What is Metalinguistic Awareness?
Metalinguistic awareness is the ability to pause and reflect about language instead of just using it automatically. Learn about its 5 components and how to develop it.
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Psycholinguistics
How Language Can Change the Way You Think (and Why You Need to Know This)
It might sound like an overstatement, but it's been scientifically proven that the language we use in our self-talk can really influence our thoughts and perspective on things.
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Language Learning
How to Remember New Words You Learn (And Actually Use Them)
Here is some practical advice to help you remember words that you've previously learned, either in conversation or while reading.
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Phonetics
What is Auditory Phonetics?
Auditory phonetics studies how we perceive and process speech sounds, analyzing how our ears and brain work together to understand spoken language.
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Phonetics
What is Acoustic Phonetics?
Acoustic phonetics studies the sound waves produced when we speak, analyzing how vocal vibrations travel through the air.
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Sociolinguistics
12 Benefits of Being Bilingual
Being able to speak two languages not only helps you communicate with more people, but also changes how your brain works and how you see the world.
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Phonetics
What is Articulatory Phonetics?
Articulatory phonetics is the study of sound production using the movement and coordination of the lungs, vocal cords, tongue, lips, and other parts of the vocal tract.
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Etymology
36 Interesting Word Origins That Will Surprise You
Did you know that 'nice' once meant 'ignorant' a long time ago? Or that 'sinister', a word we use for something dark or evil, was just the Latin word for 'left'?
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