“Curiouser and Curiouser”: Part VI
Part VI: Language and Time
As my research is specialising in the presence of male hysteria in Nineteenth-Century literature, I need to conduct my research using language of the period to get the results I need.
My Experience of Blogging
[This article was originally published in the University of Chester Student News, Issue 1 2018/19. View the magazine online here: http://www.chester.ac.uk/sites/files/chester/Student_News_Autumn_2018.PDF]
Writing is something that I have always enjoyed and being able to produce pieces that can be shared with others is fantastic. My writing varies in genre from music journalism, including reviews and interviews, to literary related articles, poetry and blog posts sharing my thoughts on a range of subjects.
What Does our Word Choice Reveal About us?
We adapt our language to the present situation and the people who surround us. Obvious examples of this is the use of more informal language around friends and more formal language use at work. Language use goes further than these two binary distinctions. The way you pronounce words or choose certain phrases over others can reveal aspects of your personality, without necessarily being aware of it.
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Holly Royle 