different pronunciations, meanings, and origins but the same spelling.  According to Your Dictionary “, homographs have the same spelling and different meanings, but unlike homophones, homographs may also have different pronunciations; For example, when you pronounce the word advocate with a short /a/ sound, it’s a noun that means “a person who speaks…

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Applied Linguistics, English

20 Beautiful Untranslatable Words from Around the World

Posted on July 24, 2022August 12, 2022 By The Lingwist No Comments on 20 Beautiful Untranslatable Words from Around the World
20 Beautiful Untranslatable Words from Around the World

As we know, each language has its own unique features, linguistic complexities, and grammatical rule. therefore, translating between them is not easy since the target language cannot capture nor carry the social and artistic aspects of the source language.

Applied Linguistics, English

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