Dear CSC Friends: As you return to campus this fall, it might occur to you that I have not been in my office very much this semester. In fact, it might also come to your attention that I apparently don’t even have an office anymore. If you are in any way concerned about this, please … Continue reading Where in the world is Dr. Coughlin?!
English & Humanities Blog
Senior Intern Rachel Mitchell Encourages Students During COVID – 19
Hello Eagles! We know that there has been a lot going on lately with COVID-19. But the English Department is going to be bringing some blog posts from students and professors during this time for you all to read. The first person we have blogging is our senior student intern Rachel Mitchell. She is a … Continue reading Senior Intern Rachel Mitchell Encourages Students During COVID – 19
Wordplay: Do Emoji’s Count As A Language?
Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) Do Emoji’s Count As A Language? Tara Gentz Language is an ever evolving form of art, and emoji’s are no different. Emoji’s have captivated the 21st century mind, including my own. There is nothing more exciting than … Continue reading Wordplay: Do Emoji’s Count As A Language?
Wordplay: Sentence Structure
Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) Sentence Structure Tacie Lucas What is sentence structure? Is it that important when writing a paper or even talking? Sentence structure is very important when writing papers and communicating. If we didn’t have sentence structure, grammar … Continue reading Wordplay: Sentence Structure
Wordplay: What the **** Is Up with Swearing?
Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) What the **** Is Up with Swearing? by Jessica Whetham The ambiguity that exists in the English language can be quite confusing to people who are not familiar with it, but can be fun for people who … Continue reading Wordplay: What the **** Is Up with Swearing?
Wordplay: Texting vs. Literacy
Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) Texting vs. Literacy by Madison Franklin How many texts do you suppose you send out a day? When you are out in public, how many people do you see texting or on their phones? I am not an … Continue reading Wordplay: Texting vs. Literacy
Wordplay: Normal Abbreviations or Texting Abbreviations
Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) Normal Abbreviations or Texting Abbreviations: What’s the Big Deal? Katie Strohschein In today’s society it seems like all the children I see have a phone in their hands, and these children are interacting with others in some … Continue reading Wordplay: Normal Abbreviations or Texting Abbreviations
Wordplay: Language and the Thought Process
Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) Language and the Thought Process by Peyton Flack Have you ever wondered how language affects our thoughts? Are our thoughts limited to the words we know in our language? What language do bilingual people think in? Can … Continue reading Wordplay: Language and the Thought Process
Wordplay: Oxford Comma Use for All
Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) Oxford Comma Use for All by Mattie Duzik Using a comma is a very important little piece of punctuation. A comma is that tiny pause we hear and take when speaking or reading. Commas break up clauses, … Continue reading Wordplay: Oxford Comma Use for All
Wordplay: The Mystery of Learning Language
Wordplay is a blog project featuring posts from students enrolled in ENG 320 Grammar and Linguistics (Fall 2019) The Mystery of Learning Language by Maddison Cox Have you ever thought about how children really learn to speak? When children are born, they are immediately exposed to all kinds of sounds that they have never heard … Continue reading Wordplay: The Mystery of Learning Language
