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The Enigma of Everyday Speech: Why some casual language might be nearly impossible to translate

Eden Amsellem, Anaïs Clancy, Emily MacDonald, Jennifer Padilla Villegas, Summer Xia Communication in casual contexts appears to be less directly translatable between languages than communication in formal contexts. Several of our group members are bilingual and have experienced difficulties when translating between the different languages they speak. Based on their personal experiences, we wanted to […]

Cross-culture, culture gap, formality, Untranslatability

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Job Settings and Body Language

Communications

Ashley Aghavian, Polina Yasmeh, Raquel Barrera, Orit Monesa Have you ever considered how much your body language impacts how other individuals perceive you in the workplace? Are you mindful that nonverbal cues can make or break your chances of career success? This research proposal aims to explore how nonverbal cues, particularly body language, hand gestures,

body language, confidence, workplace

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Differences In Sociolinguistics Among Genders In College

Communications, Sociolinguistics

Kevin Adelpour, Shaylee Omrani, Ronnen Mizrahi, Justin Azizian Studies in sociolinguistics have revealed that there are many ways in which the relationship between language and gender varies, including the relationship between politeness and language style. Without looking deeper into the facts, members of society can draw the conclusion that it is more common for masculine

direct language, gender differences, hand gestures, tones

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