Blog 9

For my last blog I'd like to show you guys a silly little quiz I ran into while searching "slang around the world". There are some inappropriate, rude words but I wasn't focused on those, the others made me giggle. 

It's funny to see what others use and what is used as slang in other states and countries. I mean if we were to hear these words, we would definitely have a different connotation of them. I enjoyed reading through this because it's really interesting to me the way our language is the same yet.....completely different. As you look over the quiz, some of the words you may not even know or have an idea what it means or you may recognize the word but see it does not have any relation to the word you thought. That to me is just intriguing. We all have a variety of language either taught or heard but to have different meanings is educating. 

I feel this could affect the world because we all have different ways of communicating it'd be nice to come together and comprehend as a whole that we are truly a melting pot :)

http://www.world-english.org/slangquiz.htm

Thanks for reading!! 

Blog 8

http://www.colorincolorado.org/article/26751/

Here is the link to the article I read about language acquisition. I thought this article was extremely educational and interesting. I loved the introduction of this site because it spoke about the "babel fish" which was in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. I thought it had a nice sense of humor to it plus it actually would be nice to have one of those, with he exception of the grossness. (I'll let you guys read throug it :). Anyway, I was so interested to check out the 2 stages of language acquisition mainly because this is something I often wonder about. Most of my family speaks English as their second language and it's intriguing to see how they learn language differently than I did. I feel this topic is extremely important to the world and affects it greatLy because this is how people around the globe learn and without being taught every language is dead to us.

Blog 7

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/the-10-coolest-dead-languages

The topic "vanishing or disappearing" languages saddened me too much so I decided to look for a more uplifting, humorous article dealing with language.

 (Just a warning, there is some crude humor, but otherwise still interesting.)

What interested me the most about the article was how different all of the writing and markings looked like. It's cool to think how life would be now if maybe some of those extinct languages still existed. 

My favorite one of them all was number 5 Old Norse (featured below)

This one in particular really makes me want to learn more about these languages. Actually, one of the other reasons of why I chose to do an article on dying languages was because I read an article on one of my classmates blogs which really caught my attention! I feel this definitely affects the world because it reminds us how language does end up fading and we need to do as much as we can to preserve it!

Blog 6

As I was reading the beginning of chapter 5, it began with phonetics and how important it is to know what an individual sound is and how each differs from each other. It got me to thinking about this game my dad bought my siblings as I and we played as a family. The photo above was the card game called Mad Gab that we so often played and laughed while trying to figure it out.

The rules were: you'd read the ridiculous words/phrases on the small card and than as you were saying it aloud it would sound like a word or phrase that made complete sense. 

(See below for fun examples)

Being that I was around 12 years old and I was the oldest of my siblings, some of the cards were not as easy to figure out nor did they make sense to us at the end but, regardless, still really fun. It's so cool to realize that the games my dad were buying us were actually educational and beneficial in the long run!

I think this game could affect the world because it teaches phonetics without even realizing it! I agree with this game as well because as stated earlier it seems pretty educational in a surprisingly fun, exciting way. I definitely want to research more games like this to see what there is out there. 

Some of these aren't that great and at the end may not sound like the actual word but for the most part they do! Can anyone guess the bottom Mad Gab example? 

Blog 5

http://www.stutteringhelp.org/if-you-think-your-child-stuttering

This weeks blog is about the different degrees of children stuttering and how to know the signs. This hits close to home (idiom) with me, mainly, because I have a younger sister who has a stuttering disorder. Growing up, I always wondered why she stuttered? Was it possibly because she was such a clumsy child she always hit her head? Or because as a baby she rolled off the bed? It was never clear to me especially because there is no one in our family that stuttered. Therefore, genetically, it never made much sense to me. To this day, she's had speech therapy and is such a smart student just with a minor disability. 

I like how this article has steps as to which degree a child may have stuttering to. It's factual and interesting to parents who may be confused or scared of what may be going on and could be helpful material to the regular parent who is researching before getting actual professional diagnostic. I do agree with this article because it can be of assistance to people and their families. I think it's important to the world because articles like this inform us of what other people may be going through and heir symptoms. 

Blog 4

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/15/cute-kid-note-of-the-day-i-am-sorry-ben_n_4604175.html

After seeing this ridiculously cute article the other day on my AOL account I decided it would be a nice, uplifting site to share, after all, children do have a mind or rather language of their own.

