Saturday 26 May 2012

The myth of English as a global language

A while since updating. Here's a good read for A2 Language Development...

The myth of English as a global language
http://www.the-tls.co.uk/tls/public/article1044656.ece

Friday 11 May 2012

Sarcasm

Students often want to write about sarcasm in exams. But it's hard to put your finger on what makes something sarcastic, linguistically speaking. Here's an attempt.

Note: suprasegmental features refer to intonation, which we've breezed over since it's hard to show in an examination.

http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu/faculty/cumming/ling50/sarcasm.htm