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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Optimistic Tongues

Live Science: English Is an Optimistic Language, Study Suggests

3 comments:

Ed said...

I doubt that it has to do with the language. We tend to make nice in our social interactions, and probably elsewhere. Positivity natually shows up. I can't see how anyone could say that there is a positive bias to English.

Pretty mushy data and analysis imho.

Jim Sande said...

The article does not lead to an rock solid conclusion.

But I did find this quote to be interesting, a little bit more provocative -

"[English] developed in a society that succeeded, there must be many reasons behind that, but one of them ought to be that we communicate with each other in a good way that produces good results,"

Its thought provoking.

Ed said...

Yah, that quote is pie in the sky bunkum! what the hell?

"Live Science" seems (to me) to be pretty low-grade and fluffy.

Just my opinion!
('scuse me for contributing a little tart negativity to the language stew! It needs it!)