Optimistic Tongues
Live Science: English Is an Optimistic Language, Study Suggests
posted by Sande at
8:19 AM
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Previous Posts
- Occupy Boosting Inequality Advancing
- Al Jazeera - Laptops Reduce Male Fertility Say Res...
- Al Jazeera - The Main Headlines
- The Market On Tuesday
- 'Minor Swing'
- Good Night
- 'El Rey Del Mambo La Reina De Saba'
- Frum On Gingrich
- Message To Gay Teens From US Soldiers Deployed In ...
- DOW Closes Lower
Subscribe to
Posts [Atom]
3 Comments:
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.
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.
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!)
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
Links to this post:
Create a Link
<< Home