https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/cuthbertl123/activity/ Activity feed for Cuthbert Langevine. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 8bf80a9d9a9d9ef3b2929772d4a1d96c https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=790 Tue, 14 May 2024 21:53:34 -0400 Blog Post #4I decided to speak to my grandfather about English language because we speak English differently from accent to the way we pronounce […]

]]> 60b9d184704768a9fd6db0ce1f28b71d https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=696 Sun, 14 Apr 2024 23:06:51 -0400 Blog Post #3Proposition:  I have three dogs. Truth Value: True Truth Condition: I would have at least three dogs. Entailment: “I have th […]

]]> 1420cba7e816ef16c6db5dea4d248c2c https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2024/03/26/discussion-5/#comment-212 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 06:04:20 -0400 It’s fascinating to hear your insights about the topic of “Dictionary Definitions,” especially in the context of studying Shakespeare. The evolution of language over time, as reflected in the meanings of words, […]

]]> 7201259c63b684f1ad3987d8f1efa534 https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2024/03/26/discussion-5/#comment-209 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 05:25:46 -0400 I think the topic I found most surprising is that all words do not have meaning when thinking about it. Some words are best learned with a mental image compared to words that can be easily defined. This can be […]

]]> eb7671dfe913358cae65581c8f0cf1ce https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=535 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 21:09:20 -0400 Blog Post #2One word that is borrowed from Arabic, which is the donor language is ‘coffee’. English would be the borrowing language. ‘co […]

]]> f4f1f10d872a508617de0935ecf52af4 https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2024/02/20/discussion-4-the-sounds-of-language/#comment-167 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 17:13:22 -0500 I can’t remember having trouble pronouncing words when I was small, but I do remember having a cousin who had trouble pronouncing some words. I remember during a conversation; they were saying ‘rural’, but it so […]

]]> 307a01d9a9aee98b2a53eacb2fc45383 https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=411 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 23:05:35 -0500 Blog Post #1During my school years, I would use many words that are considered informal like ‘gonna’ or ‘ain’t’. I do recall a moment in middle sc […]

]]> 9423393f3edfaf11ba33eb1f7bb9fcda https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2024/02/13/discussion-3-descriptivism-and-prescriptivism/#comment-145 Sat, 17 Feb 2024 07:24:19 -0500 Linguists prefer descriptivism because it focuses on how language is used in real life situations. Descriptivism is described as a method that seeks to describe and analyze language as it is used in real scenarios […]

]]> a87f05c0c9b45a86b5aea896217883d0 https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=270 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:43:04 -0500 February 13thHi

]]> 992e2c7d2b12f8557bae5e3914920e9a https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2024/02/06/discussion-2-what-is-language/#comment-120 Sat, 10 Feb 2024 07:59:48 -0500 Years ago, our ancestors communicated by many methods, but none of them is considered as language by the criteria of today. I think one of the turning points was the ability for humans to talk about things that […]

]]> 88d237c3a00a5b7b1dc7f82c5f0cac99 https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2024/01/27/discussion-1/#comment-88 Sat, 03 Feb 2024 02:40:33 -0500 I hope to learn about language, its history, how it impacts society and how it evolved overtime which can aide me in becoming a better communicator when it comes to working with other people.

]]> 0fd6da31e9dcb235822ba89a155e3e2f https://ling201spr2024.commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=163 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 01:05:30 -0500 Testtest post.

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