Tag: linguistics
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Amanda Kibler, University of Virginia – Modern Language Learning
The linguistic landscape of the classroom is changing. Along with her co-authors, Amanda Kibler, a professor of English education at The University of Virginia, chronicles the evolving nature of language & learning in this global age. Amanda Kibler is an assistant professor of English education at the Curry School of Education at The University of…
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Dan Jurafsky featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition, Bob has selected Stanford…
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Dan Jurafsky, Stanford University – The Language of Reviews
Reading online reviews of a restaurant before heading out for a meal is commonplace in today’s digital world. In a recent study, Dan Jurafsky, a linguist at Stanford University, has found some common tropes present in many online reviews. Dan Jurafsky is Professor of Linguistics at Stanford University. In addition to his work on the…