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K-pop’s Modern Language Shift
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Continue reading →: K-pop’s Modern Language ShiftI’ve been a K-pop fan since middle school. At first, it was the music and the choreography that pulled me in, but over time I realized that it was almost this grand gateway into a new culture. It played a huge role, not only in shaping my playlists, but in…
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“Arrival” and the Importance of Communication
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Continue reading →: “Arrival” and the Importance of CommunicationWhen I first watched Arrival (2016), I expected a classic alien movie with spaceships, government panic, and maybe a big laser. But what I got instead was a quiet, powerful story about communication, trust, and how language can completely reshape how we understand the world. Beneath the sci-fi surface, Arrival…
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Updated Stance on the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
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Continue reading →: Updated Stance on the Sapir-Whorf HypothesisSource: SimplyPsychology In my previous blog, I wrote about the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis. I was fascinated by the idea that our native language could shape how we perceive the world, and I suggested that language wasn’t just a tool for communication—it could be a lens through which we see reality. At…
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What is the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?
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Continue reading →: What is the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis?Source: Farm Progress One of my favorite theories of language is the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. This was first created by Edward Sapir in 1929 and was furthered by Benjamin Whorf. It suggests that the way we think and experience life is greatly affected by our native languages. This theory is so…
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What is an Endangered Language? Why Should You Care?
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Continue reading →: What is an Endangered Language? Why Should You Care?Endangered languages are languages that are in danger of disappearing. When they do, they become either a dead language or an extinct language. A dead language is a language with no more native speakers. A good example of a dead language would be Latin. Latin is still widely taught in…