US election and EU referendum drive popularity of adjective describing situation ‘in which objective facts are less influential than appeals to emotion’.
Interesting insight into 2016 – great resource for second year Language students.
Category: New words
‘How new words are born’ – Andy Bodle
Article from The Guardian with some lovely examples of neologisms and how they are formed. You can read it here:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/mind-your-language/2016/feb/04/english-neologisms-new-words
Another great read for A Level Language students embarking on Language Change
How English Became English by Simon Horobin review – ‘OMG’ was first used 100 years ago
Modern usages that horrify linguistic purists in fact have deep historical roots, argues this Oxford scholar who praises texting, Tesco’s grammar and ‘amazeballs’
‘What’s wrong with totes amazeballs your [sic] such a sarcastronaut, get on my ironocycle and have some fun BTW!’ tweeted Jack Whitehall. Photograph: Garry Maclennan/PR
Read the review below
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/31/how-english-became-english-simon-horobin-review
Crying with laughter: how we learned how to speak emoji
The ‘face with tears of joy’ symbol has been named the word of the year. How did a Japanese teen gimmick end up changing the way we communicate? Plus, a crash course in how to use the aubergine, side eye and sinkhole
A really interesting piece, useful for all Language students, and particularly useful for Language Change.
An idiot’s guide to new online slang terms
TBH you shouldn’t facepalm when you don’t understand new slang IRL, kk? Instead, swat up with our fleek guide to the internet’s new words that you really shoud know. Yaaas!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/the-filter/11989347/An-idiots-guide-to-new-online-slang-terms.html
An entertaining look at some very modern examples of new language. Great for AS and A2 Language students alike!
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