Hábitos culturais de todo o mundo, multiculturalismo
O site das Nações Unidas*, por ocasião das comemorações do Dia Internacional da Língua Materna (International Mother Language Day) que acontece todos os anos no dia 21 de fevereiro, entrevistou a Dra. Eleonore Smalle, pesquisadora de pós-doutorado na Universidade de Ghent (Bélgica) e professora palestrante na Universidade de Tilburg (Holanda), sobre os mecanismos de cognição… Read More
When a right-wing Italian politician named Umberto Bossi suffered a severe stroke in 2004, his speech became permanently impaired. Strangely, this change impacted Bossi’s perception among his party’s followers — from appearing authoritarian to benevolent. Now researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles think they know why. Probing the vocal presence of charisma across… Read More
Human beings love to laugh, and the average adult laughs 17 times a day. Humans love to laugh so much that there are actually industries built around laughter. Jokes, sitcoms and comedians are all designed to get us laughing, because laughing feels good. For us it seems so natural, but the funny thing is that… Read More
O reputado jornal The New York Times publicou esta semana um artigo intitulado “’Parentese’ Is a Truly Lingua Franca, Study Finds’. O artigo foi traduzido para o português pelo UOL com o título “O ‘mamanhês’ é de fato uma língua franca”. Em um estudo transcultural ambicioso os pesquisadores descobriram que adultos de todo o mundo… Read More
Ao se candidatar a um emprego, há muitas maneiras de otimizar seu currículo. Você pode verificar os detalhes do anúncio da vaga para ver onde estão as prioridades do empregador em termos de experiência e certificar-se de destacar o que é mais importante para eles, por exemplo. Você pode incluir quaisquer conquistas importantes, como exceder… Read More
Billions of people around the world use social media to share information and make connections. On a personal level, social media allows you to communicate with friends and family, learn new things, develop your interests, and be entertained. However, providing a single definition that encompasses all of the technologies and activities associated with social media… Read More
With the exception of social media professionals and academic journalists, the majority of what is written by the general public on social media is not edited, supervised or checked to ensure that proper use of the English language is taken into consideration. That being said, the number of typos and mistakes might lead to undesireble reactions,… Read More
This is a real story that happened between the customer of General Motors and its Customer-Care Executive. Many of you might have come across this long ago, as it is in circulation for years now. But I just rememberd it today for no reason, probably because I felt like vanilla ice cream. For those who are not… Read More
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