The article on its own is a good reading but if scrolled down and you click the slideshow portion of it that's what I really will be speaking about.

These adorable examples of children's language and view of things makes my heart melt! How interesting it is to see how they think and for them to write it down their own way makes me also realize how much their little brains extract what they hear adults say and how much their brains work as sponges.  

I agree with this article becaus it is showing us the many ways kids communicate and translate ideas and words through their eyes. I read and looked at all 92 slides and absolutely loved them, I don't expect everyone to look at each one BUT I do have to say that slides, 4, 10, 33, 44, 80 and 81 were my complete favorite! 

This topic did make me want to learn more because it amazed me how kids communicate whether with each other, imaginary friends, or with adults. I have several siblings(me being the oldest) and I recall all their silly sentences, drawings, and dream interpretations they would give me. 

This topic affects our world because they are our future! It is important for us to realize we are our children's role models and we must teach by example. 😊

Blog 3

http://www.lexiophiles.com/english/the-linguistics-of-disney-what-if-mowgli-spoke-with-a-hindi-accent

I was deeply fascinated last week with the Frozen post we saw and decided to find a Disney related theme. This article has to do with a controversial issue with Disney producing a repetitive theme that the "good" characters in these films no matter what speak American English, even if they happen to be in a foreign setting. As for the "bad" characters, it has been noted that they usually have a British English accent, making the appearance that people from Britain are not the nicest. I thought this was so interesting, I  have grown up watching these movies and still do but, thankfully, don't have bad stereotypes about British people. With that being said I'm not sur wifi agree with this article because it didn't affect me much but I do notice how the main characters of each Disney video speak American English and the villain will most likely have some other accent. One of my favorite parts in this article was in the clip of Mufasa and Scar. It's obvious they're brothers, but also obvious Scar has a complete different accent. Now i wonder what Disney's film makers actually are thinking when they make these movies. 

Blog 2

http://animals.pawnation.com/marine-animals-communicate-water-3400.html




How do marine animals communicate? 

I chose this article because I love to learn about animals and decided to share how marine animals including whales and dolphins communicate through their environment. I found a few things that caught my attention in this article, one being that marine animals can use several combinations of complex noises, like clicks, whistles, and squeaks. Some whales even make sounds called songs which can last for 20 minutes and can change pitches from high to low. 

This amazes me because when I think of an ocean I think of a peaceful, quiet place, but really it's filled with sound all around us. I do agree with this article because there has to be some way marine animals communicate and this seems very logical. Learning about animals and the way they communicate definitely make me want to learn more and more about this topic. 

My topic affects the world because it is important to know that underwater machines, boats, submarines, and oil drilling are interfering with these animals communication towards each other. In the mix of all the noises their sonar gets mixed up and this can effect communities of dolphins or whales by separating them or putting them into harm. In the article, it was stated that the U.S Navy has taken that into consideration and turns off their sonar when they see marine animals visible or on a tracking machine.

Blog 1

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748703467304575383131592767868

I picked this article because it has so much information about what we have been talking about and also the video we watched on Thursday. What I found most interesting about this article was in a small box on the left middle side under "Use your Words" the side notes gave fun facts about a few languages, my favorite, for example was about the very first one involving the Russian language and how they have various words for different shades of the color blue and with that being said they have more of a precise indication of something that is a shade of blue when describing it.
I most definitely agree with this article mainly because it seems pretty factual but also because the facts about world wild language were incredibly amazing and captivating.
This article made me want to keep reading more and more into the subject and can not wait to post my next blog next week. The way that simple sentences are said differently in every language completely interests me. My article shows the world how different language is and that in its own way we mean the same thing just in different tenses or verbs.

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My Intro

My name is Alexandria Celaya, I'm a 21 year old ambitious, curious, and  friendly person! My interests are learning about animals, writing, reading Cosmopolitan, and scrap booking. My hobbies include, traveling, spending time with my amazing boyfriend, getting drinks with my hilarious friends, and, of course, shopping! I speak Spanish but am hoping to improve enough to become an interpreter for the court system. I am taking this class not only to learn about languages in general (a passion of mine) but, also, to fulfill the requirements to receive my Spanish Certificate. Some experiences I've dealt with are traveling to another country and putting my Spanish to use because it was easier to understand than if I spoke English to the locals. Also, my whole life I have had to translate for my grandparents and aunts and feel that may have impacted my chosen future career. Hope everyone enjoys!